Stolen Bikes Thread - Mod Note please read post #1 before posting

TheDocMan · 30-07-2015 12:11am

Reported ad as suspected "stolen goods" to Donedeal.
Hope above post us correct and owner is reunited with his bike.

Alek · 30-07-2015 12:17am

Reported ad as suspected "stolen goods" to Donedeal.

I don't know if this was the best course of action. The seller may get alerted before Garda does anything...

Eamonnator · 30-07-2015 12:18am

Alek wrote: »

I don't know if this was the best course of action. The seller may get alerted before Garda does anything...

The bike has been recovered and arrests were made.

TheDocMan · 30-07-2015 12:42am

Alek wrote: »

I don't know if this was the best course of action. The seller may get alerted before Garda does anything...

I've reported "suspected stolen items" before and Donedeal have protocol for handling these issues and it doesn't involve " letting the seller know".
Sounds like a great result anyway.

Alek · 30-07-2015 12:55am

The bike has been recovered and arrests were made.

But how do you know? Within 6 hours from posting the ad?

Trig1 · 30-07-2015 9:07am

Hi all. I saw the bike on done deal and pretended to be a buyer and met the scumbag selling it last night. The gardai were with me in an unmarked car. Delighted to get it back and all in one piece. The power of social media. Thanks all

Cee-Jay-Cee · 30-07-2015 9:10am

Trig1 wrote: »

Hi all. I saw the bike on done deal and pretended to be a buyer and met the scumbag selling it last night. The gardai were with me in an unmarked car. Delighted to get it back and all in one piece. The power of social media. Thanks all

Excellent news!!! It's still up on donedeal, possibly as evidence.

On a side note, the scumbag thief is obviously retarded, advertising a high end bike for €600 within days of stealing it. Ireland's dumbest criminal.

Alek · 30-07-2015 9:34am

Great stuff!

Bloggsie · 30-07-2015 12:44pm

Trig1 wrote: »

Hi all. I saw the bike on done deal and pretended to be a buyer and met the scumbag selling it last night. The gardai were with me in an unmarked car. Delighted to get it back and all in one piece. The power of social media. Thanks all

great result, happy out!

retalivity · 30-07-2015 5:12pm

That idiot had (what I assume to be) his real name up on donedeal as well...

Lumen · 30-07-2015 5:31pm

Alek wrote: »

But how do you know? Within 6 hours from posting the ad?

I think Eamonnator is a current or ex-garda with contacts.

This is based, solely on his extraneous use, of commas, which reminds me, of a garda giving evidence, in a district court, from his notebook.

For my amusement I read all of his posts in my fake garda voice. :pac:

Eamonnator · 30-07-2015 5:48pm

Lumen wrote: »

I think Eamonnator is a current or ex-garda with contacts.

This is based, solely on his extraneous use, of commas, which reminds me, of a garda giving evidence, in a district court, from his notebook.

For my amusement I read all of his posts in my fake garda voice. :pac:

True, ex-garda, with no contacts, however, in this case, my first wife told me about the recovery of the bike, It was "on Facebook".

Pinch Flat · 30-07-2015 5:50pm

Lumen wrote: »

I think Eamonnator is a current or ex-garda with contacts.

This is based, solely on his extraneous use, of commas, which reminds me, of a garda giving evidence, in a district court, from his notebook.

For my amusement I read all of his posts in my fake garda voice. :pac:

On sure way of telling - ask him to pronounce "vehicle". If it's "veh-ickle", sure sign of a guard. :pac:

All joking aside, I managed to reunite a car key and it's owner though boards, a member of AGS (who is also a boardsie) contacted me and owner and key were reunited. Never underestimate the power of boards (and social media!).

Weepsie · 31-07-2015 9:04pm

If anyone had a black blue Trek racer stolen around Trinity area I may have witnessed its thief carrying it towards IFSC area. Saw him carrying it on shoulder, while he cycled his ill fitting and shoddy looking mountain bike.

He proceeded to rip locks off and throw them in the Liffey and I followed a little to see where he was going til it got a bit too sketchy.

Reported to store street Gardai with description of bike and scrote.

brianor14 · 31-07-2015 9:40pm

Hi guys

I have had my cube aim mtb stolen from secure lockup at my apartment in blackrock. It's 19" 29r blue and white with front and back mudguards.

As I was away with work for a month I'm not sure of the exact date it was nicked.

Would appreciate any info

Aenaes · 04-08-2015 3:18pm

brianor14 wrote: »

Hi guys

I have had my cube aim mtb stolen from secure lockup at my apartment in blackrock. It's 19" 29r blue and white with front and back mudguards.

As I was away with work for a month I'm not sure of the exact date it was nicked.

Would appreciate any info

A picture would probably help.

Since you're a new user to Boards, I don't think you can upload photos here but if you upload it to another site (imageshack, flickr, etc.) you can share the link here.

Vincenzo Nibbly · 18-08-2015 9:55am

Hi folks - if someone with more posts could please help out by re-posting the links below. Two bikes stolen from shed at home in Stillorgan wee small hours of yesterday morning.

h t t p://imgur.com/TUtnMRE

Scott Addict R1 road bike 54cm:
Distinctive marks - Rub marks from light on rear of integrated seatpost. ISP cut to 73.3cm from top saddle to centre bb
Distinctive characteristics. Was running particularly well as I'd only just replaced chainrings, chain and had given the bb bearing a good lubing. Answers to 'Charlene' :-(

h t t p://imgur.com/YOBAsVJ

Sunn Prim 29er - small - no distinctive marks yet as I'd only taken her out twice :-(

traprunner · 18-08-2015 10:14am

Vincenzo Nibbly wrote: »

Hi folks - if someone with more posts could please help out by re-posting the links below. Two bikes stolen from shed at home in Stillorgan wee small hours of yesterday morning.

h t t p://imgur.com/TUtnMRE

Scott Addict R1 road bike 54cm:
Distinctive marks - Rub marks from light on rear of integrated seatpost. ISP cut to 73.3cm from top saddle to centre bb
Distinctive characteristics. Was running particularly well as I'd only just replaced chainrings, chain and had given the bb bearing a good lubing. Answers to 'Charlene' :-(

h t t p://imgur.com/YOBAsVJ

Sunn Prim 29er - small - no distinctive marks yet as I'd only taken her out twice :-(

http://imgur.com/TUtnMRE
http://imgur.com/YOBAsVJ

Hope they turn up.

TUtnMRE

sebcity · 18-08-2015 11:05am

traprunner wrote: »

http://imgur.com/TUtnMRE
http://imgur.com/YOBAsVJ

Hope they turn up.

Do you mind if I ask where in Stillorgan?

manafana · 18-08-2015 11:14am

i notice a lot of bikes keep in sheds etc, got say if keeping them in secure garage or house isn't an option then a heavy duty lock to something solid and immovable would work, as always this just reduces the risk. Bike crime is huge at the moment

manafana · 18-08-2015 11:16am

Trig1 wrote: »

Hi all. I saw the bike on done deal and pretended to be a buyer and met the scumbag selling it last night. The gardai were with me in an unmarked car. Delighted to get it back and all in one piece. The power of social media. Thanks all

great to hear

CramCycle · 18-08-2015 1:49pm

sebcity wrote: »

Do you mind if I ask where in Stillorgan?

I presume the poster was talking about Stillorgan in south Dublin on the N11

sebcity · 18-08-2015 1:57pm

CramCycle wrote: »

I presume the poster was talking about Stillorgan in south Dublin on the N11

Ha! Yeah I presumed that too. I also live there. Was just wondering what part as my bikes were also stolen, so was just seeing are we neighbours.

CramCycle · 18-08-2015 2:10pm

sebcity wrote: »

Ha! Yeah I presumed that too. I also live there. Was just wondering what part as my bikes were also stolen, so was just seeing are we neighbours.

I would drop a PM as you don't want to give your address away on a public forum too specifically

helimachoptor · 20-08-2015 9:03pm

Got my bike back (also stolen about 12 days ago in the Stillorgan area), many thanks to the Gardai for their assistance

helimachoptor · 20-08-2015 9:42pm

Chaps as a fyi, the guy who had by bike mentioned some Polish site that loads of stolen stuff is sold on dodgy done deal of some sort, didnt catch the name but if anyone knows it, its worth having a look

Alek · 21-08-2015 12:48am

Do you mean www.allegro.pl ? I guess as many stolen bikes, proportionally, as on ebay.com. Its just another huge auction site (well, bigger than donedeal or adverts!) with no control over legal status of items being sold.

helimachoptor · 21-08-2015 9:18am

It may have been, didnt hear it too well

Qualitymark · 21-08-2015 10:49am

Alek wrote: »

Do you mean www.allegro.pl ? I guess as many stolen bikes, proportionally, as on ebay.com. Its just another huge auction site (well, bigger than donedeal or adverts!) with no control over legal status of items being sold.

They're pricing stuff in zlotys? I thought Poland was in the eurozone?

It doesn't look on a quick glance like a fency place - the prices are as high as on Irish secondhand sites.

Alek · 21-08-2015 11:19am

Eurozone? Nope. We don't want this micky mouse currency :P

pclive · 27-08-2015 6:43am

Had my cube bike stolen from the LUAS stop at Fatima yesterday evening between 7-8

Had a cryponite lock on it but they cut through the Sheffield stand

If anyone sees it for sale on any of the sites please let me know

pclive · 27-08-2015 9:59am

What format does the frame number comprise of

I have two sets of digits in my records for my bike, just wondering if there is a set format for the frame number?

Beasty · 27-08-2015 10:57am

pclive wrote: »

Had my cube bike stolen from the LUAS stop at Fatima yesterday evening between 7-8

Moved from Cycling Adverts

Buchaill_Mor · 27-08-2015 11:27am

pclive wrote:

Had a cryponite lock on it but they cut through the Sheffield stand

Sorry to hear about your bike being robbed. The cutting through the stand is worrying. Did I read somewhere on here that the Sheffield Stands at the Luas stops might be substandard??

pclive · 27-08-2015 11:33am

Its very worrying indeed

rubadub · 27-08-2015 12:04pm

Buchaill_Mor wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your bike being robbed. The cutting through the stand is worrying. Did I read somewhere on here that the Sheffield Stands at the Luas stops might be substandard??

Some were questioning the thickness. I think someone saw one cut, possibly at killiney dart station which looked thin. I always give posts like that a tap to see if it sounds too thin.

The original intended way to use a kryptonite D/U lock is to go through the back wheel, the wheel itself then becomes a lock for the frame. If someone cut the stand and it was locked this way they could at least not cycle off on it, so might be put off.

It might also put off theives who use the twisting technique to pop locks with the frame. You are likely to wreck the wheel if you tried it, and so again not be able to easily cycle off.

M.J.M.C · 27-08-2015 1:14pm

It's also worth remembering, that some of the older Kryptonite locks can be opened with a bic pen.

Thargor · 27-08-2015 1:15pm

Yeah it was me that posted the cut one at Killiney which stil isnt fixed, it was paper thin, easily done by hand with a pound shop hacksaw nevermind an angle grinder, Ill never use them again anyway.

Qualitymark · 27-08-2015 1:19pm

pclive wrote: »

What format does the frame number comprise of

I have two sets of digits in my records for my bike, just wondering if there is a set format for the frame number?

I'd like to know this too.

pclive · 27-08-2015 1:41pm

Qualitymark wrote: »

I'd like to know this too.

I found out that the CUBE frame numbers are WOW followed by 5 numbers

not yet · 28-08-2015 11:08am

pclive wrote: »

Had my cube bike stolen from the LUAS stop at Fatima yesterday evening between 7-8

Had a cryponite lock on it but they cut through the Sheffield stand

If anyone sees it for sale on any of the sites please let me know

Lads please think twice before leaving a decent bike anywhere around the city, these little cnuts have had held angle grinders that cut through most locks in seconds..

To the poster above, all I can say is check bikes for sale on line or maybe put the word out around the area that you'll pay to get it back.

Qualitymark · 28-08-2015 3:39pm

I would really wish that Adverts.ie and other secondhand sites required ID, frame number and receipt before advertising bikes.

I'm currently looking at a bike I might like, but the advertiser has only ever had one ad, and I'm doubtful.

iwillhtfu · 28-08-2015 4:14pm

Qualitymark wrote: »

I would really wish that Adverts.ie and other secondhand sites required ID, frame number and receipt before advertising bikes.

I'm currently looking at a bike I might like, but the advertiser has only ever had one ad, and I'm doubtful.

What's the ad you're looking at. Plenty of people only open an adverts account to sell single items.

Qualitymark · 28-08-2015 5:10pm

I've never bought from anyone on Adverts.ie unless I was able to see what they'd advertised before, and see what kind of feedback they have.

I'd feel a lot more confident if the site demanded evidence of ownership - specifically of bicycles, which are stolen so often at the moment (I mean bikes generally, not bikes sold on the site).

rubadub · 28-08-2015 6:18pm

not yet wrote: »

these little cnuts have had held angle grinders that cut through most locks in seconds.

Lidl had rechargeable mini grinders a while back. I cringed when I saw it, thinking that the scum do not even have to buy them, they would easily nick them from lidl.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 28-08-2015 6:58pm

Qualitymark wrote: »

I would really wish that Adverts.ie and other secondhand sites required ID, frame number and receipt before advertising bikes.

I'm currently looking at a bike I might like, but the advertiser has only ever had one ad, and I'm doubtful.

You're right to be careful.

I wrote about this one before, when my son was looking for a bike via the usual sites the amount of obviously stolen (when we visited the seller) bikes was staggering.

Luckily we picked up a lovely bike with receipt (eventually).

Qualitymark · 28-08-2015 7:44pm

Maliyah Yellow Rig wrote: »

You're right to be careful.

I wrote about this one before, when my son was looking for a bike via the usual sites the amount of obviously stolen (when we visited the seller) bikes was staggering.

Luckily we picked up a lovely bike with receipt (eventually).

Wish all the sale sites would do what Usedbikes.ie apparently does, and demand ID and a receipt before accepting an ad. But I suppose it would take a site being prosecuted for profiting from the sale of stolen goods before all sites became cautious. It would make such a difference, though.

RainyDay · 30-08-2015 9:36am

Kona MTB stolen in Stepaside - friend of a friend

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=958328424227987&set=a.121397851254386.17961.100001525161044&type=1

Qualitymark · 30-08-2015 10:50am

rubadub wrote: »

Lidl had rechargeable mini grinders a while back. I cringed when I saw it, thinking that the scum do not even have to buy them, they would easily nick them from lidl.

It was particularly ironic that they sold them either in the same week as the bike stuff was on offer or within days.

Oh, wait, it wasn't the mini grinders they did that with, it was the bolt cutters.

maxamillius · 30-08-2015 9:15pm

RainyDay wrote: »

Kona MTB stolen in Stepaside - friend of a friend

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=958328424227987&set=a.121397851254386.17961.100001525161044&type=1

Keep an eye on adverts and done deal also report it to the guards,I've seen a few people have there bikes returned to them,in fairness the guards are taking it pretty seriously.

Hope your friend gets it back

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