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

Pinch Flat · 22-04-2015 3:24pm

leecurlywurly wrote: »

Having experienced my bike stolen from my office's first floor balcony and not seen again.

There was another attempted robbery on Monday just gone, 5pm in broad daylight with lots of staff in the office. We caught the burglar trying to cut the lock cable and spoke to him, he jumped off the balcony & ran off before the garda arrived. He was caught by the garda later on.

It goes to show it doesn't matter where or time of the day, they will try and nick your bike.. Keep an eye out for your bikes & ensure you have decent locks.

Be a shame if he (cough) "fell' from that balcony

iwillhtfu · 22-04-2015 3:47pm

It must be great to have never made a mistake.

The feckin teflon man here.

retalivity · 22-04-2015 5:18pm

Had my bike lifted from outside my work at the SuperValu shopping centre in Lucan (Old Superquinn shopping centre) some time between 1.30pm and 5 pm today. Bike is exactly the same as this:

Holy margins....
http://images.evanscycles.com/product_image/image/189/381/466/107834/specialized-allez-sport-c2-2014-road-bike.jpg

Lock is still there in one piece, not sure how they got it out, any help appreciated.
Need to wait til I get home to get serial no, etc...

endacl · 22-04-2015 5:53pm

retalivity wrote: »

Had my bike lifted from outside my work at the SuperValu shopping centre in Lucan (Old Superquinn shopping centre) some time between 1.30pm and 5 pm today. Bike is exactly the same as this:

Holy margins....
http://images.evanscycles.com/product_image/image/189/381/466/107834/specialized-allez-sport-c2-2014-road-bike.jpg

Lock is still there in one piece, not sure how they got it out, any help appreciated.
Need to wait til I get home to get serial no, etc...

Out if interested, what was your locking method? And what kind of lock?

retalivity · 22-04-2015 6:02pm

endacl wrote: »

Out if interested, what was your locking method? And what kind of lock?

Kryptonite ulock around the right chain stay.
Was in a rush this morning but sure I didnt just lock it to nothing, was there all morning as I saw it at lunchtime, was gone then between 2 and 5

magicbastarder · 23-04-2015 8:37am

RainyDay wrote: »

You seem to have missed the "or being reckless as to whether it was stolen" bit in the legislation. If you have been reckless, ignorance is not a defence.

the 'if' is the important factor here. if you bought the bike in good faith, you've not been reckless.

RainyDay · 23-04-2015 10:06pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

the 'if' is the important factor here. if you bought the bike in good faith, you've not been reckless.

The two are not mutually exclusive. You may have 'good faith' but low attention to detail. If you don't ask any or the right questions, and you meet in a pub car park, then you are being reckless.

check_six · 24-04-2015 12:01pm

Pre-emptive post here. Someone's nice shiny new Trek. Locked by cable lock through quick release front wheel near where I work in Dublin City Centre. :eek:

Can't see it staying in the possession of its legal owner for long, sadly. I'd like to think I could track down the owner and warn them of their faulty locking technique. Maybe a note?

CramCycle · 24-04-2015 12:54pm

check_six wrote: »

Pre-emptive post here. Someone's nice shiny new Trek. Locked by cable lock through quick release front wheel near where I work in Dublin City Centre. :eek:

Can't see it staying in the possession of its legal owner for long, sadly. I'd like to think I could track down the owner and warn them of their faulty locking technique. Maybe a note?

Leave a note, or wait for them and use this routine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TWSUtKJpY0

BrianHenryIE · 27-04-2015 10:28pm

My sister's friend's bike got stolen from Milltown Luas stop today. It's a Giant Dash.
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Poor old Nancy was stolen at Milltown luas stop today My kryptonite lock was angle grinded off and was left. If anyone sees this metallic beauty flying around online or just some twat cycling around on it, please let me know!! #GreatStartToMyExams

https://www.facebook.com/10206547688873937

I've searched this thread before and couldn't find any mention of bikes stolen when they had orange Kryptonites on them.

eladnova · 28-04-2015 12:09am

brian.henry wrote: »

My sister's friend's bike got stolen from Milltown Luas stop today. It's a Giant Dash.

https://www.facebook.com/10206547688873937

I've searched this thread before and couldn't find any mention of bikes stolen when they had orange Kryptonites on them.

There's pretty good CCTV coverage at Milltown. Can you get access or the Gardai even?

Alek · 28-04-2015 4:24am

Lock is still there in one piece, not sure how they got it out, any help appreciated.

I am afraid they may have cut through the frame... stealing for parts is easier and selling them later is safer...

CramCycle · 28-04-2015 9:06am

brian.henry wrote: »

I've searched this thread before and couldn't find any mention of bikes stolen when they had orange Kryptonites on them.

All any thief really needs is time, the better the lock the more time they need. A luas stop gives the impression that an owner won't be back for awhile. Windy Arbour is like a battlefield strewn with the appendages of fallen bikes.

The orange krytonites are decent but all they really do is make your bike less attractive than the ones with ****tier locks.

The CCTV coverage according to who you ask has no coverage of the bike stands at several locations. If your lucky Milltown might be the exception or they walked in front of one. Best case scenario, the Gardai know who the toe rag is and can call in.

As before keep an eye out on the second hand sites.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 28-04-2015 10:02am

Alek wrote: »

I am afraid they may have cut through the frame... stealing for parts is easier and selling them later is safer...

Excellent idea ~ when do Aldi/Lidl have their hack saw sales?.. :P

All joking aside I'd have never thought of a bike being stolen like this for a parts sale.. Makes sense with some high-end stuff if the thief knows their bike parts.

retalivity · 28-04-2015 10:46am

it was a €900 bike, without any fancy extras - the frame was probably the most expensive part.

CramCycle · 28-04-2015 11:01am

retalivity wrote: »

it was a €900 bike, without any fancy extras - the frame was probably the most expensive part.

It is unfortunately the most identifiable part as well, not sure how often what Alek is saying happens but it does make alot of sense.

Alek · 28-04-2015 11:23am

I'd have never thought of a bike being stolen like this for a parts sale

Me neither, until I read about it here: http://humofthecity.com/2012/11/19/stolen/

The Kryptonite lock was untouched. Both the police and our local bike shop believe that the only possibility is that the MinUte it was stolen by thieves with an angle grinder, who cut the frame, loaded the bike into a van, and took it away to strip it for parts at their leisure. This is unfortunately a familiar story in San Francisco, although it happens more commonly with bikes left overnight.

not sure how often what Alek is saying happens

I hope not a lot. There is no defence against this, except for filling your frame with mustard gas.

meercat · 28-04-2015 11:46am

If you own a focus lost lagoon near capel street then you need to move it. Caught a scumbag using pole it was attached to to twist lock off. He scarpered off. Guards informed but its still there. Said they would try bring it to station.

check_six · 28-04-2015 12:20pm

As regards bike parts, I still haven't fulfilled my bloody revenge movie style fantasy regarding the bar ends that were nicked off my MTB a few months back.

I did however fulfill my perfectly presentable daydream of just replacing the bars with new ones I bought in a shop.

However, someone out there is living the high life of fur coats and fine wines off the back of my stolen bar ends, and by god, I'll continue to think about gruesome vigilante action for a bit longer yet!

arybvtcw0eolkf · 28-04-2015 12:24pm

Alek wrote: »

I hope not a lot. There is no defence against this, except for filling your frame with mustard gas.

Excellent idea.. When is the next Aldi/Lidl Mustard Gas sale?..

darconio · 28-04-2015 1:09pm

I've recently seen a documentary about several shops that were victims of a break-in and had their bikes stolen. Apparently these bikes were recognized by the owners as advertised and sold for less than half price in a well known Ukranian website.

Have a look and judge for yourself

The local police couldn't care less, I wouldn't be surprised if our beloved bikes ended up in a similar way

Boom_Bap · 30-04-2015 2:53pm

Not reporting a theft, but a new means of bike theft.

A colleague from work was cycling along yesterday, some ***** *********** ******* ******* ******* *unt sh*tbird stepped out in front of her, grabbed the bike from under her, she went flying, and the pr*ck cycled off.

This is a new low.

CramCycle · 30-04-2015 2:58pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Not reporting a theft, but a new means of bike theft.

A colleague from work was cycling along yesterday, some ***** *********** ******* ******* ******* *unt sh*tbird stepped out in front of her, grabbed the bike from under her, she went flying, and the pr*ck cycled off.

This is a new low.

Alas its not new, I have heard of it happening in the city and have had a lad try and pull the bike from under me while I was sitting on the crossbar chatting to a friend, when I jumped and pulled it back he tried to pretend he was joking.

Matt Bianco · 30-04-2015 4:29pm

Another thing to bear in mind is securing your bikes well on rear carriers - I was stuck at lights on way home from WW200 last year on bridge at BGET when a lad tried to pull the bike off the back which was secured with rack straps only. Threw the door open and he scarpered - legs were in no position to give chase so just as well he did!

check_six · 30-04-2015 4:47pm

Matt Bianco wrote: »

on bridge at BGET

Where is BGET?

yosser hughes · 30-04-2015 4:54pm

check_six wrote: »

Where is BGET?

Bord Gais Energy Theatre maybe? Though I am guessing.
Not sure why anyone would abbreviate it though. Ringsend road Bridge I assume it is

rustyf81 · 30-04-2015 8:11pm

Bike stolen outside my apartment yesterday evening. Not mine so have no details, only saw the wheel left today.

They left a Muddyfox bike in exchange for the one they stole...how kind.
So if youve had a muddyfox bike stolen in the Dublin 6 area, let me know. Sitting outside my apt with no lock on it. They'd hardly be bauld enough to come back this evening to take it back???. SCUMBAGS.

BailMeOut · 30-04-2015 8:17pm

remember for every scumbag that steals a bike there is another scumbag who buys a stolen bike.

eclipsechaser · 30-04-2015 9:22pm

I was in Copenhagen a few months ago. Outside the shopping centres and train stations there were literally thousands of bikes that were unlocked. (There was a small lock to stop the back wheel turning but nothing to stop you picking the bike up and putting it in a van or walking away with it). Bikes were just strewn on the ground.

How is it that all these bikes are not getting stolen?

I appreciate that almost everyone cycles in Copenhagen and I probably wasn't seeing high-end equipment. However, considering all manner of bikes get stolen here, why not there too?

Mec-a-nic · 30-04-2015 10:35pm

eclipsechaser wrote: »

I was in Copenhagen ...
How is it that all these bikes are not getting stolen?

People there leave their babies outside in freezing cold weather (to nap) - http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21537988

I assume the horseshoe lock is enough of a deterrent for he length of time people are away from their bikes (have you ever tried to lift an Omafiets - they're heavy...)

Pinch Flat · 30-04-2015 11:22pm

Mec-a-nic wrote: »

People there leave their babies outside in freezing cold weather (to nap) - http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21537988

I assume the horseshoe lock is enough of a deterrent for he length of time people are away from their bikes (have you ever tried to lift an Omafiets - they're heavy...)

Mate just moved back from Canada - has primary school going kids.

Apparently the school allowed them play outside unt it hit colder than minus -25c. Then it was time to come in :eek:

On the bike robbing thing, I lived in Germany for several summers and during an erasmus year - never even owned a lock. Bike was left everywhere for days at a time. Just different Moral standards at play.

morganmc · 02-05-2015 1:31am

rustyf81 wrote: »

Bike stolen outside my apartment yesterday evening. Not mine so have no details, only saw the wheel left today.

They left a Muddyfox bike in exchange for the one they stole...how kind.
So if youve had a muddyfox bike stolen in the Dublin 6 area, let me know. Sitting outside my apt with no lock on it. They'd hardly be bauld enough to come back this evening to take it back???. SCUMBAGS.

Was that Milltown by any chance? Discovered my bike was nicked this evening

02-05-2015 6:22pm

BailMeOut wrote: »

remember for every scumbag that steals a bike there is another scumbag who buys a stolen bike.

spot on!think its been said on here already people keep buying these bikes they will keep getting robbed!

Chips Lovell · 04-05-2015 5:35pm

Reminder. Please don't use this forum to suggest someone has stolen a bicycle.

rustyf81 · 04-05-2015 11:53pm

Terenure. Bad luck with your bike

kumate_champ07 · 06-05-2015 1:17pm

stolen bike outside SVP Terenure at 11am today

62cm steel frame fixed gear conversion, Nitto steel stem and bars, yellow bar tape
black mavic cxp 33 wheels(rear has gold dia compe hub), stronglight cranks & 52T dura ace chainring, white spd pedals
black specialized saddle, black seatpost
front brake, flat lever on right side of bars

old photo, different parts on it now

morganmc · 06-05-2015 8:38pm

Giant Roam 0, XL (23") frame, probably has a different front wheel, as that was left behind, not able to post a picture as I've not posted much to boards, but it's pretty much factory standard, aside from a bottle cage and mudflaps.

CramCycle · 06-05-2015 8:50pm

morganmc wrote: »

Giant Roam 0, XL (23") frame, probably has a different front wheel, as that was left behind, not able to post a picture as I've not posted much to boards, but it's pretty much factory standard, aside from a bottle cage and mudflaps.

Where was it taken from? What mudguards are they? What bottlecage?

If you have a pic, drop me a link via PM and I will put it up.

morganmc · 06-05-2015 10:05pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Where was it taken from? What mudguards are they? What bottlecage?

If you have a pic, drop me a link via PM and I will put it up.

Thanks CramCycle. Bike was taken from Mount Saint Anne's car park in Milltown.
Set of beavertail mudflaps on it, the bottle cage was a pretty standard one, just something from Halfords I think.

PM sent with a link to the stock image (bike was basically as manufactured, aside from the mudflaps & bottle cage)

rabbitinlights · 07-05-2015 1:13pm

Mad story.

I had a cannonade bad boy stolen in January in town - I'd had it a year and used it everyday for commuting. Gutted.

Bought a Focus Planet 2.0 in February and that was stolen from work last week - Locked in a cage in an underground carpark with security guards. Totally Heartbroken.

Browsing the Garda flickr page for the Focus and came across the Cannondale that was stolen in January..... Unbelievable.

Guards have been super helpful and I'll have my original bike back in a few days, lights and all.

The lesson learned here after watching the CCTV of the focus being taken from the cage is that even with a yellow Kryptonite, in probably the most secure location I could imagine.... they'll still get it if they want it.

Thargor · 07-05-2015 1:31pm

How did they get through the yellow Kryptonite? Angle grinder?

rabbitinlights · 07-05-2015 1:40pm

No idea - they just dragged the bike away. Lock was wheel/frame - not attached to anything.

conradk · 08-05-2015 9:11pm

My orange and black Vitus road bike was stolen out of my employers basement car park on Monday afternoon at 5pm.

We have extensive CCTV footage of a cyclist entering the car park, cutting the bike cage wall with a wire cutters, opening the locked door from the inside and then taking a angle grinder to the metal bike stand which my bike was locked to with a Kryptonite.

It's very clear the person is quite identiyable - I would love to post the footage up here but I know it's not allowed by moderators because of our restrictive defamation laws (which is a matter for another day).

He was in and out of the building within 7 mins.
The Gardai are following up but to be honest I think people keeping an eye out for this bike if it goes up for sale is more effective.

It has a few distinctive features (The pic of my bike on the wall stand is before I made these changes)
- non original Zipp carbon handlebars
- Black bar tape
- non original mavic aksium wheels
- non original Fizik saddle (black and silver)
- An Ultegra 11 speed front crankset - it does not match the 10speed Ultra groupset
If anyone sees it I would love to hear from you as getting a bike nicked sucks big time.

Darkglasses · 08-05-2015 9:16pm

Moved to stolen bikes mega-thread

dewindygap · 08-05-2015 11:56pm

Makes my blood boil. Sorry for your loss. Obviously just another opportunistic thief. :rolleyes::rolleyes:. Amazing really how the law favors the offender.

Wishbone Ash · 09-05-2015 12:23am

conradk wrote: »

...cyclist entering the car park, cutting the bike cage wall with a wire cutters, opening the locked door from the inside and then taking a angle grinder to the metal bike stand ...

How did he/she power the angle grinder?

ted1 · 09-05-2015 12:32am

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

How did he/she power the angle grinder?

Aldi were doing cordless ones in the past . Similar to this but much cheaper.
http://www.ie.screwfix.com/dewalt-dcg412n-xr-5-angle-grinder-18v-bare.html

RainyDay · 09-05-2015 9:42am

conradk wrote: »

My orange and black Vitus road bike was stolen out of my employers basement car park on Monday afternoon at 5pm.

We have extensive CCTV footage of a cyclist entering the car park, cutting the bike cage wall with a wire cutters, opening the locked door from the inside and then taking a angle grinder to the metal bike stand which my bike was locked to with a Kryptonite.

Crazy, where abouts did this happen?

seanies_show · 09-05-2015 3:14pm

Hi,

My bike was robbed from the underground car park at my office in Ballsbridge on Thursday. I suspect my bike was targeted as it was locked yet other unlocked bikes were untouched. My bike is a White Focus Cayo Team Replica (2010) with a light blue strip down the top bar. It has non-original SRAM Rival shifters that don't match the other SRAM Force components. I know it's a long shot but if anyone comes across it let me know.
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ted1 · 09-05-2015 5:57pm

seanies_show wrote: »

Hi,

My bike was robbed from the underground car park at my office in Ballsbridge on Thursday. I suspect my bike was targeted as it was locked yet other unlocked bikes were untouched. My bike is a White Focus Cayo Team Replica (2010) with a light blue strip down the top bar. It has non-original SRAM Rival shifters that don't match the other SRAM Force components. I know it's a long shot but if anyone comes across it let me know.
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It wasn't take from the oval was it?

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