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

Speedy_ Gonzales · 31-08-2013 10:15pm

We had two bikes stolen about 3 weeks ago, Dolan Ares, Red and Grey with alot of paint chipped off, Dura Ace under 16 gears, Giant TCR SL 1 2013, Ultegra, grey, under 14 gears. Presumed to be in Swords area (by nGardaí). Stolen from Brown's Barn outside Clondalkin. Very easy to spot the Dolan as it is custom painted and very high saddle height (also has yellow and green tape on handlebars and crank). Giant had different wheels than pictured. Neither of the bikes had chains when stolen. Any info/suggestions appreciated, cash available for any relevant info. Attachment not found.
Attachment not found. (excuse weird saddle angle on the Dolan

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dossier · 31-08-2013 10:20pm

Zyzz wrote: »

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I think it's pretty clear from my post that I acknowledge my naivety but your snide little highlighting / "^" has really been a helpful contribution. Cheers!

Cork24 · 31-08-2013 10:21pm

Sorry to hear about your bikes. where did you have them stored ?

i keep mine in my Spare room not a chance in hell will i keep them out the back..

more then likely keep an eye out on donedeal, ebay and adiverts. they could pop up within them within the next month or so, the person who took them will more then likely wait for about a month or so before putting them up on the site, and keep an eye out on the free adds on your local paper..

Speedy_ Gonzales · 31-08-2013 10:26pm

on top of our car, then went for food, went back out they were gone, on the way to a race aswell... (in donegal, from cork)

Cork24 · 31-08-2013 10:30pm

thats fuPcked up !! just went for food and back again..

AmberGold · 31-08-2013 10:46pm

Speedy, Amazing how the cops could guess they are in Swords.
Long way for average scum to go to rob a few bikes.

Living near Swords myself maybe you could expand on that info.

Speedy_ Gonzales · 31-08-2013 11:00pm

AmberGold wrote: »

Speedy, Amazing how the cops could guess they are in Swords.
Long way for average scum to go to rob a few bikes.

Living near Swords myself maybe you could expand on that info.

They were after buying a cheap car at an auction in Raheen presumably just to go around stealing stuff. It was seen on CCTV while the bikes were being stolen and again in swords area a week later.
All info that was given. 3 men in a ****e car is what you're looking for I guess

darconio · 01-09-2013 8:45am

dossier wrote: »

I think it's pretty clear from my post that I acknowledge my naivety but your snide little highlighting / "^" has really been a helpful contribution. Cheers!

Besides, until we abandon this concept that the owner is to blame when the bike is locked poorly, we will never be able to tackle the theft escalation at its source.
Can we get a definition of poorly?
How many cables locks and at what thickness are they considerd 100% theft-proof?

An angle grinder can go through any of the most expensive u-lock, padlock, cable lock and combination lock: I am at a stage that every time I go into town, I don't enjoy what I am doing because my mind inevitably goes to my bike, thinking if I locked it in the right place and in the right way.

I am convinced that these bikes are stored somewhere before being shipped, still the authorities can't be bothered to even attempt any kind of measure to prevent these crimes or at least recover the property (e.g. a simple bait with gps tracker would answer a lot of question).

I am thinking about a spring mechanism that eject a pole from the seat and a row of spikes from the handles as this, in my eyes, would be the only solution and well deserved punishment for these scumbags.

Lumen · 01-09-2013 8:58am

darconio wrote: »

How many cables locks and at what thickness are they considerd 100% theft-proof?

An angle grinder can go through any of the most expensive u-lock, padlock, cable lock and combination lock: I am at a stage that every time I go into town, I don't enjoy what I am doing because mi mind inevitably goes to my bike, thinking if I locked it in the right place and in the right way.

Most thefts don't involve angle grinders, which are noisy and draw attention. Cable locks can be snipped silently and are therefore not sufficient for urban centres.

A u-lock (used properly) plus a cable for the front wheel (or a security skewer) is usually sufficient.

I reckon some bikes (e.g. fancy mountain bikes that appeal to scummers) increase the risk of theft but with any other sort of bike the thieves don't know or care how much it costs. Having a cheaper bike may not reduce the chance of theft much, but it reduces the loss if it does get nicked.

Zyzz · 01-09-2013 10:11am

Don't they cut off your hand if the police catch you stealing? I'd be in favour of bringing that here..you get caught stealing a bike? You lose a finger/hand

Mr.Fred · 01-09-2013 10:28am

Zyzz wrote: »

Don't they cut off your hand if the police catch you stealing?

That'd be sharia Law and the Muslims can keep that. I'd rather lose a bike.

Zyzz · 01-09-2013 6:29pm

Mr.Fred wrote: »

That'd be sharia Law and the Muslims can keep that. I'd rather lose a bike.

:pac:

I meant for bike thieves.

Qualitymark · 01-09-2013 8:20pm

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/dear-bike-thief-stolen-wheels-recovered-with-a-prank-on-the-perpetrator/article14036358/

‘Dear Bike Thief’ – Stolen wheels recovered with a prank on the perpetrator
Bike mechanic Gordon Robb says he’s not one to be a vigilante.
But that’s what he became last week, when he and his friend Quentin Matheson repossessed Mr. Matheson’s stolen bike, and left a funny calling card as a prank for the thieves.
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aloyisious · 02-09-2013 9:10am

Zyzz wrote: »

Don't they cut off your hand if the police catch you stealing? I'd be in favour of bringing that here..you get caught stealing a bike? You lose a finger/hand

You mean a bike thief might have an unfortunate industrial accident involving careless handling of tools

Zyzz · 02-09-2013 11:21am

aloyisious wrote: »

You mean a bike thief might have an unfortunate industrial accident involving careless handling of tools

I mean if they are caught stealing a bike, irregardless of the cost, they lose a finger. Im not one myself but if that was the case I certainly would cease and desist :pac:

Brego888 · 02-09-2013 2:48pm

Sigh

My Focus Variado (Red) noted stolen today from the "secure" underground carpark in my apartment block in Dun Laoghaire.
Used bolt cutters to cut through 2 locks i was using.
Carpark has no cctv.
I hadn't used my bike in a month as i was injured and was looking forward to going out for a spin today.

Picture is it brand new. Its 3 years old.

On a side note what are my rights as a tenant in relation to claiming from the management company for the theft?
I don't have any contents insurance but the carpark was supposedly secure.

Squidgy Black · 02-09-2013 2:53pm

Brego888 wrote: »

Sigh

My Focus Variado (Red) noted stolen today from the "secure" underground carpark in my apartment block in Dun Laoghaire.
Used bolt cutters to cut through 2 locks i was using.
Carpark has no cctv.
I hadn't used my bike in a month as i was injured and was looking forward to going out for a spin today.

Picture is it brand new. Its 3 years old.

On a side note what are my rights as a tenant in relation to claiming from the management company for the theft?
I don't have any contents insurance but the carpark was supposedly secure.

I'd imagine there's probably a clause in your lease in regards to the carpark, or there might even be signs that say "property is left here at your own risk" etc.

Thargor · 02-09-2013 3:28pm

Doubt theres a carpark left in the country that takes responsibility for owners property if there ever was one in the first place to be honest.

Vuxlor · 03-09-2013 1:18pm

HI all,

This is my first tread so I hope it's in the right place!

My Bike was stolen from outside my work in Finglas on Thursday 29th. Caught the guy on CCTV at 13:41 but it's too blurry for a proper ID.

It's a limited edition wine and white colored Trek City / Road bike and has white walled tires. It also has a box attached just above the peddles for inserting a child seat.

I'll upload a pic once I find one. I reported it to the Guards already but they've left me less than hopefull...

It was just repaired as I was hit by a car 3 months ago cycling back to work and was only just using it again. It looks almost new, except for on the handlebars. The right grip is loose, the plastic bit on the end broke off so the grip slides a bit.

If anyone sees a bike like this or happens across someone selling or just bought it could you let me know please?

Thanks
Vuxlor

Eamonnator · 03-09-2013 2:08pm

Vuxlor, no help, I'm afraid, but if I were you, I would remove the serial number of your bike from your post.

Vuxlor · 03-09-2013 2:33pm

noted and removed.. .thanks!

AbbyCat77 · 04-09-2013 7:38pm

Hey bike people!

I just thought I would give a heads up/ vent about my lovely bike which was stolen today in Temple Bar courtesy of the general scummy dublin Knackers that exist in this city.

Any advise on how to prevent another bike getting stolen? Job has no where to store bikes, which is really annoying as I just started too. Someone mentioned using a Kryptonite lock? Apparently they are the best? anybody have any idea of a safe place to park a bike in that area? (although it was stolen between 11 - 12.30 today right behind the Central Bank on a so - so busy enough street, and yes it was locked too).

Where do the bikes all go? Is it a gang that takes them and ships them off or what? or is it just people stealing them and selling them around the area? Anybody know? Anybody had a similar experience? I reported it to the Guards but like realistically what can they do?

Thoughts?

dharma200 · 04-09-2013 7:40pm

Can't help with all of the above, but defo mention the make and model ect of bike in this thread and any noticeable features in case it turns up for sale somewhere

AbbyCat77 · 04-09-2013 7:53pm

Yeah it was a nice light blue Carerra - fairly standard i'd had it for about 4 years so it wasn't brand new, nothing overly distinguishable either . Complete loss in Humanity, hope it doesn't happen to anybody else.

Really wasn't expecting it either so a heads up to all city cyclists!

Qualitymark · 04-09-2013 9:57pm

AbbyCat77 wrote: »

Yeah it was a nice light blue Carerra - fairly standard i'd had it for about 4 years so it wasn't brand new, nothing overly distinguishable either . Complete loss in Humanity, hope it doesn't happen to anybody else.

Really wasn't expecting it either so a heads up to all city cyclists!

I hope you've gone to any shops with cameras overlooking the place it was tied, and asked the managers (followed up with a personally addressed letter) to preserve the CCTV, and you've reported it to Pearse Street (?) garda station with a written report including the frame number, and asking them to get the CCTV from those shops?

Edit: as for a safe place in Temple Bar, is the Square Wheel still going? They used to park bikes for the day for a small fee there; nice people.

AbbyCat77 · 04-09-2013 10:06pm

Qualitymark wrote: »

I hope you've gone to any shops with cameras overlooking the place it was tied, and asked the managers (followed up with a personally addressed letter) to preserve the CCTV, and you've reported it to Pearse Street (?) garda station with a written report including the frame number, and asking them to get the CCTV from those shops?

Edit: as for a safe place in Temple Bar, is the Square Wheel still going? They used to park bikes for the day for a small fee there; nice people.

Yeah Pearse Street Graurda station were informed and should be CCTV from Central bank back cameras. I will have a good walk around temple bar tomorrow and thanks for the tip on Square Wheel.

cyclic · 04-09-2013 10:21pm

Feel terrible for those stories posted here. Word of warning. Parking up my bike outside Aldi on Parnell St, Dublin at 4 ish yesterday afternoon. Turned around to leave and there's a guy giving it socks with a bolt cutters on a new Trek hybrid's cable lock. Told him to fcuk off- he calmly stops after looking up and seeing I'm bigger than him, stashes his bolt cutters in his hoody, and runs off. Broad daylight, no-one bats an eyelash. Lock is a 30 quid cable lock. In 20 secs, he's almost through it - although he's working like Brian O' Driscoll on the line.

Lesson, don't use a cable lock. It's just too easy. Parking your bike on the street in town- heartbreak about to happen.

from_atozinc · 04-09-2013 10:27pm

cyclic wrote: »

Feel terrible for those stories posted here. Word of warning. Parking up my bike outside Aldi on Parnell St, Dublin at 4 ish yesterday afternoon. Turned around to leave and there's a guy giving it socks with a bolt cutters on a new Trek hybrid's cable lock. Told him to fcuk off- he calmly stops after looking up and seeing I'm bigger than him, stashes his bolt cutters in his hoody, and runs off. Broad daylight, no-one bats an eyelash. Lock is a 30 quid cable lock. In 20 secs, he's almost through it - although he's working like Brian O' Driscoll on the line.

Lesson, don't use a cable lock. It's just too easy. Parking your bike on the street in town- heartbreak about to happen.

Fair play to ya. I fookin hate good for nothin scumbags

AbbyCat77 · 04-09-2013 10:33pm

Been looking around, seemingly this place is free and CCTV' d : I'm going to walk over and scout it out tomorrow but it was opened by the Dublin City Council and there is a whole floor designated to bike parking.

http://www.drurystreetcarpark.com/contact.php#

That and a heavy duty Kryptonite Lock should hopefully deter these knackers.

Squidgy Black · 04-09-2013 10:49pm

AbbyCat77 wrote: »

Been looking around, seemingly this place is free and CCTV' d : I'm going to walk over and scout it out tomorrow but it was opened by the Dublin City Council and there is a whole floor designated to bike parking.

http://www.drurystreetcarpark.com/contact.php#

That and a heavy duty Kryptonite Lock should hopefully deter these knackers.

Been open a few years now, well discussed on here, been a few bikes knicked from here too. One lock simply isn't enough, you need a primary lock like a Kryptonite New York for the frame and rear wheel, and a secondary lock for your front wheel.

Amazingfun · 04-09-2013 11:25pm

cyclic wrote: »

Feel terrible for those stories posted here. Word of warning. Parking up my bike outside Aldi on Parnell St, Dublin at 4 ish yesterday afternoon. Turned around to leave and there's a guy giving it socks with a bolt cutters on a new Trek hybrid's cable lock. Told him to fcuk off- he calmly stops after looking up and seeing I'm bigger than him, stashes his bolt cutters in his hoody, and runs off. Broad daylight, no-one bats an eyelash. Lock is a 30 quid cable lock. In 20 secs, he's almost through it - although he's working like Brian O' Driscoll on the line.

Lesson, don't use a cable lock. It's just too easy. Parking your bike on the street in town- heartbreak about to happen.

I had a lovely bike stolen from that exact same location a couple of years ago. The manager told me they know who the gang is that steals them, called them "The Liberties Gang" and said they are plagued by the bastards.

I know it's illegal but I wish you'd been able to give him a batter with the cable-cutter and them kept it, haha.

(Oh well, we can dream!)

Ps: I now use three locks. One kryptonite, one shiite cable type, and a wheel lock on my back tire as well. Seems like overkill, but I haven't lost my bike in over 2 years now and I park in town a lot. Plus, I learned the hard way, in fact, I may even add another one!
The principle is to have as many different ones on as possible as each requires a different type tool/method to break through. Least that's been my thinking on the matter, I know nothing can keep it totally secure, but this combo seems to have made it less attractive a choice, maybe due to the time factor of having to bother with so many locks.

check_six · 05-09-2013 10:47am

cyclic wrote: »

Feel terrible for those stories posted here. Word of warning. Parking up my bike outside Aldi on Parnell St, Dublin at 4 ish yesterday afternoon. Turned around to leave and there's a guy giving it socks with a bolt cutters on a new Trek hybrid's cable lock.

Fair play to you for your quick thinking. I just stood staring with my mouth agape watching a guy with one arm in a sling try to rip a bike physically from one of the racks along there once. I was a bit away across the road, and the attack failed, but I don't think I would have reacted any better if it had succeeded

Must have been a damn good cable lock to withstand that attack. Normally a ordinary cable snips that you can hold in one hand will go through a cable lock like a hot knife through butter. I snapped a key off in a cable lock at home once upon a time. I was kind of alarmed how quickly I was able to overcome the "security" these type of locks offered! :eek:

It's depressing to think that maybe his bolt cutters was worn out from thieving so many bikes. It is also sad to think that he wasn't a million miles from a popular store which would sell him a new one for €9.99.

phenomenalcat · 05-09-2013 7:01pm

My mate just had his bike pinched at aungier street , another bolt cutters job, nowhere is safe

Amazingfun · 05-09-2013 10:27pm

phenomenalcat wrote: »

My mate just had his bike pinched at aungier street , another bolt cutters job, nowhere is safe

Any chance you can tell us how he had it locked, what kind of lock, etc?

Sorry to your mate btw. Sucks

jaymack75 · 06-09-2013 8:04am

Didn't want to be posting in here.....

But had my bike stolen from the shed last night

It's a grey Giant OCR, with shimano 105 and black Planet X wheels

And they took my lovely white Planet X carbon am pro which I was stripping down

Amazingfun · 06-09-2013 9:08am

Bastards, what a crap event to wake up to.

Qualitymark · 06-09-2013 9:42am

jaymack75 wrote: »

Didn't want to be posting in here.....

But had my bike stolen from the shed last night

It's a grey Giant OCR, with shimano 105 and black Planet X wheels

And they took my lovely white Planet X carbon am pro which I was stripping down

The posts here increasingly sound like this is a gang that knows what it's stealing and has somewhere to sell their stolen goods.

aloyisious · 06-09-2013 9:48am

It seem's like they know who/where to target, even sheds at homes.

wirelessdude01 · 06-09-2013 9:55am

I know that on the region forum for where I live now there was a thread about a spate of bike thefts a few months back. People came to the conclusion that they were being followed home from spins as quite a few bikes were being lifted from sheds. Personally my own bikes stay in the house.

Qualitymark · 06-09-2013 11:06am

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

I know that on the region forum for where I live now there was a thread about a spate of bike thefts a few months back. People came to the conclusion that they were being followed home from spins as quite a few bikes were being lifted from sheds. Personally my own bikes stay in the house.

Maybe this is where Neighbourhood Watch and local Facebook pages can work well - warning everyone to take their bikes in while the thieves are targeting a particular neighbourhood.
It would be a useful thing for the Garda twitter account to do too - warn people that there's a bike theft gang operating in a particular neighbourhood.

jaymack75 · 06-09-2013 11:12am

I rang the guards in Terenure and I have to say I was impressed with their response.

I had 2 guards at my door within half an hour, and they checked everything out, took their time with me prattling on about my lovely bikes etc and even took a couple of items away for fingerprinting.

I'd like to thank them for that.

I'm still gutted though..............:(

from_atozinc · 06-09-2013 11:37am

ah tis a fookin wh0re.

you spend hard earned money on a bike, probably spent money on doing it up, enjoy the aul cycling, and then some good for nothin scum c*nt thats too fookin lazy to get a job comes along and steals it , fookin makes my blood boil. Cut the c*nts hand off is right !

phenomenalcat · 06-09-2013 2:48pm

Amazingfun wrote: »

Any chance you can tell us how he had it locked, what kind of lock, etc?

Sorry to your mate btw. Sucks

He said it was a crappy cable type lock. Il get more info off him later , no CCTV anyway

anthony.mccoy · 06-09-2013 3:20pm

Hey guys, another bike stolen from a shed! This time in Raheny. My garden is fairly secure with a very high and locked side gate. So it would have taken two grown men to lift it over. There was a lock on the shed too but got in anyway.

details are: Charge Plug, dark green, Brown Saddle and Brown bull horns, single speed, All black armadillo tyres, No reflectors on wheels, Back brake removed, small bit of damage to the chrome finish on the tips of the bull horns.

2 year old but looks like new, coz I loved it and took real good care of it : ( Could have been stolen anytime in the last few weeks as I was away and only just got back.

Thanks

jaymack75 · 06-09-2013 4:58pm

jaymack75 wrote: »

Didn't want to be posting in here.....

But had my bike stolen from the shed last night

It's a grey Giant OCR, with shimano 105 and black Planet X wheels

And they took my lovely white Planet X carbon am pro which I was stripping down

This was my px a couple of days ago, it still has the Dura Ace 7900 crankset, the chain and carbon bottle cages and a polar CS100 cycle computer. Luckily for me, I took the shifters off since taking the pic.

I could only find a stock image of the OCR - it's the right colour, but I've upgraded all the original components from the 9spd triple shown to 10speed double 105. It has black planet-x model B wheels with Stelvio tyres. This bike has lots of cosmetic marks and scratches character and sentimental value. The frame and the forks are marked from the mudguards

If anyone sees them, I'd be so delighted to hear back.
Thanks!!

tjc28 · 07-09-2013 12:30pm

Had my Bianchi Camaleonte stolen yesterday daytime from the underground car park of the Smithfield Market apartments.
Same as the one in the pic.
They didn't actually cut the lock but they cut through the bike rack to release the lock.
Only got the bike three weeks ago.
If anyone see's it around get in touch.

Qualitymark · 07-09-2013 2:32pm

Philadelphia police use bicycles as bait to catch bike thieves http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/09/05/philadelphia-cops-using-decoy-bikes-to-catch-thieves/

Inbox · 07-09-2013 3:14pm

Qualitymark wrote: »

Philadelphia police use bicycles as bait to catch bike thieves http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/09/05/philadelphia-cops-using-decoy-bikes-to-catch-thieves/

I think that's against the law over here :rolleyes:

Was only thinking of setting up a bit of a trap only to photograph the guys doing it, or maybe follow them to their lair and inform the Garda. Or post on youtube and facebook and use some internet bullying. This post will probably be deleted.

Qualitymark · 07-09-2013 3:41pm

Inbox wrote: »

I think that's against the law over here :rolleyes:

What I'd love would be if the prank TV show installed a baby monitor into a bike and pranked bike thieves with the bike apparently crying and whimpering "don't steal me! please don't steal me! I'm so happy with Emma", and filmed the thieves' reaction. And similar pranks.

I don't think it *is* against the law to leave something there and arrest someone for stealing (though I'm open to correction); what *would* be against the law (I think) is what the Fenians used to call 'felon-setting' - a cop would go into a group, present himself as the real hard man and *suggest* to them that they do a criminal act, and *supply* them with the means of doing it, like dynamite.

Edit: Sacramento police have arrested a bunch of bicycle thieves by using two GPS-tracked bait bikes http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/07/5714538/sacramento-police-use-bait-bikes.html

Zyzz · 07-09-2013 6:04pm

Inbox wrote: »

I think that's against the law over here :rolleyes:

Was only thinking of setting up a bit of a trap only to photograph the guys doing it, or maybe follow them to their lair and inform the Garda. Or post on youtube and facebook and use some internet bullying. This post will probably be deleted.

Id be up for doing that aswel.

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