Bike stolen.......BAS**RDS

network76

Hi everybody,

Don't know if I'm in the right place, however I'll give it a go.

My bike was thieved on Saturday in Fairview, Dublin 3. It's been reported to the Gardai and I have CCTV footage which might help in the long run.

It's a Kona Paddy Wagon fixed wheel in very loud colours of green with orange wheels. 49 cm frame so very small and obvious also I haven't seen many around. If you see this possibly you could report it to Gardai or even the location to me as I would have no problem taking the law into my own hands on this one.

Picture of the bike below, not my own bike but you get the picture.

Would hugely appreciate any info. Thanks

Jimmy Garlic

Did you have it locked?.

feck sake lads

sorry to hear that buddy seems there a lot of it about these days ,i've gotten to the stage i lock my bikes in the house,recently 9 houses have been done in my area in recent weeks, i would hate to think the bastards would be off with my bikes.
anyway i hope you get it back did you have it insured by any chance.:mad:

network76

Thanks for the reply.

Ye it was locked with a kryptonit mini evolution.

Now for the embarrassing part....it was locked to a fire exit bar on a door inside the smoking area of Smyths pub in fairview. The CCTV shows one bota coming along and entering the room obviously trying to steal it and giving up after about 2.5 mins and leaving making a phone call. 5 mins later his colleague arrives and spends 2 mins trying to break the lock before breaking the door and cycling of with the lock around the frame.

I actually had a cigarette in between theft attempts.

Lumen

They stole the door to get your bike?

network76

Feck sake lads,

No I'm afraid and this episode has taken over my life. Daily cycles to East Wall and Ballybough praying to see someone it. Think i'm gonna have to start roughing people up!

network76

No they didn't steel the door they just broke the fire escape mechanism of it, you know those bars you push down to release the opening thingy.

Lumen

network76 wrote: »

No they didn't steel the door they just broke the fire escape mechanism of it, you know those bars you push down to release the opening thingy.

Ah, right. I guess that proves that there's not really much point in using anything more than a Mini, since it's stronger than whatever you lock it to.

Sorry for your loss!

morana

network76 wrote: »

No they didn't steel the door they just broke the fire escape mechanism of it, you know those bars you push down to release the opening thingy.

take a trip down to sheriff st. I live in the North strand so I will keep my eye out for you.

network76

Morana,

Took a few trips down there already but you know yourself, they don't really talk out of school. Asked around a good bit, no sign of the bike but the same keeps cropping up as the local bike thief. Found his address and dropped down ready to go but his da (who claims he's IRA affiliated) told me his son's no thief. I dont even know what this punk looks like so it might be stakeout time.

network76

Whats the story with that Kevins street thing. Can I just drop in and have a look around or do I have to wait for specific days?

funkyjebus

keithob wrote: »

MAte straight up...

your mad in the head cycling or locking any half decent bike anywhere in dublin ... not just working class areas...

the bike is gona but it will be a lesson learnt.... similar happened to me...

get a crappy aul bike that they dont want to rob!

the chinese and nigerians are well involved in this and selling them up north...

also - kevin st bike auction worth a peep ... and the back of store st garda shop... 100+ bikes there....

K

Thats quite the generalisation :eek:. I would have said its just to local sumbags who will sell it on to the next possible person.

Sorry for your loss OP.

network76

Ye that seems to be the case. Ive seen the CCTV and they're certainly local lads. Also considering a phone call and 5 mins separated their attempts screams local to me.

funkyjebus

network76 wrote: »

Whats the story with that Kevins street thing. Can I just drop in and have a look around or do I have to wait for specific days?

Pay no attention. Its a gardai auction thats held every six months or so where you can buy bikes that nobody has claimed (because they're crap!). Go to the Gardai station (which I sure hope you have done) and claim it back if possible.

Don't know why anyone would consider buying back their stolen bike from the gardai:D

C3PO

network76 wrote: »

Morana,

Took a few trips down there already but you know yourself, they don't really talk out of school. Asked around a good bit, no sign of the bike but the same keeps cropping up as the local bike thief. Found his address and dropped down ready to go but his da (who claims he's IRA affiliated) told me his son's no thief. I dont even know what this punk looks like so it might be stakeout time.

You dropped around to somebody's house ..... and explained to his father (who claims to be IRA affilliated) ..... that his son, who you understand is a well known bike thief, has probably stolen your bike ..... you're a braver man than me!!

kona

keithob wrote: »

MAte straight up...

your mad in the head cycling or locking any half decent bike anywhere in dublin ... not just working class areas...

Rubbish, I use a kryptonite, the above story just backs up my theory that they are unbreakable. They guy broke the door to take it, and the Mini Evolution isnt even the top lock in their range.

keithob wrote: »

the bike is gona but it will be a lesson learnt.... similar happened to me...

Doubt it, people dont go into pubs robbing bikes, this scumbag is probably gunna be back as he frequents the place, hes a local, his mate was close by, hes on camera. What better way to wait for a scumbag than with a Pint of guinness and plenty of witnesses.

keithob wrote: »

get a crappy aul bike that they dont want to rob!

Guess what???!!! They rob more ****e bikes than decent ones , They dont care, its called oppertunism.
Add the fact that crap bikes are crap, you will spend more fixing them, have a horrible time riding them , why?.

keithob wrote: »

the chinese and nigerians are well involved in this and selling them up north...

Do you have proof of this? I Love my sweeping statements too but, any scumbags Ive seen robbing or offerning, or asking me to fix have been born and bread Irish scumbags living off the dole and god knows what.

keithob wrote: »

also - kevin st bike auction worth a peep ... and the back of store st garda shop... 100+ bikes there....

Its been moved to Merlin 2 years ago, also anybody who has been to one, will Im sure agree that all the bikes are ****e , which convinces me Bike thieves in general dont have a clue what they are robbing.

Beasty

keithob wrote: »

the chinese and nigerians are well involved in this and selling them up north...

Any more generalisations like that and you will be infracted/banned

Thanks

Beasty

RacoonQueen

funkyjebus wrote: »

Thats quite the generalisation :eek:. I would have said its just to local sumbags who will sell it on to the next possible person.

Sorry for your loss OP.

Just using this quote for something similar, my friends brother had a good bike robbed on him a few years ago, the guards recommended he try a certain place on Moore street to see if they had it, they did and he bought his own bike back. True story.*



*details may be a bit mashed in my memory but thats the gist of it...

Rew

kona wrote: »

Its been moved to Merlin 2 years ago, also anybody who has been to one, will Im sure agree that all the bikes are ****e , which convinces me Bike thieves in general dont have a clue what they are robbing.

That or the cops nab the good stuff for them selfs first!

kona

Rew wrote: »

That or the cops nab the good stuff for them selfs first!

We live in Ireland, dishonesty and corruption would never be tolerated

network76

Desperate more than brave and he knows his son is a well known thief he just didn't want to shop him. Oh ye I looked at the CCTV again and its not his son. The dude who took it is older and has a mustache......a mustache I tell you!

kona

network76 wrote: »

Desperate more than brave and he knows his son is a well known thief he just didn't want to shop him. Oh ye I looked at the CCTV again and its not his son. The dude who took it is older and has a mustache......a mustache I tell you!

Any chance of a picture?

sweetswing

network76 wrote: »

Desperate more than brave and he knows his son is a well known thief he just didn't want to shop him. Oh ye I looked at the CCTV again and its not his son. The dude who took it is older and has a mustache......a mustache I tell you!

If it has flat bars, is olive green has orange rims and light coloured tyres , I know the area where it is .

_sparkie_

i live near smyths and cycle everyday, i will keep an eye out. pictures really would help though.

network76

Thanks for reply

I dont have a picture of my particular bike but its in shop condition with nothing done to it.

I think I have attached a picture of exactly what it looks like.

Thanks

network76

Thanks for the reply but that doesn't sound like it. It has racing bars and black tires. Well it had anyway!

miketv

According to the picture you posted it stands out so with a bit of luck it might turn up. Its a horrible feeling the second you realise its gone. keep us posted

network76

Heres a pic of the exact bike although its not mine ie. thats not me on board.

network76

Cheers Miketv, Dont even really like the colour myself but she cycled like the wind. When I noticed it gone my heart sank, it's not the first time.

RacoonQueen

kona wrote: »

Rubbish, I use a kryptonite, the above story just backs up my theory that they are unbreakable. They guy broke the door to take it, and the Mini Evolution isnt even the top lock in their range.

I have proof they're breakable. My key broke in my lock a few years ago, had to get one of the maintainence guys in work to come over and cut the lock, on his third power tool he finally got through it.

My current kryptonite however, people have attempted to get through it a couple of times now and they've been unsuccessful. Luckily, your average scumbag doesn't carry power tools!

Hope your bike turns up network76, I can't imagine how you feel, I got back to work after a run one night last year to discover my bike hanging on the lock and the lock a bit battered(thank god for Kryptonite) soon as I saw my bike from a distance I knew something was up, when I got to it my heart sank at the thought of what could have happened.

kona

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I have proof they're breakable. My key broke in my lock a few years ago, had to get one of the maintainence guys in work to come over and cut the lock, on his third power tool he finally got through it.

:rolleyes: I'll settle for it standing up to two power tools, I think thats about good enough

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Hope your bike turns up network76, I can't imagine how you feel, I got back to work after a run one night last year to discover my bike hanging on the lock and the lock a bit battered(thank god for Kryptonite) soon as I saw my bike from a distance I knew something was up, when I got to it my heart sank at the thought of what could have happened.

Good aul kryptonite

Yes I am a fanboy

seamy_orr

network76 wrote: »

it was locked to a fire exit bar on a door inside the smoking area of Smyths pub in fairview.

Are you for real OP? I feel for you having your pride and joy stolen but the act of locking a bike to an Emergency Exit door is on a simililar plane to the perjury of the bike by whatever scum that took it.

Emergency doors must not be locked or fastened so that they
cannot be easily and immediately opened in an emergency and Emergency exits, and the traffic routes and doors
giving access to them, must be free from obstruction.

network76

The door is unused and left ajar so the bike wasn't causing an obstruction seamyorr, it was locked with the permission of the proprietors.

funkyjebus

seamy_orr wrote: »

Are you for real OP? I feel for you having your pride and joy stolen but the act of locking a bike to an Emergency Exit door is on a simililar plane to the perjury of the bike by whatever scum that took it.

Emergency doors must not be locked or fastened so that they
cannot be easily and immediately opened in an emergency and Emergency exits, and the traffic routes and doors
giving access to them, must be free from obstruction.

Eh, no it's not:rolleyes:. While I'm sure it wasn't the smartest thing the OP ever did, it wasn't dishonest scummy like the criminal who took it. Big difference imo

mloc123

Perhaps the pubs fire safety officer moved it

spokeydokey

seamy_orr wrote: »

Emergency doors must not be locked or fastened so that they
cannot be easily and immediately opened in an emergency and Emergency exits, and the traffic routes and doors
giving access to them, must be free from obstruction.

is this safety officer language or something?

network76

I thought that exact same thing, looks looks like it was copied and pasted from a safety site. It's a bit of a strange post to be honest. Why does he care about fire safety in this case?

seamy_orr

BTW It's legislation from the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 299 of 2007) and it's criminal for proprietors not to abide by it. I still find it hard to believe that a licenced establishment leaves it's doors ajar.

kona

Can we drop this H&S crap, yes it wasnt the smartest thing to block an emergency exit, however people do far far worse things on a daily basis and dont bat a eyelid. Locking a bike to the door is hardly on par with Mr Butterly and Stardust now is it?

A bike was robbed, Id like to get it back, and more people will read the read all the way through the less bollix there is in it.

IMO H&S in a cycling forum is bollix.

network76

Thanks dude

Tayto2000

kona wrote: »

IMO H&S in a cycling forum is bollix.

Unless it's helmet related of course!

*runs away*

Will keep an eye out OP, hope you find it.

network76

Thanks for the eyes on the street lads and girls. Im off on my morning recon mission before college. I will keep everyone updated on any developments.

seamus

kona wrote: »

Guess what???!!! They rob more ****e bikes than decent ones , They dont care, its called oppertunism.
Add the fact that crap bikes are crap, you will spend more fixing them, have a horrible time riding them , why?.

The fact is that most of these guys are dirtbags, junkies, alcos or whatever.
They don't see a bike and think, "Oh that looks good". All they see is, "That looks like I could take it".

When they get the bike, whether it's worth €100 or €1,000, they bring it to one of a few well known "shops" who give them €50 for it and the scumbag goes off to get some coke or heroin or 20 litres of their favourite cider. No doubt there's something of a scale on these things and the dirtbag who brings in a full carbon Madone gets €100 instead of €50, but by and large they're not fussy about what they take so long as it can be cycled.

califano

network76 do you know the model no. Just in case the guards recovered it you cant claim it back off them without knowing the model number as far as i know.

network76

Ye I have the model number, receipt, shipping docs....all the paperwork you could have.

Cheers

califano

Thats good, heres something that may be of some use.
http://www.dublincycling.com/node/687

network76

I truly appreciate all the messages and concerns and I'd like to apologize that this is my first thread and asking for help. I'll be helpful to everyone who falls victim to theft or otherwise in the future.

For anyone else who has had a bike stolen here is a link with pictures of bikes currently in Garda possession.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gardasiochana/sets/72157625091734993/

Rew

Some nice bikes there

Faker74

Network76.

I live around the corner from smyths and actually remember seeing your bike locked up against the door (the colour scheme is eye catching!), I remember thinking to myself that I'd never have thought of locking a bike like that and making a note it might be useful way of locking if I fancied a quick pint whilst out and about.

Unfortunately your story has served as a warning for me.

Hope you have some luck recovering it.

There are a few oppurtunistic thieves in the area all right - I had my place broken into a couple of months back and we reckon they spotted us coming out of the house with luggage so would have known the place was gonna be empty for the night / weekend

network76

Thats what I thought faker74. The more I think about it I think the two lads beside in the pub watching the game were in on it. They were constantly on the phone and both the theft attempts happened in between me going for cigarettes, although I am concerned that this incident is taking over my life at the moment.

I'm walking or cycling around Fairview/East Wall/North Strand numerous times every day like a lunatic...... everybody is a suspect, every bike that goes past distracts me. I have the video of the theft and one of the thieves is quite recognizable, If I see him we're talking some serious medieval torture **** going down until I get this bike back.

Ah well we'll soldier on! Thanks

network76

That exact thing happened to me by the way (I'm in the area), the weekend bag into the car and ransacked house on return. I knew who seen me leaving and gave them a knock with a few friends when I got back. Got nothing back although their wasn't much to steal but they subsequently left the area. They robbed many houses around the area, especially old people while they were at mass on Sundays. ****heads....I used to really enjoy living Marino/Fairview but lately there seems to be a lot of scumbags around the area. Probably the fall out from our decade of vacuous affluence.