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

lecker Hendl wrote: »

Happy news for me. Found my bike locked to a bike rack in temple bar today.

So you got it back? Probably already sold on

earl28 wrote: »

Hi All,

My mother had her bike stolen from the Ikea car park in Ballymun last Friday afternoon.

Spoke with her on the Alzheimer's Society Bray to Wexford cycle on Saturday. She did incredibly well given she was on a borrowed bike that didn't fully fit her. Hope the bike turns up on Done Deal or some other website.

For those who want a really good lock, I just posted on the Bargains thread about a Kryptonite New York lock for £50. Details here: http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/1253758/products/kryptonite-new-york-std-nyl-lock-with-flexframe-bracket--3000-.aspx?utm_source=Ecommerce+List+-+Fat+Birds&utm_campaign=cf7bbf3cb8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3da1d2186d-cf7bbf3cb8-110123145&mc_cid=cf7bbf3cb8&mc_eid=5c2f909f8a

lecker Hendl wrote: »

Happy news for me. Found my bike locked to a bike rack in temple bar today.

Jammy basta*d! I'm convinced my bike is in a shipping container on its way to Romania.

How did you get the bike unlocked? Did you have to involve the Guards?

lecker Hendl wrote: »

Yep. Gardai came, and had to call the fire brigade to cut the lock.

Delighted to hear you got the bike back. I wonder about this fire brigade nonsense though. I think I posted before asking if it is just training for them, in which case that is fine to be doing something useful while training newbies how to handle a large grinder or "jaws of life" if it was a pneumatic cutter -in a real life situation with passersby etc.

What type of lock was it? I wonder if this is some health & safety nonsense that a garda cannot use a simple grinder from lidl, which most people I know would be comfortable using. Even safer would be a bolt cutter. I have had to cut off padlocks with a cheapo short one from lidl, each garda station could easily have one of the big 42" badboys the pro thieves are said to use, you see them in youtube videos and can do most locks.

I expect it is treated as a training exercise, otherwise you might get a call out charge (and I presume if there was one you could have cut it off yourself as it would likely be hundreds).

Was there any talk of the gardai considering waiting to see the thief/"buyer of stolen property" return?

This is a video, maybe posted before (even by me), showing them going through expensive motorbike chains with bolt cutters, many in under 30seconds with no noise of a grinder.



Most of these locks/chains do not even appear on bicycle sites for sale, likely considered too heavy and expensive for most.

I think some bolt cutters are limited in size and could not readily fit shackles of a certain size. So even if the steel was not super hardened they could not begin to think of cutting them. The standard kryt NY is 16mm and I think this was a limit for many cutters, the on guard is 16.8mm, the thicker mini NY is 18mm as is the NY usually marketed at motorbikes.

Even if it is quicker to get through a 16.8mm on guard with a grinder than a kryt NY at 16mm it might be wiser to have a 16.8mm which bolt cutters cannot even get purchase/start on.

Please everyone keep a look out for a stolen family cargo bike. Taken from Cabra, Dublin 7. It's MASSIVE, black with brown trim, has three wheels, a big black front trailer with rain cover frame attached. Make is Vogue Family Mover. It's possibly the only one in Ireland, I've never seen another. The bastards stole it, along with three huge locks and the thing doesn't even work properly right now (electric battery is missing). So no doubt it will get dumped somewhere. Please share widely! Two little boys very heartbroken. Thank you.

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Hi all,

My bike got stolen today from the bike lock up outside the Dunnes in Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Industrial Estate in Dublin 18.

It's a La Pierre Edge SL 629 29 Mountain Bike 2017 (Large frame) and only 2 months old.
The bike was locked up along with my wife's and the bust the lock and made off with my bike, leaving her bike a bit damaged. Clearly, they're targeting the more expensive bikes.

I'm new to boards.ie forum so I can't post a picture just yet. (need 5 posts)

If you have any information on how I can go about trying to recover my bike I'd appreciate it.

Fayainz wrote: »

Hi all,

My bike got stolen today from the bike lock up outside the Dunnes in Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Industrial Estate in Dublin 18.

It's a La Pierre Edge SL 629 29 Mountain Bike 2017 (Large frame) and only 2 months old.
The bike was locked up along with my wife's and the bust the lock and made off with my bike, leaving her bike a bit damaged. Clearly, they're targeting the more expensive bikes.

I'm new to boards.ie forum so I can't post a picture just yet. (need 5 posts)

If you have any information on how I can go about trying to recover my bike I'd appreciate it.

Catalogue Photo (Fayainz drop me a PM if incorrect shot)

Fayainz wrote: »

Won't let me PM anyone directly (min 25 posts) lol this is going to be fun...
I hope this isn't breaking any rules but I am desperate to spread the news. Delete the [spaces] and change [dot] to . to get the url

https://photos.app.goo.gl/lwL0yzCf6FEiBQLQ2

iwillhtfu wrote: »

It might help if you ad some where/when detail.

Hopefully you get some luck it's very distinctive especially with those tyres.

They did in their first post:

Fayainz wrote: »

Hi all,

My bike got stolen today from the bike lock up outside the Dunnes in Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Industrial Estate in Dublin 18.

It's a La Pierre Edge SL 629 29 Mountain Bike 2017 (Large frame) and only 2 months old.
The bike was locked up along with my wife's and the bust the lock and made off with my bike, leaving her bike a bit damaged. Clearly, they're targeting the more expensive bikes.

I'm new to boards.ie forum so I can't post a picture just yet. (need 5 posts)

If you have any information on how I can go about trying to recover my bike I'd appreciate it.

Hi there
Unfortunately, my Planet X Pro Carbon bike was stolen from my front garden in Belgard Heights, Tallaght this evening, between 6pm and 7pm.
It is a black model from 2009, with Shimano 105 groupset, and a Garmin Edge 500.
I'd appreciate it if an eye can be kept out for this.
Thanks
Conor

montac wrote: »

Hi there
Unfortunately, my Planet X Pro Carbon bike was stolen from my front garden in Belgard Heights, Tallaght this evening, between 6pm and 7pm.
It is a black model from 2009, with Shimano 105 groupset, and a Garmin Edge 500.
I'd appreciate it if an eye can be kept out for this.
Thanks
Conor

Sorry - photo now attached hopefully...

Hey guys, just an update on my stolen bike seen below.



So I was able to get some CCTV footage of the little ****e. This was from the Beacon South Quarter bike rack, you can clearly see the guy taking his leisurely time cycling away.
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High resolution images found here:
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So to the thief who thought "I'll get away with this", if you are reading this - *The Garda have your face and are collecting more CCTV footage. Return my bike and I will drop the case. It's only a matter of time until you get caught*

I don't appreciate my **** being taken, as a South African who's moved here from growing tired of crime, I will do everything in my power to get justice.

If you see this kid, or know who he is, please PM me so I can ensure the Garda can ring up his Mum and disappoint her.