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

ted1 wrote: »

Another post just now
“ 3 lads after stealing a grey men’s “Fuji” bike from Killiney dart station headed off on the train toward Connolly. Gardai and Dart notified so hopefully can do something before they get off”

If not hopefully they will use the footage.

Was watching the new k series and it's hilarious to see how back in the day the Gardai as a whole are....

They are so out of date they still use paper and ink for finger prints.

The UK is at least 10 to 15 years using technology and other improvements even longer.

emclau wrote: »

Shouldn’t read this forum after 10pm-makes the blood boil!!!

You want blood boiling? Try this;



https://twitter.com/Jamie_O_Hara/status/1238943731623092225

Some little pr*ck stole my bike from outside my house last night.

I cant for the life of me find the serial number ( and I am annoyed at myself for that )

For what its worth its a LaPierre Trek 200 as the picture says

Effects wrote: »

What time was it stolen?
What makes the bike specific? It's not a great photo, but is there any red lettering on the wheel rims?

Specific as in not many of them in Galway rom what I gather, stolen between 12 midday & 7pm, it has red handlebar plugs but one is missing, white shimano pedals the clip in type, few scrapes on the wheel rims down to the metal, quad lock adapter on the handle bar stem & a speedometer dock too.

easy to spot anyway
https://twitter.com/broadstonefilms/status/1242729990350831617

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Seems it has been recovered

excellent, I was hoping it was a bunch of bored scumbags who took it for a joyride and a laugh and dumped it. It would have been difficult to sell on.

https://twitter.com/broadstonefilms/status/1242905734372786181

wat happens if are selling your new bike that has not been used and u get a call asking for the serial number of the bike should i give to them just curious ??

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Hard to say what their angle is perhaps they want to check if it's stolen on bike register (very small database) perhaps it matches a bike they had stolen and want to confirm although it would be a silly way to try and recover your bike if it was stolen.

No reason for you to give it out though if you don't want to.

if its brand new why would they ask for the serial number wen they can see its brand new bike

bronkobilly wrote: »

if its brand new why would they ask for the serial number wen they can see its brand new bike

I wouldn't provide a serial.
What's to stop them going to a garda station and registering "their bike" as stolen and providing the serial number.

If the bike is brand new then presumably you still have the receipt or invoice or some other form of documentation that shows you bought it recently. That should be proof enough if they are genuine and don't want to buy a stolen bike.

It would be an elaborate scam to get serial numbers and register them to then report a bike stolen to try get the gardai to seize it.

I give serial numbers if people ask, and I would assume something was up if a seller wouldn't provide it.

A serial number alone is not proof of ownership and anyone could look at your serial number while your bike is locked up outside anyway.

Fecks sake havent been in the DART station in Bray since the lockdown and I went down today to find my junk bike had been stolen, might as well post a pic in case someone sees it, it was a good workhorse over the years, I did the Grand Canal on it once, actually it was the first bike I ever did a century on because of that

If anyone has had a straight handled Lapierre bike nicked recently, details on recovery should be with Irishtown garda station

An old thick motorbike cable lock that had done the job down there for years, the bikes sheer ugliness and weight was its main defense but I suppose the extra demand for bikes during lockdown made it acceptable to someone, should have thought of that, still pissed off.

Yeah, Ive done that a million times though, its stayed there cable locked while Ive been off travelling for long periods or down home over Christmas, the whole point is that it wasnt worth stealing and that has held true for the last 8 years, even more annoying I have a massive brick of an Onguard Bullguard U-lock that lives in the DART station aswell that I combine with a Kryptonite Evolution that I carry mounted on the roadbike at all times on the rare occasion that I leave my good bike locked there (never overnight). I just didnt bother because its a generic 30 year old Raleigh that nobody has bothered with for nearly a decade on the cable lock (this was a massive motorbike cable lock aswell not an Aldi job).

Burglars might be looking out for other stuff to rob these days.

I also noticed a few unlocked bikes outside shops, more than usual, its like people have become more trustworthy during this time, or maybe they are out & about on bikes they bought for exercise years back and do not even have locks.

Recovered by AGS in kilkenny if anyone recognises it.

Effects wrote: »

I found a woman's bike on the road outside my house this morning, in Clontarf.
If anyone is missing a bike in that area then send me a message to describe it.

It would help to post a picture and you can always ask them to confirm the serial number on it.

RobAMerc wrote: »

Some little pr*ck stole my bike from outside my house last night.

I cant for the life of me find the serial number ( and I am annoyed at myself for that )

For what its worth its a LaPierre Trek 200 as the picture says

Ah feck. Nice bike too. Keep an eye on FB groups selling stuff, done deal, and AGS FB for bikes recovered.