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

pjproby · 30-10-2020 08:38PM

Roisin Ingle tweeted about a stolen bike today-stolen outside Marino Marino College.

https://twitter.com/roisiningle/status/1322220426026770434?s=20

Seth Brundle · 02-11-2020 01:59PM

https://twitter.com/dublincycling/status/1322965410795397120

Eido · 07-11-2020 12:12PM

More bike thieves in the prowl last night on Home Farm Road in Drumcondra! They scaled a high wall in the back laneway and crowbarred our shed door. Three bikes gone from a bike-mad family. One blue and white racing bike with rare Zannata frame, another red and black Merida road racing bike and a third silver and yellow cyclocross bike. Very upset. Long shot but if anyone saw anything suspicious in Drumcondra between 9pm last night and 8am this morning, please let me know.

magicbastarder · 07-11-2020 12:20PM

hope you don't mind, i edited your post to display the images inline.

MojoMaker · 07-11-2020 04:21PM

The following is meant in the right spirit, I hope you get word on these and have a sniff at getting them back - but three high quality bikes....in a shed???

Isn't that what spare bedrooms, hallways, kitchens, and landings are for?? :pac:

eeeee · 07-11-2020 07:50PM

I edited your pic to remove identifiable bits just in case!

LollipopJimmy · 07-11-2020 08:01PM

MojoMaker wrote: »

The following is meant in the right spirit, I hope you get word on these and have a sniff at getting them back - but three high quality bikes....in a shed???

Isn't that what spare bedrooms, hallways, kitchens, and landings are for?? :pac:

My room where I had my bike is now my office and my OH has moved in which means the bikes are now in the shed.

I have gone to stupid lengths to secure them and still I'm having sleepless nights

punisher5112 · 07-11-2020 09:15PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

My room where I had my bike is now my office and my OH has moved in which means the bikes are now in the shed.

I have gone to stupid lengths to secure them and still I'm having sleepless nights

Hooks for wall in hall/landing or spare room etc etc....

Gavlor · 07-11-2020 09:23PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

My room where I had my bike is now my office and my OH has moved in which means the bikes are now in the shed.

I have gone to stupid lengths to secure them and still I'm having sleepless nights

Your OH should do the decent thing and move in to your shed!

Mine are in a locked storage room and double locked to the wall In that room. If scumbags want them badly enough they’ll get them but at least they’ll have to work for them and an opportunist thief won’t have a chance of taking them.

What lock system do Boardsies find to be the most dependable??

CramCycle · 07-11-2020 10:53PM

I used to have the good one in the attic but it became such a hassle getting it in and out. All in the shed now but I have multiple kryptonite locks, tied to shelves, lawnmowers, and other equipment. If they nick it, they will have worked hard for it and hopefully my tremendously stupid dogs will have woken up and started barking before they are through all of the locks.

arse_jackeen · 07-11-2020 11:09PM

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1325075759359258625?s=19

LollipopJimmy · 07-11-2020 11:40PM

Gavlor wrote: »

Your OH should do the decent thing and move in to your shed!

Mine are in a locked storage room and double locked to the wall In that room. If scumbags want them badly enough they’ll get them but at least they’ll have to work for them and an opportunist thief won’t have a chance of taking them.

What lock system do Boardsies find to be the most dependable??

To be fair, I'm in a terraced house so tough to get into the garden, I have a sensor light brighter than the sun, a heavily locked door on the shed and the bike are locked in the shed. Anybody that gets them will have hours of work to get them.

It occurred to me I have the tools in my shed that could get through locks - angle grinder etc so added a switch in the kitchen that turns off the power to my shed.

punisher5112 · 08-11-2020 12:15AM

Gavlor wrote: »

Your OH should do the decent thing and move in to your shed!

Mine are in a locked storage room and double locked to the wall In that room. If scumbags want them badly enough they’ll get them but at least they’ll have to work for them and an opportunist thief won’t have a chance of taking them.

What lock system do Boardsies find to be the most dependable??

I'd say shotgun, dog and anchorage to concrete and in a tough enough spot a bolt cutter be extremely difficult.

I would also suggest getting a game camera or WiFi one with SD backup and fit in the shed.

Alarm on shed door too as you can get stand alone battery ones.

byrnem31 · 08-11-2020 10:39AM

My neighbours years ago had two top of the range mountain bikes. They put secure locks on the doors so the scum could not get in. They also had a good guard dog.

However, during the night, the scum lifted the roof off the shed and pulled the bikes out and didn't even bother the dog.

I have two big motorbike chains with kyrptonite locks on my bike screwed to the wall and going through a ladder, gasbottle etc.

I also have a hammer ready to go in the kitchen and if I catch anyone on my property, they will be leaving my gaff in an ambulance.

gahsux · 09-11-2020 04:53PM

I saw some dubious characters exchanging a blue/purple racer today on South circular road around lunchtime. I reported it to both Sundrive road and Kilmainham Garda stations.

rubadub · 12-11-2020 05:16PM

I was looking in this thread to see if this was posted, but it was already elsewhere. Not stolen but people might check this bigger thread

ED E wrote: »

600 retweets so far

https://twitter.com/declanlong/status/1326495961451999234

https://twitter.com/declanlong/status/1326495961451999234

Seth Brundle · 13-11-2020 12:28PM

More recovered bikes...

https://twitter.com/gardainfo/status/1327157728809263104

mazza · 01-12-2020 11:34AM

Electric bike stolen from Sutton overnight, Mon night into Tue 01/12/20

*** It's possible the bike may be dumped somewhere as I was repairing it when it was stolen, so isn't cycleable. ***

It'd be great if people on Dublin Northside could keep an eye out please!

Grey and white Haibike Sduro Trekking 3.0. Photo below.

Any info or sightings please let me know. I've reported it to Gardai in Howth too.

Thanks for your time and any help!

Mazza

souter · 17-12-2020 10:35PM

Apologies, I'm sure the answer to this is somewhere in this thread. But my search fu has deserted me.
Heard rumours that my bike stolen at the beginning this year has been apprehended by the gardai. I used to look for it on facebook I think but can't for the life of me remember where.

So where are the gardai posting their stolen property pics these days?

Is it facebook/instasnapagram or what - I'm not terribly au fait with this all this stuff.
NB believe the bike was recovered in dublin.

Jeff2 · 17-12-2020 10:48PM

I think pearse street Garda station twitter.

Edit: it's Garda info twitter.

https://twitter.com/gardainfo/status/1338462666013216768?s=09

iwillhtfu · 17-12-2020 10:56PM

Jeff2 wrote: »

I think pearse street Garda station twitter.

Edit: it's Garda info twitter.

https://twitter.com/gardainfo/status/1338462666013216768?s=09

Here ya go

https://twitter.com/gardainfo/status/1338462666013216768

souter · 18-12-2020 10:00PM

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Here ya go

https://twitter.com/gardainfo/status/1338462666013216768

Thanks, unfortunately that's not my bike. I scanned through that @garda info on twitter and there are couple of bikes in the last month - presumably posted as they are found.
I had hope there was a single location with all the cumulative bikes. There are some mentions of flickr albums but can't find them either.

ED E · 19-12-2020 07:54PM

souter wrote: »

I had hope there was a single location with all the cumulative bikes. There are some mentions of flickr albums but can't find them either.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gardasiochana/albums

Not current.

Most bikes it appears won't end up with the Gardai, they get exported.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda%C3%AD-seize-250-000-worth-of-stolen-bicycles-in-south-dublin-1.4125407

oheilis · 21-12-2020 03:11AM

Found this bike leaning up against a lamppost outside my house, unlocked. I'm guessing it was swiped and abandoned. I've locked it up myself for now but the owner will presumably have the key to the Kryptonite lock attached to the frame. PM me for details.

oheilis · 21-12-2020 03:23AM

Found this bike leaning up against a lamppost outside my house, unlocked. I'm guessing it was swiped and abandoned. I've locked it up myself for now but the owner will presumably have the key to the Kryptonite lock attached to the frame. PM me for details.

TychoCaine · 21-12-2020 10:40AM

oheilis wrote: »

Found this bike leaning up against a lamppost outside my house, unlocked. I'm guessing it was swiped and abandoned. I've locked it up myself for now but the owner will presumably have the key to the Kryptonite lock attached to the frame. PM me for details.

There's no way that was just left there by the owner. That was a €1k bike new.

magicbastarder · 21-12-2020 11:11AM

Have you reported it to the gardai?

CramCycle · 21-12-2020 12:39PM

oheilis wrote: »

Found this bike leaning up against a lamppost outside my house, unlocked. I'm guessing it was swiped and abandoned. I've locked it up myself for now but the owner will presumably have the key to the Kryptonite lock attached to the frame. PM me for details.

If you can get the BB number off the bike, maybe drop the Trek store an email in case they keep a record (my LBS do, so its not unheard of) but also give your local cop shop a call, a small chance it might have been reported.

21-12-2020 01:04PM

Trek Soho I think it is. Looks to be in good shape too, someone will definitely be missing it.

rubadub · 21-12-2020 02:45PM

oheilis wrote: »

I've locked it up myself for now

Dunno where this is but I would be taking it inside unless it was some unusually safe area. Bike might be lost and you would be down a cut lock.

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