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

Rambling Man · 17-09-2015 01:21PM

Deedsie wrote: »

https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/gardasiochana/sets/72157651541502429/

Stolen bikes recovered by AGS waiting to be collected.

Most of them look like they'd be abandoned rather than stolen

Thargor · 17-09-2015 02:08PM

rubadub wrote: »

Now you have gone to the other end of the scale. I think it would take me just a little more time to get 3 mountain bikes, 2 hybrids and a couple of road bikes into my attic than a wad of €50's or bar of gold.

Well good thing I was talking about someone who couldn't be bothered moving 2 bikes worth nearly 5 grand then, which could have been done in one trip, 5 minutes work before you go on holiday. My bike isnt even worth a grand and I wouldn't be able to relax if I was abroad and knew it was sitting in a shed waiting for someone to come along and grab it, it goes in my attic room even if Im only away for a weekend, my laptop, drone and pc also hidden in the house. If you cant be arsed then Im afraid it is slightly your fault, just on the radio today that breakins are up 50% on last year and last year was a big increase on the year before aswell.

rubadub · 17-09-2015 02:26PM

Thargor wrote: »

5 minutes work before you go on holiday.

You should get a job with a removals company or in a warehouse paid by the job. Reminds me of lads in work where we have to price jobs,
"how long will this take"
"bout 5 minutes"
"I'll be back in 10mins and get 2 so"
"are you fcuking joking me!"

Thargor · 17-09-2015 02:39PM

How long would it take you to move 2 bikes indoors?

SmallFrog · 17-09-2015 02:41PM

Thargor wrote: »

How long would it take you to move 2 bikes indoors?

that depends on a lot of factors.
You haven't thought this through properly.

rubadub · 17-09-2015 02:50PM

Thargor wrote: »

How long would it take you to move 2 bikes indoors?

If it was light bikes as pictured, if I came home and my housemate said "get my 2 bikes into the attic -timer starting NOW", I would probably be 25-30mins at it, between finding keys for the shed, keys for the backdoor, moving stuff in the shed, moving furniture around to make room coming in the back, taking off wheels, finding a stable enough chair as I have no ladder to the attic. Not sure a wheel would even fit in the attic hole.

Just like my guys in work, who will take 5mins once they have everything sourced and prepared and ready to go.

I do hide stuff myself by the way, and would similarly advising taking bikes inside, all I was responding to was it being as easy as sticking a bar of gold in the attic.

RainyDay · 17-09-2015 02:54PM

Qualitymark wrote: »

Edit: I would imagine that a garda campaign publicising the prosecution of people who buy stolen bikes, and the fact that this crime on their record can prevent their getting visas in countries like the US, would be helpful.

Before they think about a publicity campaign, they'd have to think about actually doing some prosecutions for buying stolen bikes. I don't think this has ever happened.

Thargor · 17-09-2015 03:10PM

rubadub wrote: »

If it was light bikes as pictured, if I came home and my housemate said "get my 2 bikes into the attic -timer starting NOW", I would probably be 25-30mins at it, between finding keys for the shed, keys for the backdoor, moving stuff in the shed, moving furniture around to make room coming in the back, taking off wheels, finding a stable enough chair as I have no ladder to the attic. Not sure a wheel would even fit in the attic hole.

Just like my guys in work, who will take 5mins once they have everything sourced and prepared and ready to go.

I do hide stuff myself by the way, and would similarly advising taking bikes inside, all I was responding to was it being as easy as sticking a bar of gold in the attic.

Personally I leave my bike in our attic room as soon as Im finished with it, Ill time how long it takes this evening just to settle this important argument, Id say its around the 90 second mark so apologies for exaggerating when I said it would have taken them 5 minutes to save €5000 euro worth of bikes. Slightly pedantic of you to be arguing about the time it takes to get a bike in an attic as if that was the point I was making, you'd expect a mod to warn someone about derailing a thread with that kind of crap not start it. I asked you how long it would take you to move 2 bikes indoors then if attic access is such a struggle in your house for some reason, the end result will be the same, shed bikes stolen, indoor bikes not stolen.

SmallFrog wrote: »

that depends on a lot of factors.
You haven't thought this through properly.

Lets think it through then:

Bring 5k worth of bikes indoors before leaving country --> Get to keep your bikes

Leave 5k worth of bikes in garden shed before leaving country --> Bikes will be stolen.

Really regretting posting this complicated and controversial concept of not leaving thousands of Euro worth of valuables out in the garden now, didn't think it would be such a source of debate...

rubadub · 17-09-2015 03:16PM

Thargor wrote: »

Slightly pedantic of you to be arguing about the time it takes to get a bike in an attic as if that was the point I was makings out in the garden now

You were making out like it was the exact same effort as sticking a gold bar in the attic or hiding it. For most people I know it is certainly not the case, there is significantly more effort for most people and this is why I guess many do not do it. I was not trying to be pedantic, just realistic.

You appearred to be confused why people would not do it, your particular house set up might mean there is very little effort involved.

darconio · 17-09-2015 03:24PM

Thargor wrote: »

Well good thing I was talking about someone who couldn't be bothered moving 2 bikes worth nearly 5 grand then, which could have been done in one trip, 5 minutes work before you go on holiday. My bike isnt even worth a grand and I wouldn't be able to relax if I was abroad and knew it was sitting in a shed waiting for someone to come along and grab it, it goes in my attic room even if Im only away for a weekend, my laptop, drone and pc also hidden in the house. If you cant be arsed then Im afraid it is slightly your fault, just on the radio today that breakins are up 50% on last year and last year was a big increase on the year before aswell.

What's preventing these scumbags to break into your house and steal your bikes, laptop, drone and pc (I assume you also have a tv)? If they were able to lift something from a mid-terrace house passing through several back gardens, they can enter your attic by removing a couple of tiles from the roof and cutting throw the plaster/insulation (unless you have a layer of concrete).
I am 100% with Qualitymark on this we have to stop blaming the victim: it looks like you are blaming this guy for buying a couple of high end bikes and not having locked them in a safe while he was away.

Artstaaar · 17-09-2015 03:25PM

https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/t31.0-8/12028663_10154230248133626_5175028968838254047_o.jpg

My bike just got stolen from outside my house in Glasnevin. Its a matte black Ridgeback Velocity with Continental tires. It doesn't have the holder on the back like in this picture, no mud guards either. It has a bell that's a face of a punk guy with a blue mohawk, although I imagine that's been ripped off. Also had a medium black and orange Kryptonite U-lock attached to the part above the krank. Its darker black than in this picture. Please keep your eyes peeled.

Please feel free to email me at <snip> with any information.

Thargor · 17-09-2015 03:36PM

darconio wrote: »

What's preventing these scumbags to break into your house and steal your bikes, laptop, drone and pc (I assume you also have a tv)? If they were able to lift something from a mid-terrace house passing through several back gardens, they can enter your attic by removing a couple of tiles from the roof and cutting throw the plaster/insulation (unless you have a layer of concrete).

Ah FFS

They're not interested in the tv, they're not interested in the car, most of them aren't very interested in getting into a house either, all that is hard work and risk, they're opportunists and a bike in a shed is the perfect opportunity for them, easy sale for cash, mostly untraceable, guards don't really give a sh1t and it even carries them away from the scene faster than they arrived.

Why are people struggling to understand this? The people lifting the bikes out of the sheds are probably passing on thousands of Euro worth of tools and lawnmowers aswell, can you not use your brains a bit and see the difference?

rubadub · 17-09-2015 03:42PM

darconio wrote: »

What's preventing these scumbags to break into your house and steal your bikes, laptop, drone and pc.

My housemate keeps a ~€1500 MTB in the kitchen extension. I was saying we should at least lock it up to furniture or something so it could not physically fit out of the house with the lock in place. We have had signs of the back gate being scaled a few times, and marks on the window in the extension.

We have few valuables lying about and what I fear is that they will see the bike and then decide it is worthwhile breaking in, and fleecing the rest of the stuff they find, as you say. While if it was in the shed they would take the bike and hopefully head off. With a crowbar it would be about as easy to get into the house as the shed.

It would be a good bit of a job dragging it up the stairs and landing each time. There is significant effort and care has to be taken not to damage the walls, stairs etc.

In the shed we have chained numerous bikes together so they cannot fit out the door.

SmallFrog · 17-09-2015 05:53PM

the best solution is to hire a security guard and seat him next to your shed door.
It would take a pretty inventive or creative thief to penetrate this level of defence.

StereoSound · 17-09-2015 06:12PM

Get a flood lamp with a motion sensor that will light up your garden like the blazes of hell if man cat or scumbag tries to get near the shed door.
I have one above my back door and you can't step foot into my garden to get anywhere near the shed without it triggering. Plus I have an angry dog that sleeps in the kitchen with a garden view that will go ape at anything in the shadows.

SmallFrog · 17-09-2015 06:20PM

What if there's a power failure. Immediately knocks out one of your defences.
Happy hunting for any thief.

darconio · 17-09-2015 07:34PM

Thargor wrote: »

Ah FFS

You can see the funny side, I'll admit I've been exaggerating, however you have yet to see the worst of it.
I come from a country where people had to place security bars on the windows because of the increasing occurrence of theft and break-in : thieves got smart and moved to the upper floor.
We are talking about professionals with no remorse, who's only purpose in life is to live another day to steal as much as they can.

Thargor wrote: »

They're not interested in the tv, they're not interested in the car, most of them aren't very interested in getting into a house either, all that is hard work and risk, they're opportunists and a bike in a shed is the perfect opportunity for them, easy sale for cash, mostly untraceable, guards don't really give a sh1t and it even carries them away from the scene faster than they arrived.

In that case we can beat the system by placing every valuable in the shed anyway they will only look for the bike won't they?

Thargor wrote: »

Why are people struggling to understand this? The people lifting the bikes out of the sheds are probably passing on thousands of Euro worth of tools and lawnmowers aswell, can you not use your brains a bit and see the difference?

I've never owned a lawnmower worth more than a couple of hundred euros and the average set of tools in a shed is not worth more than 500€ (brand new, you can halve the price for used items): however many theft of tools were reported in the past from shed/building sites.

Actually I was looking at this as we speak: we better start shifting our spade and lawnmower in the attic, you'll never know

moonshadow · 28-09-2015 09:56PM

Hi all, posting this on behalf of a mate.
Breifne Earley the guy who cycled around the planet has had his bike stolen and his mates also from the Roscommon side of the bridge in Carrick on Shannon yesterday.
ashttps://www.facebook.com/pedaltheplanettv
you might expect this is a bike with significant sentimental value so if you can will you please keep an eye out for them,
Apologies for non face bookers but that's all I have.
Thx B. For the advice.
Moonshadow.

rubadub · 28-09-2015 10:05PM

The link seems to be down, he says so himself.

https://twitter.com/BreifneEarley/status/648492862368272384

https://www.facebook.com/pedaltheplanettv/posts/996264187061808

seems to have been just in the back of a car.

Qualitymark · 29-09-2015 07:26PM

Some nasty creeps sawed through the railings of a friend's home, off Mount Tallant Avenue and stole his 11-year-old's and 13-year-old's new racers, intended for them to be able to cycle to school. The swines stole the bikes locks and all, intending to work on the locks later. The kids were crying and crying (11-year-old) and furious (13-year-old) and their trust is destroyed.
May the thief have the luck they deserve.

(For some reason only one of these images is showing…?)

Qualitymark · 29-09-2015 08:43PM

Trying for the second bike

De Bhál · 30-09-2015 04:33PM

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/649241667229384705

Thargor · 30-09-2015 04:42PM

Not to be one of those people but do they seriously have nothing better to do? The fcuking Walking Dead on O Connells street and surroundings is A-ok, go get them cyclists instead...

De Bhál · 30-09-2015 04:55PM

Thargor wrote: »

Not to be one of those people but do they seriously have nothing better to do? The fcuking Walking Dead on O Connells street and surroundings is A-ok, go get them cyclists instead...

I got the feeling from the tweet they'd taken the bike from a scrote and were publishing the picture to see would anyone recognise it.

Eamonnator · 30-09-2015 04:55PM

Thargor wrote: »

Not to be one of those people but do they seriously have nothing better to do? The fcuking Walking Dead on O Connells street and surroundings is A-ok, go get them cyclists instead...

Yeah and what about all the unsolved murders!

Kiith · 30-09-2015 06:07PM

Bike was nicked from the "secure" underground carpark in work today, along with 7 other bikes. ****ers got in via a seperate entrance in the apartments next door, which none of even knew existed. Left the front wheel, which they couldn't get off (Kryptonie lock), but took the rest.

No my actual bike obviously, but this is what it looks like.

I'm angry now :mad:

barrymanilow · 30-09-2015 06:14PM

Sorry to hear that , worth going to the buy and sell mountainbike Ireland facebook page and posting this , the members of that group might come across it if the thief tries to sell it in the north or here

moonshadow · 30-09-2015 06:19PM

rubadub wrote: »

The link seems to be down, he says so himself.

https://twitter.com/BreifneEarley/status/648492862368272384

https://www.facebook.com/pedaltheplanettv/posts/996264187061808

seems to have been just in the back of a car.

This one is a good news story, bikes recovered and in original condition.

rubadub · 30-09-2015 06:23PM

Kiith wrote: »

Left the front wheel, which they couldn't get off (Kryptonie lock), but took the rest.

Sorry to hear that. What was the rear lock out of interest, as most people have the cheaper lock on the front. What model was the kryptonite?

The gardai has this on twitter too.
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D lock would usually be securing the rear wheel which is typically more expensive.

Qualitymark · 30-09-2015 06:42PM

barrymanilow wrote: »

Sorry to hear that , worth going to the buy and sell mountainbike Ireland facebook page and posting this , the members of that group might come across it if the thief tries to sell it in the north or here

No results on Facebook for buy and sell mountainbike Ireland or for buy and sell mountain bike Ireland. What's the site called?

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