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Rememeber the bike with the blue tyres that was stolen?

Well Balfe bikes very kindly let my son make up a new bike from spare parts they had there,thank you Balfe bikes!!!

But now the bike has had parts stripped off of it and the bolts strewn across Forest Hill Road. Someone must have seen something and I am asking all of you forumites for help please.

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an example:


Colleague's bike left locked overnight on Brick Lane outside my old office.


Morning after had been picked clean of everything except the frame.


All of those parts, though seemingly worthless, can be sold.


It is free money.


A bike out in the still of night with no passersby is a no-brainer.


Hate to say it but you don't leave bikes out overnight in London and expect anything of value to be there the next morning.


If you're leaving a bike for any length of time I would get 2 Kryptonite 'Fahgeddaboutit' locks, lock both wheels and saddle together, superglue all screw joints (you can remove this with solvent lateR)

an example:


Colleague's bike left locked overnight on Brick Lane outside my old office.


Morning after had been picked clean of everything except the frame.


All of those parts, though seemingly worthless, can be sold.


It is free money.


A bike out in the still of night with no passersby is a no-brainer.


Hate to say it but you don't leave bikes out overnight in London and expect anything of value to be there the next morning.


If you're leaving a bike for any length of time I would get 2 Kryptonite 'Fahgeddaboutit' locks, lock both wheels and saddle together, superglue all screw joints (you can remove this with solvent lateR)

lilolil Wrote:

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> Isn't brick lane known for the place to go to buy

> "stolen bikes"????

> Thank you for your comments..all have been

> noted......



Yep - if you have a bike stolen proceed directly to Brick Lane the following sunday and there's a good chance it'll be there.


Or check legalised 'fence' Gumtree.

lilolil Wrote:

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> Isn't brick lane known for the place to go to buy

> "stolen bikes"????

> Thank you for your comments..all have been

> noted......



Yep - if you have a bike stolen proceed directly to Brick Lane the following sunday and there's a good chance it'll be there.


Or check legalised 'fence' Gumtree.

> Yep - if you have a bike stolen proceed directly

> to Brick Lane the following sunday and there's a

> good chance it'll be there.



Didn't work in my case unfortunately. I think the 'traders' thought I was an undercover copper. Actually, they should have known I wasn't cuz when I phoned the police to get a crime report number the police officer/worker advised me to go to Brick Lane the following Sunday to look for my bike. I did think "well, why don't you lot go down there if you know stolen goods are being openly sold".

> Yep - if you have a bike stolen proceed directly

> to Brick Lane the following sunday and there's a

> good chance it'll be there.



Didn't work in my case unfortunately. I think the 'traders' thought I was an undercover copper. Actually, they should have known I wasn't cuz when I phoned the police to get a crime report number the police officer/worker advised me to go to Brick Lane the following Sunday to look for my bike. I did think "well, why don't you lot go down there if you know stolen goods are being openly sold".

Lilolil,

I am surprised that bike has lasted there so long!!! :-S For starters, the tree you refer to is only an inch thick. It's a wonder someone hasn't taken a penknife to the tree before now to free the bike and take the whole thing home with them. Secondly, as far as I am concerned, if i left my bike outside over night, I would expect to find pieces missing from it in the morning, especially when the lock is only tied to the frame of the bike. They can easily remove the wheels, saddle, nuts, bolts... etc... It was with no surprise when i read that someone made off with it a few weeks ago.

This is London. Anything left out on the street after the sun goes down is fair game... unfortunately that is the reality of living in London.

Lilolil,

I am surprised that bike has lasted there so long!!! :-S For starters, the tree you refer to is only an inch thick. It's a wonder someone hasn't taken a penknife to the tree before now to free the bike and take the whole thing home with them. Secondly, as far as I am concerned, if i left my bike outside over night, I would expect to find pieces missing from it in the morning, especially when the lock is only tied to the frame of the bike. They can easily remove the wheels, saddle, nuts, bolts... etc... It was with no surprise when i read that someone made off with it a few weeks ago.

This is London. Anything left out on the street after the sun goes down is fair game... unfortunately that is the reality of living in London.

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