Stolen bikes in London
11-10-07, 04:11 AM
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Stolen bikes in London
In the search for my stolen bike I was told that the following are the best places to look. Unfortunately, having looked, I have to agree - lots of suspiciously cheap bicycles of dubious ownership.
Ebay
Brick lane market (Sundays from ~04:30 but most stuff won't be there until ~08:00)
gumtree - turns out that it's a hotbed of dodgy goods
london second hand shops
car boot sales - check your local free-ad pages/newspapers
Some (a very small minority) bike shops in London - not going to name and shame as I have no proof.
Ebay
Brick lane market (Sundays from ~04:30 but most stuff won't be there until ~08:00)
gumtree - turns out that it's a hotbed of dodgy goods
london second hand shops
car boot sales - check your local free-ad pages/newspapers
Some (a very small minority) bike shops in London - not going to name and shame as I have no proof.
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Recommended reading for all cyclists - Cyclecraft - Effective Cycling
Condor Cycles - quite possibly the best bike shop in London
Don't run red lights, wear a helmet, use hand signals, get some cycle lights(front and rear) and, FFS, don't run red lights!
shameless POWERCRANK plug
Recommended reading for all cyclists - Cyclecraft - Effective Cycling
Condor Cycles - quite possibly the best bike shop in London
Don't run red lights, wear a helmet, use hand signals, get some cycle lights(front and rear) and, FFS, don't run red lights!
01-15-08, 01:21 PM
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When the police recover stolen property this UK valuables register is the first place they check the bike's frame number against
https://www.immobilise.com/
It's free to register ANY valuables you have.
So if you're lucky enough to 'find' your stolen bike in Brick Lane, or on the web you have positive PROOF to get the police to act, recover it, and deal with the offenders.
https://www.immobilise.com/
It's free to register ANY valuables you have.
So if you're lucky enough to 'find' your stolen bike in Brick Lane, or on the web you have positive PROOF to get the police to act, recover it, and deal with the offenders.
