Eight bikes and a number of tools have been stolen from Marin Bikes after one of the firm’s vans was broken into on Thursday night at Aston Hall Hotel in Rotherham.
The manufacturer had travelled to visit JE James Cycles but awoke to find the van severely damaged and a number of bikes taken.
JE James has published photos of the bikes on Facebook.
They are:
- 2 x Wolf Ridge 9 (Large)
- 1 x Wolf Ridge 9 (medium)
- 1 x Hawk Hill 3 (medium)
- 1 x Hawk Hill 3 (large)
- 1 x B17 3 (Large)
- 1 x Rift Zone 3 (XL)
- 1 x Rift Zone 1 (Large)
Anyone with information is asked to phone 01709-361-919 and ask for a manager or to contact police directly on 101.
Marin also posted about the incident on Instagram.
Last month Cycling Weekly suffered the theft of up to £150,000 of bikes and other kit from three vans parked overnight in Blyth, Nottinghamshire. That incident occurred only around 12 miles from Rotherham, as the crow flies.
11 thoughts on “Marin Bikes suffers £30,000 theft from van in Rotherham”
I’m quite amazed that a van
I’m quite amazed that a van with massive cycling logos emblazoned all over it, making it a major theft target, hasn’t got extra security fitted.
Every plumber and builder knows that the locks on vans are inadequate.
DrG82 wrote:
And clearly so do the thieves.
May as well put ‘ free bikes,
May as well put ‘ free bikes, please take one’ on the side
Then it wouldn’t have been
Then it wouldn’t have been theft.
I’ve got a picture somewhere
I’ve got a picture somewhere of the Merida Multivan team van with the side panel punctured and ripped open at the MTB World Cup in Madrid. Several bikes were stolen and the thieves didn’t even bother with the locks and that was in the paddock area.
Strange how we are anti
Strange how we are anti victim blaming when a cyclist suffers but when it’s a company we can’t wait to blame them. OK they should have had better security but at the same time why should it be unreasonable for them to leave the bikes in a locked van?
Gus T wrote:
It’s not unreasonable, but it is risky. Most commercial vans have things like “no tools left in vehicle overnight” put on them due to how easy it is to break into a van.
Whenever I’ve stored bikes in a van, I’ve used very heavy chains to lock them together and then typically have the van reversed up against a wall/garage to make it more difficult. And that’s with approx £2000 worth of bikes.
hawkinspeter wrote:
albeit theres a photo that shows the thieves also drilled the starter key ignition barrel out, Im assuming in attempt to steal the van itself, since the time and effort to do it seems unnecessary if youve already access to the bikes, and then it wouldnt matter how the bikes were secured in the van if they could have just driven it away.
Awavey wrote:
There is a limit to what you can do to deter theft but at least you should try.
Awavey wrote:
Thanks to immobilisers vehicles are more difficult to steal than they used to be when anyone with a large screw driver could start an engine and drive away.
I blame delinquent elves, if
I blame delinquent elves, if you ask around there’ll be someone who saw them making off on a stolen sleigh. Blinking scroats.