Wiltshire cyclist robbed of bike by white van men

The story unfolds...

http://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/11438683.Man_threatened_with_pit...

A helmet cam isn't going to have any effect on this kind of thing unless the thieving little wotsits are incredibly dim.

Not in Tidworth surely, the UKs most desirable postcode....

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28918709

Scum. If caught they will no doubt get off Scott free as the courts are so crap.

Head cam, head cam.
Or a heavy D-lock.
My road bike has a tracker in the frame.

Sorry, I'll switch the humour detector back on!

Pedal in the other direction as fast as you can? Detour down some small roads/paths? Ride in a group?

Doesn't say they had a knife or any other weapon, not that threatening then.

This is scary, as once this story gets out there's going to be copycats all over the country.

Not sure about the rest of you, but if I'm on a leisure ride, I'd rather stick to some quiet back country lanes rather than main arteries, and I get the feeling that this is where a lot of cyclists go.

I truly hope that the law sees fit to throw the book at these people if they are caught, though I seriously doubt the police will put any resources into finding the perpetrators, as it's only a mugging and no cars were stolen, after all it's only a bike isn't it?

Wouldn't you just kick em both in the nuts and carry on on your merry way? I would.

I'm surprised by the location too. Looking at street view it's a wide straight road with a cycle path running alongside it. Not the sort of road that would be easily blocked off by a single transit-style van. Being as the two men emerged from the rear of the van I'd assume there might be a driver too? So that's 2-3 men and a van ... all to steal a bicycle of unknown value and condition ... in broad daylight?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.248577,-1.643035,3a,90y,86.51h,91.23t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sLOx98v5-DcLWOVNtm1q-7A!2e0!6m1!1e1

Hope he doesn't have to wait long for his insurance to pay out.
That is if he put it on his insurance policy?

coming soon.....handle bar mounted tasers.....

Presumably the cyclist took the registration details. They may be false, of course, but this pair don't sound the sharpest.

I'm slightly surprised this doesn't happen more often. Especially with road bikes becoming more popular, "skinny bloke in lycra on his own in the middle of nowhere" has limited potential as a deterrent.

@Mercuryone - I doubt they had any idea what it was - just that someone in 'cycling gear' probably has an expensive bike, in the minds of these neanderthals...

Risking arrest for a £1400 Scott CR?! Obviously the work of lunatics...