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Cyclist buys his stolen bike back on Gumtree after police fail to act

Theft victim forked out £40 to retrieve it ... but will have to spend £300 to replace parts

Thu, Apr 22, 2021 16:59
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Bike thief

Theft victim gets his bike back… after spotting it on TV

“The kid threw this bike down and I just go: ‘That's my bike!’” says Donald Murray

Wed, Apr 21, 2021 14:40
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Cyclist locking bike in Hackney (picture credit Bikmo).JPG

How active are bike thieves in your area? New online bike theft tracker helps you find out

Tool from specialist insurer Bikmo calculates number of bikes reported stolen per 100,000 population, broken down by local authority area in England & Wales

Wed, Apr 07, 2021 14:06
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Rear derailleur

Have cyclists resorted to stealing cassettes and rear mechs due to component shortages?

Instead of wheels or bars, people are “getting cassettes, derailleurs, even chains taken off their bikes”... and a London bike shop owner thinks it isn't the work of career criminals

Fri, Mar 12, 2021 15:04
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Bike thief

Half of UK cyclists have no insurance or inadequate cover, warns insurer

Bikmo sounds alarm as it releases 2020 data showing that theft accounts for half of claims on its policies

Sun, Feb 14, 2021 20:37
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Base Camp Bikes burglary via Facebook

Second major bike theft in Scottish Highlands in a fortnight sees thieves steal bicycles worth £50,000

Burglary in Grantown-on-Spey comes a fortnight after similar raid 30 miles away in Laggan

Mon, Feb 01, 2021 20:22
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Peter Sagan’s Paris-Roubaix-winning Specialized s-Works Roubaix (picture credit Specialized and Brakethrough Media)

$160k worth of Specialized bikes including Peter Sagan’s Roubaix stolen in heist at company’s HQ

Also taken were bike Fabian Cancellara rode while leading the Tour de France, and Tony Martin’s 2012 Olympic silver time trial Shiv

Thu, Dec 17, 2020 16:45
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Recovered bike 2

City of London Police share gallery of stolen bikes as they look to return them to owners (most are more rideable than this one)

Eclectic mix of bikes and e-scooters have been recovered by officers in their fight against the bike thieves

Wed, Dec 02, 2020 14:46
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Stolen bikes (City of London Police).PNG

Bait bike leads police to massive stolen bike stash

City of London Police find 60 stolen bikes in one location in anti-bike theft crackdown

Tue, Nov 10, 2020 16:05
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Wheel from stolen bike © Simon MacMichael.JPG

London cyclists urged to lock up their bikes properly to thwart the thieves

Sadiq Khan, TfL and police forces team up with Halfords in anti-bike theft campaign

Tue, Nov 10, 2020 11:56
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