Container of 127 Giant e-bikes stolen from the A12

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As reported by the canny folks over at BikeBiz, Giant are the victims of a rather brazen burglary. An entire container load of 127 Giant electric bikes has been stolen.

The robbery happened earlier today (Thursday February 17) on the A12 road and was quickly reported to the police. The A12 runs between Lowestoft and London.

According to Giant, the containers had its locks cut off and all of the 127 e-bikes within were loaded on to a vehicle. And that was that.

The bikes stolen were multiples of the following models:

  • Giant Reign E+ 0 MX Pro in Phantom Green and Black – size large
  • Giant Reign E+ 2 MX Pro in Black Diamond and Black – size extra large
  • Giant FastRoad E+ EX Pro in Black – size large
  • Giant Talon E+ 29er Sport in Graphite – size large and extra-large
  • Giant Talon E+ Sport in Graphite – size large

Ian Beasant, Giant UK MD: “We ask for our retailers and the cycling community to be wary of these goods circulating in the market.”

Anyone with information are urged to contact Giant on 0800 015 9110 or email sales@giant-bicycles.co.uk

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  • mashr
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    The thieves must be buzzing after pulling that off! Hopefully the end up getting charged.

    I’m not even sorry

    Posted 2 years ago
    dawson
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    Got to be an inside job. It would take a good while to handball those out of a container and needs sufficient transport arrangements to cart them away

    Posted 2 years ago
    matt_outandabout
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    Some forumites must be *desperate* not to see eBikes on the trails ;-)

    Posted 2 years ago
    leafythebear
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    Don’t worry, the British Police will recover them and bring the perpetrators to justice… https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/17/police-are-only-solving-5-of-street-burglaries-and-robberies-7639064/

    Posted 2 years ago
    chrismac
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    Definitely well planned. How would you know what is in that tatty shipping container

    Posted 2 years ago
    cheddarchallenged
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    “Definitely well planned. How would you know what is in that tatty shipping container“

    Customs declaration form or access to something like Shippeo showing real time freight visibility – or the transport management system used to book the overland freight

    Posted 2 years ago
    dissonance
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    What does stolen on the A12 mean? I assume parked in a layby since whilst it is a rather pathetic road given the traffic on it and hence due to delays I am sure it would have been noticed even in the normal rolling traffic jam.

    Posted 2 years ago
    BigJohn
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    A criminal maestro no less. Or a Mr Big.

    Posted 2 years ago
    bigrich
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    was the driver ok? I’d be worried about battery.

    Posted 2 years ago
    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    A criminal maestro no less. Or a Mr Big.

    They Lust after more, but if the police arrive they go into Overdrive to Escape the Talon of the law.

    Posted 2 years ago
    johnnystorm
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    It’s a shame the security system wasn’t able to Defy the thieves after they fathomed out how to get past it. I expect the police will now be in overdrive to catch the culprits. They’ll make contact soon enough and the criminals won’t roam free for much longer.

    Posted 2 years ago
    Sandwich
    Full Member

    My garage is a bit full of Giant branded boxes. Once the heat dies down I’ll be knocking them out at a reasonable price with a “car-park warranty”.

    You ain’t seen me, right?

    Posted 2 years ago
    indeedfox
    Free Member

    The industry has suffered from theft for decades and has done nothing to try and prevent it, or make it harder to sell on stolen goods. eBikes represent a huge opportunity to go a small step in thwarting theft. How about something in the software that renders the bike useless until it’s activated through a code or, better still, a charging system that bricks the bike if reported stolen. Obviously, I’m just spitballing an immediate thought but the boffins should be able to come up with something that’s viable. It’s a quick way to sell 127 eBikes though. Thanks Mr Insurance company. Edited: of course I’m kidding about the last bit.

    Posted 2 years ago
    argee
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    It’s hard to fathom how this happened, the driver must have been in a trance during this theft, i just hope Giant take a stance against this as you don’t want to embolden criminals with this type of theft, it’s just revolt-ing.

    Hopefully these thieves reign of terror is short-Liv-ed

    Posted 2 years ago
    Riksbar
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    It’s hard to fathom how this happened, the driver must have been in a trance during this theft,

    The driver was probably in his cab keeping safe. Even ringing the police these days there’s very little chance of a rapid response and with a gang there’s nothing the driver can do to stop it. See an account of a robbery mentioned in this article on a truckers day.

    Posted 2 years ago
    argee
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    I just hope the police change their stance on this type of crime.

    Posted 2 years ago
    multi21
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    So why have they not said the time and location of the robbery?
    Somebody may well have it on recorded on their dashcam, however Thursday on the A12 is absolutely useless for anybody to check this. I was on that road for around 2 hours on Thursday, however the the road is about 100 miles in length so there’s no way I’m going to bother checking my footage without narrowing it down.

    Posted 2 years ago
    MoreCashThanDash
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    I was on that road for around 2 hours on Thursday, however the the road is about 100 miles in length so there’s no way I’m going to bother checking my footage without narrowing it down.

    Contact the Police and ask them where and when so you can check if your footage might help?

    Posted 2 years ago
    duckman
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    Surely they can be bricked the first time somebody tries to charge them?

    Posted 2 years ago
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