[Closed] *sigh* bike stolen in Edinburgh

That's a bit shit. Have you plastered Facebook? If so I can share a spread the word in the borders and parts of Edinburgh.

Thats crap. I always feel a bit smug keeping my bikes in my house when reading about those who have had theirs stolen from rickety wooden sheds, from roofracks & other stupid places to leave thoudands of pounds work of kit. The house seems very safe in comparison,
Glad your cats are ok.

Argh, noooo. ****. Looked like a great bike *sniffs and wipes a tear*

Glad it was just the bike, no impact on brewing kit?

Bugger.

Nice bike that.

jimmied a first floor window

Your impromtpu  roof terrace patio door   one?

Gutted for your loss.

At least your family (cats) are alright but yes a real shitter bout the damage and the bike

Hopefully you can get a Ti Sonder out of all this 👍

Is it just me or do a LOT of bikes get nicked in edinburgh? Sorry to hear you’ve fallen foul of the little scrotes too 🙁

yes - lots of bikes get nicked in Edinburgh. 2 different groups - neds with boltcroppers taking what they can find and punting them on locally for the price of a fix. Pro gangs that target expensive bikes and sell them abroad.

Its a real issue hence my 2 kilo lock

Gutted mate

List it on here https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/

Helped me get mine back

Dammit. Great shot of it at the croft though. Bikes today are like the escort cosworth of the 90s. Easy to steal and hard to get caught. Hope you get it back, unique enough that it should be easy to find if the ****ers are stupid enough to flog it online.

do a LOT of bikes get nicked in edinburgh?

Yes, and the thefts are alarmingly 'precise' at times. Not sure if this is due to Strava, geotagged photos, bike racks on cars or what, but the thieves often seem to be well informed about the location of decent bikes.

I had mine stolen from my garage in Edinburgh 2 weeks after moving in. Maybe someone saw me arriving with it on the roof. Or it was my bike rack in the driveway. A few months later I had a replacement, in the driveway fixing the gears and brakes, that night shed and garage got broken into and 3 bikes stolen, must have been spotted outside with the bike. Both times bolt cutters was all they used. Now I have a really secure garage door and a new shed that's built like a house with a 16mm chain round my bikes. Plus cctv, security lights and garage alarms. Still not convinced they won't steal them again though!!!

3 nights ago my neighbors camera caught someone trying to break into another neighbors front door, while they were at home. Failed to get in, tried to steal their car anyway but failed. Seems like there was a group of them, young lads. Face caught on camera so hopefully the police have a chance to identify them.

Not sure if this is due to Strava, geotagged photos, bike racks on cars or what, but the thieves often seem to be well informed about the location of decent bikes.

or posting on here?

I've never met the OP but i reckon I could find the location of his flat in about 10 mins.

How would you do that

How would you do that

By reading some of the stuff that he's posted.

We often unthinkingly reveal a lot about ourselves without realising.

Just from memory, I know that the OP lives in a first floor tenement flat (complete with piped in beer tap) above the flat roof of a particular shop in Edinburgh.

Nightmare mate, Edinburgh does seem to be getting like Scotland's Sheffield or Bristol.

Hopefully the thicko west coast criminal won't catch on, it warms my heart that this bike is left 'locked' like this every night down the road from me, I think it's a chef from a local eatery....🙄😂

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I also like the position of the rear light....

Edinburgh does seem like a bad place to own a bike. Motorcycles also seem to go amiss moreso than anywhere else.

Just from memory, I know that the OP lives in a first floor tenement flat (complete with piped in beer tap) above the flat roof of a particular shop in Edinburgh.

And so now does everyone else, although i'm sure that wasn't the intention.

Yes, the being followed home one, I know all about that. Sometimes worth taking turns off the main road with little notice to see whether the best up car behind follows you!

OTOH There do seem to be a lot of folks on here from Edinurgh, so it isn't entirely surprising that you get a lot of stolen Edinburgh bikes reported.

Hey guys, thanks for the messages.

It's possible this was a targeted thing, but I don't think through following home/strava as I'm in a tenement of quite a few flats in a built up area, so you couldn't pinpoint to my flat. Could be possible from posting history on here, but would have taken quite a lot of work..
Seems (at least according to police who came round) that it is likely opportunistic - someone has climbed up on the roofs and seen my bike through the window. Bike theft is pretty big in tow, guess folk make their living off of it.
Lucky in that my other CX bike (similar value) was left as well as the guitars and laptop etc.

Hopefully no issues with the insurance - should be ok as it is a recorded housebreaking.

You need/needed on of these.
https://gearjunkie.com/altor-safe-toughest-bike-lock?utm_source=GearJunkie+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=bf7e072984-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_12_10_57&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4761d8db2c-bf7e072984-22883741

‘world’s first angle grinder proof lock.’

Presumably only of any use when attached to  something secure which is equally angle grinder proof.

Presumably only of any use when attached to something secure which is equally angle grinder proof.

including the frame of the bike, which for the 'proper' thief rather than the cash converter druggie, is useless anyway.

including the frame of the bike

Yep, my Pitch got stolen in Vancouver when they went through the rear seat-stay.

Never did figure out if they had just patiently unscrewed it or if they had just chopped it.

*UPDATE*

Stepped out the front door on the way to the gym this morning and saw someone cycling past on my pinched bike.

Did a few stretches and warm-up exercises then gave chase.

Now I have my bike back - nice.

Result! Best let insurance know if you've recieved a payout

awesome news.. do tell more....

Great result! Particularly impressed you were calm enough to stretch out before the chase.

Run us through the 'conversation'.
Did you put a reasoned evidence based argument forward or stot the wee basa?

I hope the(temporary owner if a scrote) repeatedly fell off the bike whilst apprehending him 😉

Nice!

As much as it would be nice to say I went all Judge Dredd on them - I did not.
I did still get my bike back though - enough said in public.

Funny - that's the second teenage Edinburgh bike thief I can run faster than. Wee shits should do more exercise.

Is the bike ok? Has it seen much use/abuse in the time it's been away?

Excellent news,hope it's not been too trashed.
You may even find it wheelies easier now 😉

Bike is fine - they even pumped up my flat tyre for me.
Missing the pump on the frame, a wee stem cell bag and my Garmin but hey-ho

Amazing!

Result !

Mint hope the scrote got a stern telling off he will remember

Great result op. Doubt I could have chased him down if he was in his 80's.lol

This news has made my day. Great news.

Nice work. I once saw my stolen bike go past me in Edinburgh, but they disappeared too quickly. Oh ok I was also too scared to chase them.

[stw] hope you've told your insurers [\stw] 🙂

👍

[stw] hope you’ve told your insurers [\stw]

Sod 'em.

Insurance companies are the biggest scam merchants in the world.

still tell them !