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« Reply #1770 on: Monday, January 5, 2015, 22:53:49 » |
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They also said that there will be more until a group of caravans parked about a quarter of a mile away are moved on.
I'm probably a racist for passing that on.
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« Reply #1771 on: Monday, January 5, 2015, 23:00:52 » |
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Yeh................two £1k bikes, or one £2k bike ?
Could be back to the Orange 5 !
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« Reply #1772 on: Monday, January 5, 2015, 23:19:14 » |
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A few of us went out for a ride on Sunday morning.
The police reckon we were probably followed, and they saw where I ended up.
They picked the wrong one , 'cos my mate up the road "Mr S-works" has about £20k worth of bikes in his shed.
Or at least he did, they are now in his front room
The police basically said that in the last 5 days there have been several such thefts. They also said that there will be more until a group of caravans parked about a quarter of a mile away are moved on.
I'm probably a racist for passing that on.
Strava? There seem to be a spate of thefts up here every 6 months or so.. I do wonder if there are just gangs moving around doing it- police seem to think majority are just stripped for components so they must know what they are looking for? |
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« Reply #1773 on: Monday, January 5, 2015, 23:42:21 » |
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Why do you say Strava ?
I don't use it, but all my cycle mates do.
Is there a way that they can work out where you live from Strava ?
If so, they should have gone a few doors up the road - "Mr S-works" is a Strava addict, and has a summer and winter bike for road and off road, all together, like I said £20K+
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« Reply #1774 on: Monday, January 5, 2015, 23:55:01 » |
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Strava plots the route on the map which people can view on line and if you start and finish at home it pinpoints the house. You can set a security thing that means the first 500m (or something) is not shown on the map but you have to set it up. Plus many people record what bike they have on strava, I know where all the Cervelos live round here!
I know that when the guy across the road from me had 5 bikes lifted the police were convinced it was down to strava - it's been all over the local rag.
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« Reply #1775 on: Monday, January 5, 2015, 23:58:07 » |
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Thanks, I'll alert my mates
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« Reply #1776 on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 00:23:52 » |
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Say no more and no, you're not.
A small chink
Dave Whelan might argue otherwise....(after he's been on his FA sponsored recorrection course) |
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« Reply #1777 on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 07:16:58 » |
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I had to do a quick check of the shed after I read this. Sorry to hear about the bikes  |
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« Reply #1778 on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 16:54:37 » |
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Sorry for your loss NtNIIH
Enjoy shopping!
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« Reply #1780 on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 20:48:50 » |
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Don't forget to search for them eBay and Gumtree in case they turn up. Was reading about this in a bike mag about people tracing their stolen bikes.
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« Reply #1781 on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 20:54:54 » |
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Are you in Swindon NTNIIH?
I'll keep an eye on the for sale:Swindon FB group just in case the thieves are really dumb. Sounds more like a proper job to me though.
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« Reply #1782 on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 21:14:00 » |
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On a similar matter, does anyone have bike insurance?
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« Reply #1783 on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 21:30:24 » |
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Nope. My bike is probably worth about 2 months premium though!
Some household insurances cover you. A guy at work had his custom bike nicked from the work bike shreds and his paid up..
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« Reply #1784 on: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 22:14:15 » |
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Nope. My bike is probably worth about 2 months premium though!
Some household insurances cover you. A guy at work had his custom bike nicked from the work bike shreds and his paid up..
I've got mine included (named) on my home which covers them away from home as well. However I've often thought about bike insurance which covers accidents etc. |
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