Are cyclists stealing from cyclists?

[Cycleops]

Cyclists in London and other big cities have reported seeing chains cassettes and derailleurs disappearing from their bikes. Due to the spares shortages?
Here's the story:
https://road.cc/content/news/parts-shortage-sees-thieves-target-rear-mechs-cassettes-281675

 

[cougie uk]

Naah just checked on Wiggle. I can get kit from there without needing to steal stuff.

 

[ianrauk]

Usual RoadCC clickbait

 

[numbnuts]

Loads of secondhand bits on ebay...............I wonder were they get then from

 

[Blue Hills]

Must admit i haven't read it cyclops.
But stealing cassettes?
Surely it would be easier to nick a bike?

 

[Drago]

It's road.cc. As a news source its credibility is a little north of the Beano, but well south of the Daily Sport.

 

[HMS_Dave]

Any excuse to hide their own incompetence in the shed....

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

But stealing cassettes?
Surely it would be easier to nick a bike?

That's the downside of things like QRs isn't it? The quicker you can get the wheels off a bike, the easier it is to rob parts. The owners of expensive bikes make the complete machine difficult to swipe with big D-locks, but if you've got a rack full of bikes fitted with high end transmission parts costing £100+ a pop, a pocketful of bits comes to a tidy amount. Plus there won't be any serial numbers on the bits to make them traceable when resold. All the time many riders insist on using anything better than a worthless beater with low end kit on it to commute on, then the criminal profit opportunity is there.

 

[PK99]

Not possible, all cyclists live on a higher moral plane than normal people. Stealing from each other is just not possible....

 

[Cycleops]

Must say I do find it rather unbelievable. Having being targeted by bike thieves for years the vast majority wouldn’t turn to thievery just to replace a spare part. If it is happening it’s more likely to be carried out by someone specialising in that kind of thing.

 

[sleuthey]

Loads of secondhand bits on ebay...............I wonder were they get then from

And new bits. Iv not had any issues getting spares for the past year.

 

[Chris S]

Thieves have been cutting through bike frames just to steal their parts. It sounds like a professional operation.
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ever-had-anyone-cut-your-frame-to-steal-your-bike/

 

[Blue Hills]

Must say I do find it rather unbelievable. Having being targeted by bike thieves for years the vast majority wouldn’t turn to thievery just to replace a spare part. If it is happening it’s more likely to be carried out by someone specialising in that kind of thing.

you used to see a suspiciously large number of second hand bike parts down brick lane market in east london. Always struck me as odd/suspicious but I assumed that if nicked they had been stripped off an entire bike that had been nicked.

 

[ianrauk]

And its not cyclists stealing from cyclists. Its thieves stealing from cyclists.

 

[PK99]

And its not cyclists stealing from cyclists. Its thieves stealing from cyclists.

Maybe.
But it is cyclists buying cheap second hand kit #innocentface