Does this look normal to you

[classic33]

Taken near a bike rack, in the town centre and there's at least twenty on the back.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Difficult to say. Did you get the Reg No. just in case?

 

[cisamcgu]

A shop called "Food Therapy" ? No, not normal at all ... !

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'm not sure the push-along trike would have been locked up at a bike rack.

 

[classic33]

Difficult to say. Did you get the Reg No. just in case?

Got the registration. Told it was normal when reporting it though. Theres a full suspension Giant MTB under there, near the cab.

 

[KneesUp]

Normal doesn't necessarily mean legal.

 

[summerdays]

There are several bikes on there that look to be 20 inch or smaller wheel size so doesn't look like a haul from a bike rack.

I must admit I frequently pass one house that invariably has either one or two kids bikes for sale. Each one only lasts for a few weeks at most and usually have a price on cardboard of between £40-£60. I always wonder where their supply of bikes are from but only ever kids bikes, so perhaps abandoned ones?

 

[Globalti]

If they were being stolen do you really think the thief would pile them up like that, in full view of the public?

 

[summerdays]

If they were being stolen do you really think the thief would pile them up like that, in full view of the public?

Why not ... sometimes the more confident you are, the more likely you are to get away with it, happens in all walks of life!

 

[IDMark2]

Looks like collection day for 'unwanted BSO's' to be mildly fettled and sold on Gumtree or the like. Not sure if your further fears can be justified or actioned beyond what you have already done classic.

 

[KneesUp]

There are several bikes on there that look to be 20 inch or smaller wheel size so doesn't look like a haul from a bike rack.

I must admit I frequently pass one house that invariably has either one or two kids bikes for sale. Each one only lasts for a few weeks at most and usually have a price on cardboard of between £40-£60. I always wonder where their supply of bikes are from but only ever kids bikes, so perhaps abandoned ones?

I think kids are quite prone to leave bikes lying around, either in the park, in the street or around the back of their house. I know DDs bike is left unlocked more often than any of the others.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

We have a guy locally who takes donations of unwanted bikes, gives them a basic fettling and punts them out for charity. 90% of what he sells are BSO's for teenagers. They are the most common unwanted bike, I guess it's the point they stop riding and start on cars or scooters.

 

[raleighnut]

Local tip to a cycle charity run possibly, Cyclemagic used to have 300-400 donated/unwanted in racks in a warehouse waiting for something to happen with them, I rescued 5 for my own rebuilds, still got em.

 

[Archie_tect]

Is there a local recyc-y-bike near you classic?

 

[KneesUp]

Local tip to a cycle charity run possibly, Cyclemagic used to have 300-400 donated/unwanted in racks in a warehouse waiting for something to happen with them, I rescued 5 for my own rebuilds, still got em.

Do you know of any other places like that?