Warning to all cyclists - Must read.

[400bhp]

Request to follow is a must IMO. After that if you use another name and start gps away from your house you will be well protected.

But but but, I'd lose valuable miles.

Another thing - use the "exclusion zones" around common places you visit too - work, family etc.

 

[Crankarm]

The local filth attempted to break into my garage. They have denied it, but now it transpires they did as I have witnesses. They are refusing to investigate themselves or pay for the damage they caused. Lying scumbags.

I am thinking of getting one of these.

 

[Psyclist]

The local filth attempted to break into my garage. They have denied it, but now it transpires they did as I have witnesses. They are refusing to investigate themselves or pay for the damage they caused. Lying scumbags.

I am thinking of getting one of these.

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You're saying the filth = police??

Why on earth would they want to break into your garage, as officers of the law?

 

[Crankarm]

You're saying the filth = police??

Why on earth would they want to break into your garage, as officers of the law?

Correct. Why do cops abuse their positions, fabricate evidence (Hillsborough, Birmingham 6, etc), pervert the course of justice, lie, take payment for selling information, cosy up to journos and Murdoch, beat people up, kill people - Ian Tomlinson, they do and some of them get away with it.

Campaign of harrassment, malicious falsehood and intimidation by a neighbour who knows I have things in my garage. Police broke into my gargage under their instruction.

 

[Arjimlad]

Did they nick anything ?

Independent Police Complaints Commission ?

 

[Crankarm]

Did they nick anything ?

Independent Police Complaints Commission ?

Well my pride and joy I had taken out a few days before to put indoors. For the rest I don't know as I don't like going out there for fear of meeting the neighbour and the trauma of it all. Came home one night to find the garage door hanging off it's hinges and frame chewed up from crowbar being used to gemmy it open. I am going to have to make a full check although but can't bring myself to do it at the moment as the scrote neighbour is always home on my days off and it is dark when I get back from work so not enough light at the moment. Need to get a garage door specialist to come and look at it.

I'm in the process of IPCC complaint and solicitor suing them.

Apparently another neighbour caught them in the act.

 

[fossyant]

General good advice.

Usual stuff if you aren't on a cul-de-sac, wheel bike inside as you get home, and then later take out to shed/garage. Don't go servicing and cleaning the bike in general view, shut garage door rather than leave contents on view, and beef up security.

A guy on my road has been 'done' at least once, getting away with a downhill MTB and racing BMX's - went in through the roof of his garage (concrete prefab type garage).

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Just checked-as far as I can tell you can only see "recent rides" on the group page, so not too bad I suppose.

Not so bad as long as you haven't come from your home on your "No:3 De Rosa King R3" on your recent rides.

 

[Pale Rider]

I always leave and return with the bike as swiftly as possible.

Any messing about with panniers, clothing etc is done in the seclusion of the back yard.

The seclusion is double-edged, no one can see what you have or what you are doing, but equally a burglar can work on breaking in largely unobserved.

 

[SportMonkey]

I guess so, and I seem to recall Strava giving you the option to set the diameter of your privacy zone circles. This seems to have now been set to a default 1km.

The other perhaps scary thing is that someone could target you whilst out on the bike, in particular if you commute at a set time each day.

Triangulation.

Annoyingly my postcode lops out one of my KOMs, so I use exclusion on a different postcode. That said, I only upload in the evenings, and my wife doesn't work.

 

[Nofers]

Would you like to come into a private room with me and talk about it?

I'll nick your bike and donate some blood for you

 

[Licramite]

I know its obviouse but I will mention it (as this thread has made me do it , I hadn't up to now)
Take a photo of your bike - and write the frame number on the back.
so if it is nicked and turns up in a police stolen goods compound they have some way of identifing it.
just saying its a blue whatever isn't going to help them.
you can get invisible untraviolet light marker paint , or put something under the saddle , bike theives aren't necesserily that bright.

cycling magazine had an article on bike locks with lots of good advice, on best chains ect. - by a supposd bike theif.
the D locks it advised putting through the back wheel and though the frame, apparantly they use a crowbar to lever it off but by puting it through the back wheel it will mangle the back wheel if they try.

and I wouldn't go on my bike is so crap no-one will nick it. - I had car like that , it got nicked.

 

[Davidc]

I must do it on my present bike - in the past I've put my postcode on bikes and computers in very visible enamel paint as a deterrent (as well as UV ink). Don't know what security experts think but it's struck me a good idea.

Good locks and floor/wall bolts + alarms as well.

 

[400bhp]

I know its obviouse but I will mention it (as this thread has made me do it , I hadn't up to now)
1. Take a photo of your bike - and write the frame number on the back.
2. so if it is nicked and turns up in a police stolen goods compound they have some way of identifing it.

Sorry, how does 1. lead to 2. [the police itentifying it]?

 

[Psyclist]

I know its obviouse but I will mention it (as this thread has made me do it , I hadn't up to now)
Take a photo of your bike - and write the frame number on the back.
so if it is nicked and turns up in a police stolen goods compound they have some way of identifing it.
just saying its a blue whatever isn't going to help them.
you can get invisible untraviolet light marker paint , or put something under the saddle , bike theives aren't necesserily that bright.

cycling magazine had an article on bike locks with lots of good advice, on best chains ect. - by a supposd bike theif.
the D locks it advised putting through the back wheel and though the frame, apparantly they use a crowbar to lever it off but by puting it through the back wheel it will mangle the back wheel if they try.

and I wouldn't go on my bike is so crap no-one will nick it. - I had car like that , it got nicked.

Also write on laminated paper your name and mobile number, nothing else. And put it in the bars, seatpost and bb.