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Make your bike 57.5% less attractive to thieves. Get it tagged

Make your bike 57.5% less attractive to thieves. Get it tagged

by Andreas on 21. Jul, 2010 in Safe cycling in London

When the bike thief is sneaking around with a huge pair of bolt cutters under his arm he doesn’t want a bike that is security tagged. A little sticker on a visible part of the frame can identify the security marking and lately I’ve been seeing an ever greater number of people donning these stickers. [...]

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Spending the day with the cycle task force of the Met Police

Spending the day with the cycle task force of the Met Police

by Andreas on 05. Jul, 2010 in News, Safe cycling in London

We’ve spotted two males cycling on the pavement. P.C. Johnston makes a quick turn and is off his bike questioning the one. Within seconds he has the bike turned over and is doing a frame check. Often a thief will scratch off the frame number. Luckily, this time it’s still there. The two males look [...]

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Why bike thieves should be very afraid

Why bike thieves should be very afraid

by Andreas on 07. Jun, 2010 in News

Until now bike thieves have had it fairly good. Not only do they have a big pool of potential targets, many of them badly secured, but they also have a big audience to sell to. Thanks to websites such as eBay and Gumtree they can reach out and make big profits from expensive bikes. While [...]

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Unconventional ways of preventing your bike from being stolen

Unconventional ways of preventing your bike from being stolen

by Andreas on 16. Nov, 2009 in Safe cycling in London

My first time was outside my college when I was 16. I remember it well. Everyone remembers their first time. She was beautiful. The most gorgeous mountain bike you have ever seen. Sure it was just a £200 bike from JJB Sports but I was young and I was in love. I looked around at [...]

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How to lock your bike

by Andreas on 20. Aug, 2009 in Safe cycling in London

The latest figures show a 71% increase in bike thefts in parts of London so I thought I should revisit some bike lock safety tips. Make sure you don’t leave your bike anywhere without following these tips. It is best to take 2 minutes to read these tips rather than have your bike end up [...]

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Leader of the Conservative party no stranger to bike theft *Again!*

by Andreas on 08. May, 2009 in News

How to steal a bike from David Cameron: Lift it off the 3ft bollard it is chained to and walk away with it If above step fails, bring a pair of pliers and break the chain off The above criminal mastermind guide of “how to steal a bike” has been well used on the Conservative [...]

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Ugly your bike

by Andreas on 20. Jun, 2008 in Cycling tips, Safe cycling in London

Make-digital has posted up an awesome guide on how to deter thieves from stealing your bike by making them think its not worth anything. I have often seen this done on bicycles in London and I think its a very good idea especially if its a highly desirable bike. Some of the tips are a [...]

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