Irons Posted November 3, 2016 Share Quite new to cycling, but I thought I'd bring up a concerning topic. I have a guy who works for me on the weekends at our home in Greenpoint. He lives on the street, so he has his fair share of exposure to crime, and when he saw that I had purchased a new road bike, he casually made mention of how often he gets the request to steal bicycles. When I enquired a bit more, he was able to name some of the top bicycle names, i.e. Specialized, Santa Cruz, etc. - because the requests are quite specific, and it turns out they are coming from fairly wealthy people. Lock those bicycles up properly. Tony Paulo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Paulo Posted February 6, 2017 Share It is great to have a forum on this subject BUT ...,, is anyone finding these stolen [emoji1452] bikes It is all a little futile and frustrating . Could anyone look and find these as a business. For financial reward? There must be professional detectives that could specialize in this matter Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited February 6, 2017 by Tony Paulo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted February 6, 2017 Share It is great to have a forum on this subject BUT ...,, is anyone finding these stolen [emoji1452] bikes It is all a little futile and frustrating . Could anyone look and find these as a business. For financial reward? There must be professional detectives that could specialize in this matter Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Its complicated, once the expensive bike is stolen, 9/10 times its insured so the owner just reports it stolen and starts planning the next build. The insruance company then has to try follow up, but with the sheer numbers, this is a tricky task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Paulo Posted February 6, 2017 Share At 10k they don't know the price either. probably bought it for 6 or 7kPage already deleted.....hmmmm.. well spotted Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Paulo Posted March 20, 2017 Share Does any mountain bike ever get recovered? Ever? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 20, 2017 Share Does any mountain bike ever get recovered? Ever? Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkNope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Paulo Posted March 20, 2017 Share Why we even post. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaMrQ Posted April 5, 2017 Share Why we even post. Sent from my iPad using TapatalkFound a mtb yesterday with the assistance of the community a week or so after it got stolen/reported. andydude, Nick and Pure Savage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted April 5, 2017 Share Does any mountain bike ever get recovered? Ever? Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkNopeYes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTB1000 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Hi all please see photo of CCTV footage of person riding off on my MTB. Friday 9th June 2017. Full Carbon Rocky Mountain - ML70 - XT/Raceface setup. Rondebosch Cape Town Sadiq Mohamed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted October 9, 2017 Share Matt I have asked in the past please post that HOT MAP and maybe figures again I cant find itthanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted October 9, 2017 Share on the stolen bikes page 17/20 bikes stolen is cape town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trail-Blazer Posted January 5, 2018 Share Police arrested suspect in possession of stolen bike, if this Giant is yours, contact Bellville Police Station. Pic attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean111 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Hi Everyone. I would just like to know. How can i make certain a bike i am buying is not stolen if the owner do not have receipts. Can a reputable bicycle shop check for me ? Regards D Edited August 12, 2022 by Dean111 Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esCape-ist Posted August 12, 2022 Share 9 minutes ago, Dean111 said: Hi Everyone. I would just like to know. How can i make certain a bike i am buying is not stolen if the owner do not have receipts. Can a reputable bicycle shop check for me ? Regards D Normally when you buy a new bike you need to register it online for the warranty. So maybe the local agent for that brand of frame could help verify who the original owner was….. but with POPI act not sure they would be willing to share that information, and they also need to delete/trash those records at some point once the warranty expires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Albert Cycles Posted August 12, 2022 Share 25 minutes ago, Dean111 said: Hi Everyone. I would just like to know. How can i make certain a bike i am buying is not stolen if the owner do not have receipts. Can a reputable bicycle shop check for me ? Regards D I do not have receipts for any my bike purchases . If you have doubts walk away . ChrisF, MTBRIDER1234, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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