http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Bike owner turns amateur sleuth to trap thief" en Mon, 18 May 2026 07:06:51 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-226429 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:02:16 +0000 chdot 226429@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>A MAN was attacked with a traffic cone after challenging a gang breaking into garages in Trinity.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/man-attacked-after-challenging-garage-thieves-1-4194178" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/man-attacked-after-challenging-garage-thieves-1-4194178</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-174837 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 21:21:14 +0000 Stickman 174837@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A colleague's Focus Mares was stolen from a close in Polwarth this week. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-174834 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 19:30:04 +0000 le_soigneur 174834@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One taken from a colleagues shed in Liberton last Sat.</p> <p>One taken from a neighbours shed in Drylaw Crescent the Sat before. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-174828 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:22:57 +0000 SRD 174828@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Saw a poster in the telfer subway today. Two bikes taken from a close on bruntsfield avenue. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-174814 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:55:31 +0000 chdot 174814@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/police-struggle-to-solve-thefts-from-outbuildings-1-3627018" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/police-struggle-to-solve-thefts-from-outbuildings-1-3627018</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-161476 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:45:03 +0000 le_soigneur 161476@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Two of the <a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1461823644073813&amp;id=1396473497275495">south-east-shed-hut-ers(SESHERS)</a> have been nabbed.<br /> If only the could get the cohort of wee NESHERS, that'd be a lot more people not being parted from their bikes.<br /> <img src="http://www.lockshop-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/enfield-d613-pair-large.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://www.ultrasecuredirect.com/acatalog/alarm-padlock-with-security-ground-anchor-L.JPG"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-161388 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:06:50 +0000 amir 161388@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At work, I use the same approach as DaveC but with a cable added. So a strong U lock through rear wheel and frame attached to the Sheffield stand, then a cable attaching the front wheel to the lock.</p> <p>At home, I have ground anchors so a different setup is used. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-161387 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:03:59 +0000 Dave 161387@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Like this in fact (except you don't need to worry about getting the frame):</p> <p><img src="http://www.billbonebikelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/properly-locked.png"></p> <p>It's more likely that someone will bottle jack your d-lock (which is harder with a mini lock around the wheel alone) than bother to saw through your wheel to get the frame. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-161385 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:02:46 +0000 Dave 161385@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, I was going to say that the diagram above is not wrong, but not exactly best practice.</p> <p>Lock the rear wheel to a secure object through the rear triangle of the frame using the smallest possible D-lock.</p> <p>To be honest I either don't worry about the front wheel or I take it off and lock using the same lock (a Kryptonite cable only takes a couple of seconds to cut, so it's really for peace of mind / to prevent casual theft). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-161344 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:34:16 +0000 mgj 161344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sounds like the same gang who had a go at my garage last year; smashed nearly 20 locks first and only then began opening the garages. Very production line. Didnt take anything from mine (contents one Citroen DS23...) but other lost bikes and tools before they were disturbed and drove off. We all got nice new locks from the police for free. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-161339 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 15:59:07 +0000 DaveC 161339@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A collegue has had his bike knicked from the new estate on The Strada, theives broke the lock off his shed doors. Triban3 in red. Looks like a gang with a van.</p> <p>I have a different stratagy for locking my bikes. Dlock through the rear wheel and seat stay (frame and rear wheel) then round the Sheffield stand. If I suspect my front is at risk I'll take it off (quick release) and lock with the rear. The aim is to get everything with the strongest lock (I've had a bike nicked when thieves cut through the cable), leaving no romo for a bottle jack. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-161333 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:58:48 +0000 le_soigneur 161333@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Trinity is the latest target for thieves - The Strada, Pilton Drive.<br /> "F******!! Bike stolen<br /> All the bike stores on he estate were broken in to- bummer.<br /> Yes I've seen that this morning.<br /> They literally smashed the doors"<br /> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10389411_10204334516460327_2012709072223402432_n.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-160351 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:59:00 +0000 I were right about that saddle 160351@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is the amateur sleuth ARoboCop? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-160348 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:48:56 +0000 gembo 160348@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>arobcomp was telling us about this at PY today, he knows the amateur sleuth </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13178#post-160336 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:30:04 +0000 chdot 160336@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>A SHREWD cyclist has been reunited with his stolen bike by duping a dopey criminal into meeting him before calmly tipping off the police.</p> <p>Amateur sleuth David Livey spotted his £500 racer being advertised via an online sales site just days after it was pinched from outside Leith Victoria Swim Centre last week.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/bike-owner-turns-amateur-sleuth-to-trap-thief-1-3488665" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/bike-owner-turns-amateur-sleuth-to-trap-thief-1-3488665</a> </p>