There are thousands of bikes stolen here in the UK every year and it is said that every 71 seconds a bike is stolen making an astounding 440,000 bikes a year that are nicked. But why on earth do people do this, are they really that interested in getting an old Pinarello or do they simply do it because they can?
Well according to many Americans I have had the chance to speak to the main culprits over there seem to be the bicycle couriers. Is it really possible that the people that already have bikes and use them all the time steal more of them just for the parts. Well the truth is that these types of people are not after then entire bike but the bike accessories that are attached to it.
Because these people are using their bikes all of the time it would seem that they are always looking for newer and better parts hence their reason to steal. However I wouldn’t say that as a whole it is the couriers that are stealing the bikes.
No matter how old the bike is, it is worth a bit of money when you try to sell it on which is just why people do it. Many drug abusers and people who are desperate steal the bikes to get a bit of extra money. Alcoholics, people who cannot handle their money and anyone else like this often commit crimes like this.
Once again it is not always these people that are doing it but just general idiots that think it is funny to ride off on someone else’s property. Whilst in the US it may be couriers that are the criminal masterminds behind bike thefts I am almost certain that there are no criminal masterminds at work but CHAVS with nothing better to do with thier time.
The only advice I can give to you is to make sure you have locked it up in a safe area and to do everything you can to prevent a thief from stealing any part of the bike. Other than that put on your specialized road shoes and get going!