STOLEN - 2012 Carrera Vengeance Mountain Bike

I've had two bikes stolen, both times when the pikeys are in town.

What do you know, they're on the common right now...
Good luck finding your bike Lorna.

Sorry to hear that Lorna.
If you are brave enough to risk buying another you may have better luck if you get a lock like this with an 18mm shackle as apparently they can't be cropped.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000AOA3...and=428795321674028978&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=

It's a lot of money and too heavy to carry around with you though!

Bike theft is rife in Stafford , it isnt just our travelling friends on the common that cause issues. There is a constant trickle of repeat offenders who believe that its easier to steal from those who work and better themselves rather than get a job or earn money to get what they want. Most of this thieving underclass are known to the Police and regularly get caught ,only for the bed wetters who pass as magistrates in this town to keep giving them the mildest possible sentence which usually involves holding their hand and making them promise not to do it again . The offenders nod their head , look contrite whilst laughing up their sleeve and looking forward to going out again. By the way , do you know what the slang is these little shits have for going out thieving.........''Grafting''

Sorry you've had your bike nicked. We can only hope that the thief was hit by a bus with a big rusty spike on the front as he cycled off. Either that or the score he made from the proceeds was the one that finished him/her off face down in the gutter.

We?

we had our garage broken into the other night, didnt realise we had friends on the common though.

Extra care!

Driving home at midnight and on a road (to remain nameless) not far from my house was a car parked with bike rack on and very shiny and new looking Carrera mountain bike on the back.

Didn't get close enough to see if it was locked on somehow, but even if it was locked to the rack, the rack was only the type with cords that strap to the car so easily cut...

Some people are just asking for trouble, however to my surprise it was still there this morning when I passed... perhaps thieves were on a night off... or perhaps it seemed too easy to be true... i.e. a honey trap?

Lorna, picture missing.