good luck!

let us know!

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How those said before. If your bike gets nicked, first thing Sunday morning is to get down to Brick Lane and loos for your bike. I know of some cases where they found their bikes back and had no glitch to get it back as long they had the run number of that bike and police is beneficial as well to recapture a bike as long you have the serial number. And bear in mind that there will be a handful of those who sell not stolen bikes, not each bike is nicked but most.

All big cities even Amsterdam have a special market where people go to get a so called second hand bike. The experience what I have of people bought a nicked bike that they had accident on them a short while later. I can immediatly count a handful of cases.

People go to Brick Lane to get a cut-rate second bikes and is their demand what is driving scum to Brick Lane, with no demand no market, easy.

don't worry there are always some cops hanging around Brick Lane and they would be more then happy to help a girl like you.

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Bethnal Green CID do seldom go down to that market to look for stolen stuff. I read that in the local free council mag. should be true?

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I had five bikes nicked in the nine years when I lived in London, Stoke Newington Police told me to go to Brick Lane and buy them back!!

I didnt bother but now my cover company have refused to cover me.

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demons be gone.....

I'm just going to have to let it go now. Went down to brick lane about 7.30 last sunday and hung around till 10, however had no luck. Its appalling down there, all those gangs of kids in hoodies, its as if they are hanging about in some Victorian gutter. I saw two brand new brompton bikes being wheeled in by kids, I couldn't believe my eyes. The prices are not inexpensive either!! I've determined that I won't get one more bike, if I can't even take it shopping at the weekend in Upper St then I can only take it for a spin round the market and there is not a great deal room in my new flat to keep it.

I have realised the fault of my ways though, I didn't have it branded at the ploice station by the ultra violet thing, or record down my serial code. I have only had one reply to my poster, who sounded genuinely dodgy!! I called up the police and said if they didn't go round there with me then I would have to leave it as I was a tad scared. They said they had larger fish to fry!! Then, they called back and said they would go round tonight as this man is known to the police for being decidely dodgy!

I hate those evil people. I know I should perhaps go to check in the next few weeks, but I can't face it. I have to let the demons go!!! The bike was a present from my boyfriend, and I've let him go for two years or so, so perhaps me and the bike just weren't meant to be. I still keep a picture of it with me incase I see any rat bags with it. I'll swing my lock at them!!!

Hope everybody else has better luck than me. Happy cycling!!

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i know how you feel...i had my bike nicked in liverpool abt 10 yeards ago. it was a kid,s knackered old racing bike that i had had since a kid. it was so knackered, it couldnt have been worth anything, aside from to me of course.

not sure that i would gamble investing in a more pricey bike now tbh

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happy ending!!

Yes there is one!! I got a call from the police station to say that they did acquire my bike off the dodgy guy, thus I can collect it tomorrow. Am so happy!! Just goes to show posters do work. I will only ride it in the park now, and will not be chaining it up and leaving it again.

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How FANTASTIC :happy: :D

I love a story with a happy ending.

Hope you celebrate in style tonight.

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conclusion :)

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Hi just read about Isla's case about her cycle and what other folks said about brick lane.

I myself had an bike stolen last thursday on the 18th August, early afternoon at Tottenham Court Road, it was a Viking Targa DD21, swift details:

-Matt Black\ Matt Silver Steel Frame (slight paint scratch on left side of frame, close to the seat, in close proximity to where cables run along to rear of the cycle) -Frame size 21 inches -black wheels, 26 inches -Front suspension -21 speed Grip shift gears (light scratch on left side gear shift) -Disc brake system (light scratches on synthetic parts of brake handles\triggers on both brakes)

hopefully being Londoners maybe somebody has seen it, heres a pic of what it is http://www.goutetsuu.plus.com/Goutetsuu.html.

Got the bike just over a month ago so its in top condition apart from those mentioned, being my first mountain bike, i'm gonna give it a shot to try and get it back God willing. I'll also have a look down Brick lane this sunday, though i may have missed it if it went there sunday passed, as i was not aware of Brick lane being nortorious for stolen bikes,

anyway hope anybody can help, maybe you've seen the bike,

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