Stolen Ride Archives

Interview with a ’Bike-Stripping’ Victim: The Crime Nobody Talks About

October 2, 2018 at 12:23 pm9 min reading

Safety

The volume of stolen bikes in London is mentioned rather often. But ‘bike-stripping’ – the theft of individual bike parts, such as handlebars and saddles? That has been, up to this point, mostly ignored by the general public.

Only 6% of All Bikes Stolen in London Are Reunited with Their Owners

December 7, 2016 at 2:01 pm

Urban cycling

There can never be enough pages filled on the topic of bike theft and how to prevent it. Stolen Ride and London Cycling Campaign have joined forces and tasked Quanteze with an online survey that asked 1800 London cyclists various questions about their bikes, cycling…

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How Does Bike Stealing Work in London? Help to Find More Thieves!

September 7, 2016 at 1:49 pm

Road cycling

Stolen Ride London is an initiative that helps cyclists find their stolen bikes. Richard Cantle started the service after his own bike had been stolen and he had tried to locate it on Twitter. We recently featured an article about the good work the people…