Lock up your Bikes
Last week (Wednesday or Thurday) we had a pushbike stolen from our back garden and one of our neighbours had the same problem a week earlier!
His was a red and grey Appollo XC.26 - as new - with black tape on the saddle and ours was a blue and white Appollo XC.26 (mens) bike with damage to the front cogs (so restricted to only 7 gears instead of the normal 21), no bell (normally standard but we took it off to give to one of the boys) and no front reflector (same thing - lol).
So if you happen to see one laying around or get offered one for sale which fits either description, I’d be most grateful if you’d let me know, or (if it’s ours) you can call the local police on 0845-0901234 and mention incident number #353 dated 9/9/07 (when we first noticed - lol).
It might be advisable to make sure your bikes are locked up. Ours were both in our back gardens but my gate didn’t shut properly (does now… just in time - lol) so the thief/thieves came into our gardens to get them!
It would also be very interesting to know if anybody else has had the same problem recently… The “on yer bike” cycle scheme may be an invitation that local thieves are unable to resist!
Please ring me or register and post a comment about any similar problems; it’s part of the reason why the site was created.
