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Double Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee MBE has announced a partnership with national bike marking and registration scheme BikeRegister. BikeRegister, owned by security marking provider Selectamark, is used by all UK police forces to assist in the fight against bike crime, with over a million bikes currently registered on the …

A container of 127 Giant electric bikes has been stolen, the company has announced. The incident happened today, 17th February, and is being investigated by the police. Giant said thieves cut through the container locks and offloaded the full load onto another vehicle. Taken from the A12, the freight container …

Bicycle crime fell by 11.5% in 2021, according to new figures from more than 40 police forces across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This translates to 64,500 reported bicycle thefts in 2021, compared to 72,920 the year before. Bicycle theft hotspots remained consistent over 2020 and 2021, with the London …

Shimano components to produce 10,000 bikes have been stolen from Czech bicycle producer Bike Fun International (BFI). While transporting the components, unknown criminals put a truck driver to sleep by gas in a parking lot and stole the Shimano components, BFI said in a statement. The heist took place on …

Stoke-on-Trent cycle retailer Rourke Cycles was broken into last week, the store has revealed in a Facebook post. Thieves gained entry into the store at around 4:15am on Tuesday 30th November, taking one Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Comp Carbon size S4, frame no. WSBC004418681S. They gained access through a small opening …

Two Whyte e-bikes have been stolen from Alf Jones Cycles, the shop has revealed on its Facebook page. The bikes were stolen at around 4:30pm yesterday, the post said. “They were two men, around 6ft tall. They headed out the car park south towards the Spar where we presume they …

PowUnity’s GPS tracker now has a new feature, Share BikeTrax, where several people can monitor one e-bike. It’s a service that many PowUnity customers have been waiting for, said the company, and are now able to use in the PowUnity app since the October 2021 update. Each BikeTrax GPS tracker …

The sixth annual Cycle Crime Conference, hosted by BikeRegister in association with British Transport Police (BTP), took place virtually this year with the theme ‘Let’s Get Back on the Road’. The conference, which is usually held at Tally Ho, the West Midlands Police training and conference centre in Birmingham, was …

Officers are investigating reports of a burglary at JE James Cycles during the early hours of Friday 16th July and is appealing to the public for help. Four offenders arrived at the store just after 3.30am in Brimington Road North and broke in through the shutters. It is believed they stole …

UK-based bicycle tech start-up Leopard Tech has launched its 2021 Bicycle Security and Safety Survey, with the aim of getting a broad spectrum of views from cyclists around the world on their attitudes towards bike theft, prevention and rider safety. This year will also focus on cyclists’ attitudes throughout the …