Container of 127 Giant e-bikes stolen from the A12

[Doomanic]

Container of 127 Giant electric bikes stolen - BikeBiz

 

[Stihldog]

Even lone riders can be targeted. Be careful out there.

 

[Yoak]

Bikes are the new drugs.......

 

[Sander23]

Theft of ebikes is real.
In my country there is a new kind of ebike theft going on. Where the thieves look on public strava profiles with recent routes.
That way they track where you started your ride to home.
Stole 14 ebikes in a day couple weeks ago

 

[Banksay]

At least here in the UK ebikes will be redundant soon and thieves will target something else as nobody will be able to afford the electricity to charge them...silver linings and all that.

 

[billwarwick]

Even lone riders can be targeted. Be careful out there.

A work colleague was knocked off his commuting ebike the other day by 3 kids on 2 mopeds. This is in broad daylight on a fairly busy road at 4.00pm. At first, he tried to resist but when they produced hammers he let them take the bike. As he watched one of the thieves ride off on the bike, he suddenly realised that in his pannier were his phone, laptop, wallet with cards, and house keys. Still dazed, he looked around and miraculously his pannier was on the ground. Somehow, his pannier had unclipped itself from the bike when it hit the ground.So all things considered, he feels that he got away lightly.

 

[Healy]

How do you steal a whole bloody container.

 

[Healy]

Gutted tho the reign is on my shortlist for the next bike

 

[RustyMTB]

How do you steal a whole bloody container.

Usually, you drive off with it...

 

[Healy]

Usually, you drive off with it...

Haha but fair play they got some balls

 

[04fuxake]

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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.

 

[Goodmango13]

Okay, so that totally sucks all the way around, completely and undoubtedly !!! Really not good.....,
However, after owning 2 Giant Emtb's and calling and emailing and begging for a response from them over 2 years on 2 separate bikes, they never once responded in any form, ever! Now when I read the article they have put their contact info in there to help them connect in any way to find more info.....
Can't help but let that little bit of resentment slide off my finger tips, especially my middle finger in response to their calls for help....Ouch! Sorry, but just sayin'.....truly hope they recover the bikes for everyone's benefit, just don't ask those burned by their non-responsive customer support to do the responding.

 

[Surrey Hillbilly]

How much are you selling them for @Doomanic ? Might take a medium off your hands if the price is right.