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Derbyshire man travelled five hours to buy an e-bike that was stolen before he could get back on the train

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Rebecca Morley

Rebecca has been in cycling journalism since 2018. She started out at trade title BikeBiz and still contributes features to its monthly magazine, and was also named one of Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling 2019.

3 comments

1 month 3 days ago

Crime like this is pretty common in places like Bournemouth seafront by the pier. There are many dodgy types looking for the careless tourist to let their guard down.

1 month 4 days ago

Bike theft in the UK is facilitated by inept policing that thinks ~£100m a year of cycle theft feeding organised crime 'isn't a policing priority' as they're just push bikes worth a few quid. I ride a cargo bike in order to carry the 25kg of extreme motorbike chain and lock that slows battery disc cutters down to about 2 minutes. CCTV = useless for public needs. Police = where are they? #brokenbritain

1 month 5 days ago

1/4 inch steel cable is nothing.

I have a steel chain with thicker links, a fitted wheel lock and another lock with steel cable, plus it needs a key to activate the system. If you are paying over £500 for something that you leave unattended with just a thin cable, then expect the worst.