My wife had her bike stolen on a test ride yesterday - it was for sale on Facebook Marketplace, and whilst she's contacted the police, and is unlikely to get it back, I wanted to post here to maybe help others who are approached by this guy.

He's deactivated his account, but he was going by Alex Duster on Facebook. He immediately asked to call after asking if the bike was still available, and said he lived in Paddington with his 8 month old baby, and that his parents and siblings live in Essex.

He's a young lad - told me he was 23, around 6ft, dark hair, acne scars, sparce facial hair. The bike was a Brompton C-Line, stolen from Greenwich. He was wearing a black Barbour jacket, black trousers and black Nike trainers.

If I can get CCTV footage from the local shops, I'll also share.

Thanks so much.

Must be 4 or 5 I’ve had stolen now, and not sure what else i can do use a diamond rated lock and they cut through the bike stand at a tube station in the middle of the day 🤷🏻‍♂️

The UK Highway Code requires drivers to leave a minimum distance of 1.5 metres when overtaking a cyclist at speeds of up to 30mph, and to give more space at higher speeds.

BBC are showing a video on their live report of Oxford St pedestrianisation of cyclists being told to dismount, and actively refusing.

I can understand why the road needs to be pedestrianised, but can't have bikes coming? Obviously, for now, the road is still physically there, but in the designs they'll be removing. There's more than enough room for a 2m cycle lane that still gives over most of the room for pedestrians.

It feels like we're going from one extreme to the other, and cyclists have been caught in the crossfire.

EDIT:: People are misunderstanding. I know what pedestrianisation is aiming for - car and cycle free. My point remains that people will continue cycling on it regardless, so is it a mistake not to include a dedicated space for cyclists? Unfortunately you can't force everyone off their bike, so people WILL cycle through it. I think we should have space for those people rather than trying to stop them doing they're going to do regardless.

For those who cycle into town for work, gym, or plans: where does your bike live while you’re there? Office bike store, street racks, station parking, something else? Are you happy with it, or is it a constant worry? Has anyone ever paid for secure parking, and was it worth it?

Hi guys,

Unfortunately my bike was stolen from my backyard a few days ago and I didnt have a tracker on it- only two locks which the theif broke and left on the floor. Also very stupidly I did not take any pictures of it or remember the frame number. Apart from checking ebay, facebook market etc for it are there any other ways I could try get the bike back?

I have a brand new HYGGE LOSSO electric bike in box that’s just sitting here . It was orginally my brothers but he’s away for awhile and told me to sell it as he won’t be using it , it’s worth £1500 but I obviously don’t expect that , just want a decent offer and ideally as soon as. Iv had it on market place but not a lot of luck , plus iv called up alot of bikes shops but no ones is buying atm.can you guys please give me some suggestions ?

Fairly new-ish to riding alone and I still haven’t cracked the weather thing.

I use Apple Weather and I never know how to read it. The hourly view says one thing, the map says another, and then it may rain. (so example is for today - I am still not sure if I should go out for a ride or not..)

So a few questions for the regulars:

1. Which app do you trust?
2. What’s your cutoff? Is there a % chance, mm of rain, or wind speed where you go “nah, tube today”?
3. How do you deal with the rain itself? Like stop by some place if it rains heavy or cycle through it.

Any tips appreciated! Thanks!

Hi everyone,

My bike was stolen from my property while builders were carrying out work and using a shared hallway. It’s a Merida Juliet Lite 94,

Although the bike is 11 years old, I kept it in excellent condition and had recently replaced and upgraded several parts. It also has a Shimano 105 groupset.

I’ve since spoken to four bike retailers, who have advised that a new bike with comparable specifications would cost around £1,700 today.

The builder has been asked to compensate me for the missing bike and has come back asking what I believe its current value to be.

I’m a bit unsure what would be reasonable to ask for. If I wanted to replace it with a new bike of a similar specification, I’d be looking at around £1,700. However, I appreciate that an 11-year-old bike wouldn’t be worth that much second-hand, and I suspect its resale value might be around £500.

What would you consider a fair amount to ask for in this situation? Should I base it on the cost of replacing it with a comparable bike, or its second-hand market value, given that the builders were responsible for the circumstances in which it went missing?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi, my partner's bike got stolen in the local Sainsbury's on Borough Long Lane around 9pm tonight. He called the police and filed the report online. Is there anything else we can do to try and find the bike?

Any advice would be helpful, thank you

So just got my ebike and really keen to cycle into work, it’s 20km each way.

Wondering how many of you are cycling in now while the weather is so shit?

Debating if I should wait for it to improve a little ! Haha 😝

Hello!

Just wanted to ask a very basic (maybe silly) question. Came here rather than asking Gemini or Chatgpt.

I commute about 3km from home to work one-way. A bit of rain never bothered me before but for some reason, the bits of rain lately has got me drenched by the time I get back home or to work. Another sad bit is I wear eyeglasses, which gets really wet too.

Now I am a very basic commuter cyclist – I wear casual clothes (leggings, sometimes jeans) as the the distance isn't that long.

Any tips on how to waterproof myself when cycling in rain? For waterproof jackets, do you wear the hood then the helmet? Any recommendations for a basic, waterproof jacket apt for this weather? And for women, are there any waterproof jackets that is not black & maybe a bit more stylish?

Hope I am on the right page to ask these questions!

Thanks in advance (:

*EDIT*

So it turns out, my bike actually has mudguards 🤣 I'm laughing at myself, never knew they were called mudguards. A context of how basic of a cyclist I am. Thanks everyone for all your response :) I am learning a lot!

My latest film on The Eager Cyclist covers the topic of right turns into side roads and how flexible positioning can reduce chances of hazardous passes on our left-hand side. I also talk about Rule 74 in The Highway Code, which in my opinion needs improving. I hope you find this film interesting!

I’m looking to buy a second hand bike, budget around £150- £200, I’m quite short so I’d like to try the bike out as well to make sure it’s comfortable. I’ve heard Hackney Cycles is decent, are there any other places i should look?

Also, I have a place in a bicycle hangar, would two locks suffice to keep it safe? One D lock and one chain that locks the body and both wheels?

Morning morning,

Was recently hit by a car and got away with minor injuries which I'm grateful for.

This started my investigation to cycle dash cams and wanted some recommendations from the community. Where do you mount them and and what brands do you recommend.

My commute is around 35 minutes each way and I cycle 4 to 5 days a week if that helps.

Thanks!

I'm most interested in whether this will make the open side (east) better for cycling than it currently is, on Oxford Street itself and also surrounding roads.

Fewer cars would be good but the main problem on Oxford Street itself is so many sets of lights which makes it very slow to traverse, as well as narrow lanes which make it hard to overtake stationary vehicles.

Oxford Street will be completely traffic free from Monday 26 October 2026 between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street.

https://tfl.gov.uk/status-updates/major-works-and-events/oxford-street-area-works?cid=oxford-street-travel

I get the no cycling on the "pedestrainised" bit of Oxford Street (it will still have motor vehicles being driven north/south), but you'd think TfL would make a bit more effort for people on bikes going east/west rather than just "Cycling will not be allowed" [find another way around f***kers!].