Wheel Part
Why Do People Steal Bikes?
There are thousands of bikes stolen here in the UK every year and it is said that every 71 seconds a bike is stolen making an astounding 440,000 bikes a year that are nicked. But why on earth do people do this, are they really that interested in getting an old Pinarello or do they simply do it because they can?
Many Americans have the funny idea stuck in their head that bike couriers are actually behind the thefts, really, could this be true. It seems very strange that the people who use the bicycles all of the time are the ones stealing the bikes. Well the truth is that these types of people are not after then entire bike but the bike accessories that are attached to it.
These people are always looking at ways that they can improve their bikes because they use them all day everyday, is this really a reason to steal. However I wouldn’t say that as a whole it is the couriers that are stealing the bikes.
No matter how old the bike is, it is worth a bit of money when you try to sell it on which is just why people do it. Many drug abusers and people who are desperate steal the bikes to get a bit of extra money. Alcoholics, people who cannot handle their money and anyone else like this often commit crimes like this.
People often do not do it for any money but do it for a laugh because they think it is funny and will often dump it after a while. Whilst in the US it may be couriers that are the criminal masterminds behind bike thefts I am almost certain that there are no criminal masterminds at work but CHAVS with nothing better to do with thier time.
The one piece of advice that I can give you is that you make sure you are doing everything within your power to ensure your bike is locked up from any thieves close by. Other than that put on your specialized road shoes and get going!
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