Bike stolen from Clapham Junction

My bike went missing from outside Clapham Junction station last week (I foolishly left it over night). It was locked with a D-lock through the frame and front tyre and a chain connecting to the other tyre. There was no sign of the locks, it had just disappeared.

The CJ shopping centre manager said as they were doing works on the pavement outside the station the bike racks were loose, so could just be pulled out of the ground and the locks etc slid off.

If you are leaving your bike there, maybe just give the rack a good shake to make sure it is firmly embedded in the concrete. My bike was an ancient Trek but it had new tyres and new cartridge and gears so I assume it was just stolen for the parts:-(

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Tzctstre 10 months, 1 week ago

Nice of them to wash their hands when the least they could have done is warn cyclists.

Horralump 10 months, 1 week ago

Oh in fairness I don't think it was the shopping centre manager's responsibility, he just happened to be outside at the time. He might have done something about it after I'd gone, I haven't been back to look!

John T 10 months ago

Sorry about your loss but I had a bike stolen as well and it's was a fairly new bike. I went on gumtree to look for it but to no avail. The bike racks in front of the station are a mess. When the repaving is completed (after the stoppage for the Olympics), are they going to improve the racks? The new paving across from Debenhams has a few new racks but I would have thought they would have put more there to relieve the congestion in front of the station.

Jon I 10 months ago

Sorry to hear about this, no matter how old the bike is, it's still gutting if it's taken. Worth reminding people who don't know, that the police do regular bike marking sessions.

The bikes get a code etched into the frame, the frame number, model and code are then recorded which means if this situation does arise, there is a greater chance of the bike being returned.

There were some sessions which happened earlier this summer:

http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/article/11275/free_bike_checks_and_security_marking

If you contact your Safer Neighbourhood Team I'm sure that they would be able to let you know how/when the next one is, or where you could get your bike on their system.

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Alan P 10 months ago

The problem with this is there is no deterrent.
If the thieves were caught and SEVERLY punished, this would stop.
Sorry, I forgot, it would be against their human rights!!!(or should I say thieves charter?)

John R 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Its always a good idea to make sure your property is marked or registered with immobilise.com that way if it is stolen and get recovered you have a good chance of getting it back.

Just for information there has been a lot of robberies of Iphones off of people in the street in the Battersea area. If you have an Iphone take care where you use it and who is around when you do.

Marianne I 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Is there no CCTV outside this new CJ entrance?

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