What to do if your bike is stolen

From CyclingNews.com

By Andy Turner

Should the worst happen, here’s what you should do, plus some preventative measures just in case

With the rise in costs of bikes over the last few years, they have become more of a target when it comes to robberies, even the World Tour are not safe from it. This can either be from a break-in at home, or bikes being stolen while out on the road. There are various things you can do to help prevent this, but in the unfortunate event of it happening, there are several key steps that you should take.

First steps

First and foremost, if your bike has been stolen, check the tracking of the bike if you can. More bikes have on-bike frame storage to place a GPS tracker, or there are aftermarket options to fit AirTags or similar trackers on bottle cages, light mounts, or computer mounts. You can quickly check to see if the bike is close by as a first point of action.

If you can’t see the tracking or it is far away already, call the police and report the theft. This is the first step to ensuring that all details are passed on to police, and if anyone is able to act they can do so as fast as possible.

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