So many bicycles get stolen here in the UK every single year in fact according to a recent poll a bicycle is stolen every 71 seconds which means that 440,000 are roughly stolen each year. 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?

The Americans seem to think that a lot of their bike thefts are conducted by bike couriers, is this really even possible. 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.

Because these people are using their bikes all of the time it would seem that they are always looking for newer and better parts hence their reason to steal. As a whole I am certainly not going to be pushing the blame on the couriers here at all.

The thing is, it doesnt matter how old the bike is I am sure there is a part on it that is worth a small amount of cash, hence the reason people do it. Many drug abusers and people who are desperate steal the bikes to get a bit of extra money. Alcoholics also commit crimes like this as they do have enough to fuel their very expensive addictions.

Most of the people doing it here in the UK are idiots and will not take it for money but just for a laugh and will often dump it after a while. Here in the UK I can almost say for sure that the majority of bike thefts are down to CHAVS that have nothing better to do with their lives.

I think that it is obvious but the only piece of advice out there is that you should have the bike locked up whenever you are not around it, this includes outside your own home. Other than that put on your specialized road shoes and get going!