Bike stolen at RideLondon spotted being ridden by suspect in offical event photos

Hopefully pushing this picture out in to the social media will result in someone getting their collar felt; recent police-related bicycle stories don't inspire confidence in professional detection.

SideBurn wrote:

[...] Who would ride a bike with clip-less shoes and deck shoes? [...]

*nit-pick*
They may be SPD shoes - I have a pair of DZR shoes that are similar.

SideBurn wrote:

Who would ride a bike with clip-less shoes and deck shoes? Someone must have seen that and thought that's a bit odd....

Honestly I just jump on my bike wearing trainers a lot of the time on Look Keo clipless pedals. Cleats are fine for commuting and training but do you really change pedals whenever you go to the shops? I must look like a thieving Hobbit a lot of the time then.
Hope the pictures help find the bike, it is fine.

bikeboy76 wrote:

SideBurn wrote:

Who would ride a bike with clip-less shoes and deck shoes? Someone must have seen that and thought that's a bit odd....

Honestly I just jump on my bike wearing trainers a lot of the time on Look Keo clipless pedals. Cleats are fine for commuting and training but do you really change pedals whenever you go to the shops? I must look like a thieving Hobbit a lot of the time then.
Hope the pictures help find the bike, it is fine.

But this was a sportive?
£2,500 bike and no cycling shoes....
Would I ride a £2,500 bike down to the shops?
And if I did and a Police officer or someone else politely asked a few questions (as reported recently on this site), would I appreciate their interest/concern?
I am not suggesting someone attacks him with a baseball bat! If he said he had forgotten his kit (or other reasonable explanation) and decided to ride anyway then good for him...

SideBurn wrote:

But this was a sportive?

Nope, not the London 100. The Freecycle is the 'bimble' around the streets of London, kids and baggys and all.

SideBurn wrote:

Would I ride a £2,500 bike down to the shops?

I would if I had one. Anyone seen any Trek Madones going cheap on ebay lately?

SideBurn wrote:

But this was a sportive?
£2,500 bike and no cycling shoes....
Would I ride a £2,500 bike down to the shops?
And if I did and a Police officer or someone else politely asked a few questions (as reported recently on this site), would I appreciate their interest/concern?
I am not suggesting someone attacks him with a baseball bat! If he said he had forgotten his kit (or other reasonable explanation) and decided to ride anyway then good for him...

I ride my trike to the shop all the time, Its worth alot more than that Trek, it has SPD pedals with platforms around them, so I often just wear trainers when only going a little distance

.....I just jump on my bike wearing trainers a lot of the time on Look Keo clipless pedals. Cleats are fine for commuting and training but do you really change pedals whenever you go to the shops? I must look like a thieving Hobbit a lot of the time then.

[[[[ Nope, I change bikes when I go to the shops. Mind you, I hear there is a bar-steward around who'll filch anything with two wheels and flog it quick for a score..
P.R.

PhilRuss wrote:

.....I just jump on my bike wearing trainers a lot of the time on Look Keo clipless pedals. Cleats are fine for commuting and training but do you really change pedals whenever you go to the shops? I must look like a thieving Hobbit a lot of the time then.

[[[[ Nope, I change bikes when I go to the shops. Mind you, I hear there is a bar-steward around who'll filch anything with two wheels and flog it quick for a score..
P.R.

Some of us don't have two bikes.

bikeboy76 wrote:

PhilRuss wrote:

.....I just jump on my bike wearing trainers a lot of the time on Look Keo clipless pedals. Cleats are fine for commuting and training but do you really change pedals whenever you go to the shops? I must look like a thieving Hobbit a lot of the time then.

[[[[ Nope, I change bikes when I go to the shops. Mind you, I hear there is a bar-steward around who'll filch anything with two wheels and flog it quick for a score..
P.R.

Some of us don't have two bikes.

Eeeks! That's a misquote....I NEVER cycle in trainers.
P.R.

I take offence at the thieving hobbits remark. How many hobbits do you know that go around thieving. Your tarring too many of aforementioned hobbits with the same brush me thinks.

Wizards thieve more them hobbits, namely grey/white one, and the occasional brown one.

SideBurn wrote:

Who would ride a bike with clip-less shoes and deck shoes?

I've got SPD-SLs, I often jump on my bike to go down the shops/round town with "normal" footwear. Works pretty well.

I suspect this is a crop from a different photo, which was actually of someone else...which would at least explain the reduced resolution....

notfastenough wrote:

A thief that brings their own helmet, then rides the event in full view of photographers on the route? There's something seriously odd about this.

Not really odd,

If you are going out planning to steal a bike from an event like the Freecycle, you need to fit into the crowd and not look out of place...

Gkam84 wrote:

notfastenough wrote:

A thief that brings their own helmet, then rides the event in full view of photographers on the route? There's something seriously odd about this.

Not really odd,

If you are going out planning to steal a bike from an event like the Freecycle, you need to fit into the crowd and not look out of place...

To quote Banksy, the best way to become invisible is to put on a fluorescent jacket. The thief did everything necessary to avoid being spotted. Or so he thought.