Sorry to hear that your bike got nicked. On the subject of bikes being nicked though…

We have a Sheffield Cycle Stand (upside u-shape steel thing) cemented into our front garden. I lock my bike to it every night and fortunately have never had my bike stolen (although my friend who locked his bike there had his quick release wheel stolen one night). Anyhow, I often hear my bike being moved in the night and have on two occasions seen some teenagers walk behind our front hedge to have a look at the bikes more closely. By the time I get out to hurl some abuse at them, they've gone.

So, I was just wondering whether anyone else has experienced this, as I tend to hear the bike being moved relatively often at night? Or am I being paranoid and is it just cats, foxes, the wind…moving the bike??

Knowing if this has happened to anyone else would give a pretty good idea if there is a bigger bike theft problem in the area than people think.