Hello, my bike just got stolen from the building bike shed (left unlocked by idiot neighbours). I had a decent hybrid bike but now I'm on a tight budget. Can anyone recommend where to look for used bikes? I live in SE16.
Thank you!
Posted Aug 7, 2022, 9:27 AM UTC
If they're still about, take a look at Druid Cycles (I think they're just off Druid Street now)
Either that or ReCycle in Elephant & Castle.
Try facebook groups for your area.
Wilsons in Peckham sells used bikes and is quite close to you.
Have a look at Facebook / eBay. If you're willing to travel looking outside of London might save you a bit.
Would recommend getting insurance. I've just signed up with Laka.co. Covering a Specialized Allez is £7 per month. Not had to test it yet but read very good reviews. In your circumstances under their policy, you would have been covered.
Thank you I will look into that. Really sad it happened due to negligence with the door and the bike rack being to crappy to properly lock the frames
Gumtree - you might even find your own bike on their.
Genuinely, huge 2nd hand (stolen) bike market in London. My bike got stolen from my house (housemate didn't lock the door) and I found it on gumtree 2 weeks later.
What did you do. Same happened to me, I called the police but they said don’t meet the person. My plan was too ask if I could take the bike for a spin. Given them a backpack with rocks (they obviously would not know that) and then just cycle off.
I'll have to go second hand because I'm so broke and can't replace the value. It sucks, second thing I got stolen in my life. Feels bad...