https://velosurance.com/blog/category/bicycle-theft/ Velosurance blog: Articles about bicycle theft. How to keep your bike yours and minimize risks of it being stolen. en-us 2026 Velosurance. All rights reserved. support@velosurance.com (Velosurance) support@velosurance.com (Velosurance) Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:15:15 -0500 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:41:08 -0500 Jekyll 4.2.2 https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 60 daily 1 https://velosurance.com/assets/images/velosurance/logos/velosurance-logo@2x.png https://velosurance.com/blog/category/bicycle-theft/ 144 38 https://velosurance.com/blog/protect-bike-theft-camping-rv/ https://velosurance.com/blog/protect-bike-theft-camping-rv/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:15:15 -0500 Katrina Rossi Bicycle theft Countless cyclists eagerly anticipate the arrival of summer’s warm weather, longer daylight hours, green landscapes, and cycling events However, for others, summertime means scorching sunshine and soaring temperatures Securing Your Bikes at the Campsite: Advanced Locking Strategies, RV Racks, and Recovery Tech https://velosurance.com/blog/how-bicycle-theft-happens/ https://velosurance.com/blog/how-bicycle-theft-happens/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:25:15 -0500 David Williams Bicycle theft Over the past year, bicycles have become an increasingly valuable commodity. In cities large and small, bicycle thieves have become well-equipped and organized, leading to bicycle theft now reaching epidemic proportions. Unfortunately, bike theft is also one of the least frequently resolved crimes. How bicycle theft happens https://velosurance.com/blog/how-to-not-get-your-bicycle-stolen/ https://velosurance.com/blog/how-to-not-get-your-bicycle-stolen/ Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:25:15 -0500 David Williams Bicycle theft Stolen bicycles are almost never recovered and all it takes is a momentary lapse of concentration and bam, it’s gone! So how do you prevent bicycle theft? How to not get your bicycle stolen https://velosurance.com/blog/my-bicycle-was-stolen-what-now/ https://velosurance.com/blog/my-bicycle-was-stolen-what-now/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:25:15 -0600 David Williams Bicycle theft You walk around the corner to where you left the bike securely locked and that feeling hits you in the pit of your stomach. The bike is stolen. Your initial thought is “maybe I didn’t leave it here, maybe I left it at the other bike rack” but no, it was left at this bike rack as evidenced by the cut cable lock lying on the ground. My bicycle was stolen. What now? https://velosurance.com/blog/thief-wants-your-bicycle/ https://velosurance.com/blog/thief-wants-your-bicycle/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:25:15 -0600 David Williams Bicycle theft Each year, somewhere between 800,000 and two million bicycles are stolen. Bike theft is “big business,” worth as much as $50 million per year. It’s impossible to determine the actual number of stolen bikes since many bike thefts are not reported. Less than 5% of stolen bicycles are ever recovered. How to make sure that your bike remains yours