Update: Hans Rey Hit By Another Break In, More Bikes Stolen
Hans Rey has suffered another break in and has had another mountain bike and two moto trials bikes stolen over the weekend. This time a GT IT1 gearbox bike, a TRS 250 and a Sherco 290 bike were taken as burgulars targeted the same site.
Hans said, "Burglary part 2, the nightmare continues. I can’t tell you how gutted I am, the burglars came back the following night and stole my possible favorite bike, my GT Bicycles IT1 gearbox bike, as well as my brand new TRS Motorcycles Factory 250 Trials Moto and my old 2000 Sherco 290cc.
"I am 5000miles away, my stepson secured the site after the first burglary unfortunately he had no access to the keys of the locks to move the lot. We had made arrangements to block the entrance for today, but it was too late, they came back in a 4 hour window with a blow torch, cut through everything like knife through butter. Thank you all for the great outreach and concern from so many folks, I hope justice will be done."
Keep your eyes out for these bikes as well as the ones listed below.
Original story below:
 | My garage and camper van have been broken into in the East Midlands in England. At least 8 of my precious bicycles have been stolen. Some of these bikes are very unique and are not even for sale in the UK. If you come across any of these, please let me know. |
As you can imagine, Hans Rey has some unique bikes, several of which aren't even available to purchase in the UK. Keep your eyes open for the following GT Bicycles:
• Sensor LTS (new model size L, without front wheel) Mustard gold.
• Sensor AOS (olive green)
• eVerb electric bike w Shimano Steps motor, without battery. (neon yellow)
• Grade carbon gravel bike (carbon w yellow fork)
• Zaskar 100 Hans Rey edition (white)
• Zaskar 100 reg. carbon edition
• Zaskar Trials bike (white)
• Legacy urban commuter bike (silver)
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the east mids ?
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East Midlands born and raised myself. Got out as soon as I could. I hope they find the scrotes that did it, plenty of scrotes around though
Pussy.
Hopefully Hans' bikes will be too hot to shift on and will be recovered, like what happened when Manon Carpenter's bikes were stolen. The fact they are not just regular expensive bikes is in their favour.
The point of no return has long gone.
The real kick in the teeth was that the prison workshop was far better than the one we had to build the web order bikes.
Don't get me wrong I would love to stay at home and not work (hell I could MTB every day), but I like to earn what I own and do not expect or deserve handouts.
No it hasn't, educate yourself.
What is the point of sending someone to jail, if he gets out unchanged, or changed in the wrong side, and if you have to pay for this inefficiency ?
@Livewire88 Show me a place where there is no welfare, and low crime…
The rich get richer, the poor get the picture.....
Austerity, the private money debt system, the 2008 crisis where no one was held accountable and banking was given crap loads of money for poor reasons backstopped by the tax payer. Well, it ain't a pretty picture and it is driving head long into a social cataclysm. Usually happens when "leaders" serve the Private Financial Classes instead of the people in general.
The theft sucks. Hope he had some form of insurance on the collection to help deal with it.
When they catch the suckers who did it - don't send them down our way like you used to or more recently, with child murderers (that last line for the Brits of whom need to deal with "The City" before things will turn around there).
I know thieves are opportunists, but it helps when the idea is present that most of the community employs either a mean dog or Smith and Wesson (or both)... then many thieves won't want to roll their dice. I've lived in a few spots where it's common knowledge that any sort of potential asshattery is met with a cranky dude holding a 12 gauge, and that knowledge alone seemed to help deter thieves. There are some popular bumper stickers from a bike shop around my neck of the woods that say "We still hang bike thieves in Wyoming." Funny stickers, but there is definitely a lower tolerance for theft than most other places I'm familiar with. Part of it is cultural.... I have heard that in Japan, there is (or was in the recent past) effectively no theft, because their culture simply doesn't tolerate it, in any way. But I digress...
@schulte1400 I feel ya. Plus, I bet most of your community watches each others backs and likely falls into the above category.
As a an example, there were fb photos shared by Gawton recently as Steve Peat was visiting, there was a shot which showed vehicles in the car park. One vehicle was a van with a distinctive large sticker in the rear quarter (a surf sticker). Now, without even being there if I ever see that van again I will know it likely has bike/ bikes in the back. Criminals can be remarkably resourceful.
So, what I am saying is do not put any stickers on your vehicles! Unless your sponsored maybe...
I hope they get the scum that did it. Burglary and theft is a horrible thing to suffer.
Some average dude not as wealthy get their stuff (that they paid) stolen and Pinkbike does not relay it. How fair?
Now what you're actually saying is that he's like us therefore my comment: why talking about him and not the average guy getting their bikes stolen? Seriously I'm sorry for him, especially as there are certainly a few custom parts. I f*ck bike thieves, and I hope they get caught. It's just the measure of inequality that annoys me very much, keeping the kings and the people, and the people praising the kings.... Like women supporting sexist men or this kind of things.
They suck, but that's a bit unreasonable, no? I bet the shoe's on the other foot and they hope you get caught.
Burglary part 2, the nightmare continues. I can’t tell you how gutted I am, the burglars came back the following night and stole my possible favorite bike, my @gtbicycles it1 gearbox bike, as well as my brand new TRS Motorcycles Factory 250 Trials Moto and my old 2000 @sherco_spain 290cc. I am 5000miles away, my stepson secured the site after the first burglary unfortunately he had no access to the keys of the locks to move the lot. We had made arrangements to block the entrance for today, but it was too late, they came back in a 4 hour window with a blow torch, cut through everything like knife through butter. Thank you all for the great outreach and concern from so many folks, I hope justice will be done. #bastards #MTBcommunityunite
Bike thieves suck. Hope they mistake nair for chamois creme.
Hans Rey lives in England????
Trouble is it happens regularly all over the country. Organised gangs target places with multiple bikes to seize. Shops and trail centres are prime targets and both have been targeted round this area over the last few years. The police do their best but let's face it they're overwhelmed with other criminal activities to focus time and money on bikes. I don't think they realise that if a gang get hold of 8-10 bikes it can be worth 10s of thousands of pounds. I'm hoping these bikes will be very difficult to move on so chances are someone from the biking community spots them and reports to the police.
As someone who lives in this area I'm curious as to which part they were taken from?
Not sure why he lives there though…
@djm35 I wasn't implying that all bike thieves are gangs. I know to well that they're mostly skag heads looking to fund a habit. My point was for a number of bikes to be taken at one time it's more than likely a gang who know what they're going for. I also know that stolen bikes are sold for nowhere near their value and chances of finding them are slim regardless of how much action is taken by the police.
If we as a community keep eyes peeled and look on eBay/gumtree and the like one of us may spot one of these for sale.
Even if they viewed the footage and recognised the thief it would be near impossible to prove in court.
it could be easy if person comes in shop for bike part, mechanic should look for bikes id, there is no nr than just call police, so person explains why there is no id nr of the bike!!
I’m So happy to be out on the west coast of Canada where people are polite, respectful and I can leave my bike on the back of my truck while I go into a shop without it being stolen.
Whistler is starting to get bad for bike theft too, people are cutting people’s bike locks in the village centre in the day time now.
While overall there might be less total bikes stolen, the number of high-end bikes reported stolen in and around Squamish is off the charts!
Group forums are always reporting thefts (often with winter-sports gear as well) from homes and whichever group I ride with always park with our bikes in sight and locked for post-ride refuelling.
I'll not argue with most people being polite and respectful but it sounds like you've not had an unlocked bike stolen more through luck than anything.
You've given away so many bikes over the years that we should all return the favor. But, those things can't be replaced, I know.
I once had a fat bike stolen from my front yard. A year went by and the thief called me up to give it back! (part of his 12-step reform program). First generation Pugsley. Thing weighed 20 kg and I was pissed to get it back.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RneDn_7XrFo
I literally stumbled across this vid last week, and while watching it, several things ran through my mind:
1) WOW, Hans has some really cool bikes stashed away!
2) WOW, Hans has some really rare bikes stashed away!
3) WOW, Hans just painted a target on his back by showing the WORLD what he has!
My first decent bike was a GT, and I watched Hans do his show here in Edmonton back in about '93 or '94, been a fan ever since....but people are less likely to steal things if they are unaware they exist.....
In the end, I hope the thieves leave the stuff some where and that Hans gets his stuff back.
Just what I prefer to do to bike thieves. Practice my bare knuckle boxing skills.
That looks a f*ckload like his DH bike... the one he really wants back...
www.ebay.co.uk/b/GT-Bikes/177831/bn_55185596
bike thieves are.........&$*@*#&¥|>
Gutted for ya
I hope they get erectile dysfunction.
Aren't all of his bikes Hans Rey Edition?