7 Bikes Stolen from the Union Team at the Fort William DH World Cup
The Union team were the victims of a robbery at the Fort William World Cup after its pits were broken into and multiple bikes stolen.
After the first day of practice the Union team arrived at the Fort William race venue to find that all of its bikes had been stolen overnight. The list of bikes includes four Santa Cruz V10s, a blue Santa Cruz 5010, a new Santa Cruz Megatower in blue and a white Santa Cruz Tallboy.
Alongside the seven stolen bikes the team also lost reserve wheels, Fox clothing and Ohlins forks and shocks. Luckily the Santa Cruz Syndicate were on hand to help out and made sure that the team could still qualify and race this weekend.
 | After a good first day, we were heartbroken to discover that all of our bikes had been taken, overnight. We are eternally grateful to the Santa Cruz Syndicate for helping get us kitted out and able to race Quali. It’s a good job we’re ARD and we won’t let this stop a good time. Thanks again to all that have pulled together to help today happen. |
It's great to hear that the team were still able to race this weekend but it does raise questions as to how the robbery happened in what is meant to be a secure pit area.
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Kudos to the Syndicate.
Go watch or read Trainspotting
I’m sure they will be put to good use or donated to charity.
Don’t be so hard on yourself.
@BenPea:
There is scum all around…
Its a shame we are all led by idiotic politicians, often out of touch with the people.
In our community, man are we lucky. What a sport and people we have.
He’s a total a*hole.Wakeup, stop drinking the fake Liberal Kool Aid buddy
Can we make a deal? Just steal the emtbs from otherwise young and able folks, and the rest of us promise not to prosecute, alright?
They must have been locals though, no other c*nt could afford the fuel to drive there from miles away.
This country is f*cked. We need to start making stuff again, giving people meaningful work and stopping the rich c*nts getting richer and richer when their employees can't even afford bikes.
Out with the f*cking conservatives.
are kept, we can store 10 bikes at 10k a pop , look at our lovely tools spares etc" even little speakers
on the outside so they can play music, its a damn catalogue window dressing for these fannies who love to just pinch stuff.
Is there no option for teams to have members sleep on site in these large bus team vans, trucks, the tech, money that goes into these bikes, cant they invest in tech, money for security and protect there investment.
Think like a theif, how would you steal your own shit, give it a go see how you get on, its really not that hard,
and way easier to make it difficult for them.
I store my bikes hanging locked together in my house, no windows room, removed F wheels and axles, wheels stored in diff room, axles in a draw, the light switch is hidden ( so bring your torch and ear plugs for few 12g blank trip alarms wired around the bikes ) the hassle to drag 6 bikes locked together no front wheels axles is gonna be fun to keep quiet, then theres the dog, so much as fart and that thing kicks of howling, if you succeed then your not riding them away at least
Yes officer by his balls.
It is very much organized crime at this stage.