Stolen Ride

FOUNDED IN 2012

Stolen Ride is uniquely positioned in the cycling industry, on a mission to tackle all areas and sides of bicycle theft. Run by cyclists, Stolen Ride is extremely passionate about security and helping to protect others and the lifestyle at large.

Founded in 2012 after experiencing the pain of bicycle theft, Stolen Ride began its journey on Twitter (X), helping to locate stolen bikes through community action. With @StolenRide, victims of bike theft simply tweet the account with the stolen bike details/photo and location in London. Thousands of fellow cyclists then actively search their local area, markets and online marketplaces. When there is a sighting, a direct message is sent and the owner can then update the police. Since it began, the @StolenRide community has been very widely acclaimed and has been seen in publications such as The Times, BBC, Evening Standard, Cycling Weekly and RoadCC.

In 2016, Stolen Ride was formed as a company and the journey of creating an industry hub in the security space began. Stolen Ride has since worked with many areas of the industry and is well connected and respected around London and the UK.

Stolen Ride is a proud #SBS Winner, selected by entrepreneur and star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den, Theo Paphitis, in 2025, and in 2026 is shortlisted for the Cycle Advocacy award at the BikeBiz Awards.

The Stolen Ride journey is still just beginning; there are large expansions and partnerships in the pipeline. Stolen Ride has fantastic support from the cycling community – this is extremely important and the community will always be put first and listened to.

If you ever need help or support, or share our passion to tackle bicycle theft, then the Stolen Ride team is on hand to help.

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