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Stolen Condor Bikes: UK Frame-Number Check (Free)
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Condor frame numbers are underneath the bottom bracket, stamped or etched depending on the material. Because Condor sells and fits bikes from its own London shop, the retailer may hold a record tying the frame to its first owner, which is unusual and genuinely useful when checking provenance. Run the code through Cyclesite's free lookup for an instant UK check against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports.
Where Condor puts the frame number
Under the bottom bracket, stamped into steel and titanium frames and etched or printed on carbon ones. Condor publishes no serial format, so record the whole code. What sets this brand apart is not the location but the paper trail: Condor sells from a single Gray's Inn Road shop and fits bikes to riders individually, so an individual frame is far more likely to be traceable to a named first owner than a mass-market bike is.
Condor on the UK used market
Condor is a London institution and its bikes are strongly associated with the city, which is also where UK bike theft is most concentrated. That combination cuts both ways: a Condor is a recognisable and desirable target, but it is also unusually traceable, because the shop that sold it may still be able to confirm the frame number against its own record. Ask a seller where and when the bike was bought.
FAQs
- Where is the frame number on a Condor?
- Underneath the bottom bracket, stamped on steel and titanium frames and etched or printed on carbon.
- Can Condor confirm who bought a bike?
- The shop may hold a record tying a frame to its first owner, because Condor sells and fits from its own premises. That is unusual and worth using when checking a used bike.
- Is there a Condor serial format?
- No published one. Record the full code exactly as shown on the frame.
Police datapolice.uk releases
Most stolen bikes are never traced back to anyone
Police recorded 28,531 bicycle thefts across 44 UK city centres over three years. A suspect was identified in 10.1% of closed cases, and 1 in 33 reached a charge. Pick an area for the local picture.
Jun 23Down 25% in three yearsMay 26
- 8,221
- thefts recorded in 12 months
- −12%
- change on the year before
- 10.1%
- of closed cases had a suspect identified
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