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Stolen Pashley Bikes: UK Frame-Number Check (Free)
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A Pashley carries two numbers. The frame number is either under the bottom bracket or stamped into the plate forming the rear hub-brake-arm mount on the left chainstay. The serial number is on the security label low down on the seat tube, alongside a barcode and a Union Jack. Use both where you can, and run them through Cyclesite's free lookup for an instant UK check against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports.
Where Pashley puts its two numbers
The frame number is stamped either under the bottom bracket or into the plate that forms the rear hub-brake-arm mount on the left chainstay, which is unusual enough that people miss it entirely. Separately, the security label low on the seat tube carries the serial number and a barcode. The label alone is not proof: labels peel and can be transferred, so match it against a stamped number on the frame rather than accepting it on its own.
Pashley on the UK used market
Pashley builds in Stratford-upon-Avon and its bikes are distinctive, long-lived and expensive, so a Princess or Guv nor is instantly recognisable if it turns up relisted. Sturmey-Archer hub numbers and Brooks saddle codes appear on many of them and are frequently quoted as the serial; both identify components that are routinely swapped between bikes. Ask for the stamped frame number and a photograph of the seat-tube security label.
FAQs
- Where is the frame number on a Pashley?
- Either under the bottom bracket or stamped into the plate forming the rear hub-brake-arm mount on the left chainstay. The separate serial number is on the security label low on the seat tube.
- Is the security label barcode enough on its own?
- No. Labels peel and can be moved between bikes. Match the label against a number stamped into the frame before treating it as proof.
- Is the Sturmey-Archer hub number the frame number?
- No. That identifies the hub gear, and hubs are swapped between bikes. The same is true of a Brooks saddle code.
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.
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- 8,221
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- change on the year before
- 10.1%
- of closed cases had a suspect identified
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