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Stolen Planet X Bikes: UK Frame-Number Check (Free)
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Planet X frame numbers are most likely underneath the bottom bracket. If nothing is visible, check the down tube, seat tube, chainstay, rear dropout and head tube. There is no Planet X prefix to count on, and an order number alone is not an identifier. Run the frame code through Cyclesite's free lookup for an instant UK check against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports.
Where Planet X puts the frame number
Bottom bracket first, then the down tube, seat tube, chainstay, rear dropout and head tube. Depending on frame material the code may be stamped, etched or on a label, so what you are looking for changes between an aluminium Tempest and a Pro Carbon. The order number is the specific trap on a direct-sales brand: it names a transaction, not a frame, and cannot be checked against a theft record.
Planet X on the UK used market
Planet X is a Rotherham direct-sales brand that has also owned On-One, Titus and Holdsworth, so those names appear across its history and a bike can carry more than one of them in a listing. Frames sold bare are common, which means home builds are common too, and the components tell you little. Match the code on the frame against whatever paperwork exists rather than relying on a described specification.
FAQs
- Where is the frame number on a Planet X?
- Most likely under the bottom bracket. If not, check the down tube, seat tube, chainstay, rear dropout and head tube.
- Is the order number enough to identify the bike?
- No. An order number names a transaction rather than a frame. Ask for the code physically on the bike.
- Why do some Planet X bikes carry other brand names?
- Planet X has owned On-One, Titus and Holdsworth, so those names appear across its history. The frame code is what identifies an individual bike whichever badge it wears.
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
- thefts recorded in 12 months
- 8,221
- change on the year before
- −12%
- of closed cases had a suspect identified
- 10.1%
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