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Stolen Radon Bikes: UK Frame-Number Check (Free)
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Radon frame numbers are underneath the bottom bracket, or on the underside of the down tube on full-suspension models. Radon sells direct, so the original order confirmation is an important part of proving ownership and there will be no shop receipt. 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 Radon stamps the frame number
The bottom bracket shell first, then the underside of the down tube on the full-suspension Slide and Skeen where the linkage crowds it. Radon publishes no serial format, so use the complete code. Shock and fork serials identify those components and are the numbers most often offered by mistake on a full-suspension bike, where both parts are also the most likely to have been changed.
Radon on the UK used market
Radon is a German direct-to-consumer brand, which means there is no dealer receipt anywhere in the chain and the original order confirmation carries the whole weight of proving ownership. The Slide and the Jealous offer a lot of specification for the money, which keeps used demand strong and makes an under-priced example without that order confirmation worth pausing on.
FAQs
- Where is the frame number on a Radon?
- Under the bottom bracket, or on the underside of the down tube on full-suspension models where the linkage takes up the shell.
- How do I prove a used Radon isn't stolen?
- Ask for the original Radon order confirmation showing the matching frame number. Radon sells direct, so there is no shop receipt to fall back on.
- Can I use the shock serial instead?
- No. The shock and fork identify components, not the bike, and on a full-suspension frame both are commonly swapped.
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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