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PSA: Marple/Farmer Johns riders

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Just a wee PSA to stay vigilant in the area. Local sponsored rider Leo Smith was at Farmer Johns last week and had his bike taken by 3 x lads armed with machetes in Cote Green Road and I’ve noticed on socials tonight it’s happened again, this time 6 men with machetes taken a YT from a rider in the Marple area.

Appalling really - just hope the police get a handle on this quick.


 
Posted : 30/10/2022 9:03 pm
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Please can you share a link to the latest incident? I live locally and would like to share.


 
Posted : 30/10/2022 10:04 pm
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Machetes? That's proper grim, hope nobody was hurt.


 
Posted : 30/10/2022 10:39 pm
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beagle - that's truly appalling.
We ride past the 'start ramp' on our tandem at least twice a week, it's very quiet around that area and I can see how these evil people could 'sneak' into the farm.
It's made me nervous of riding out on my mtb bike solo now.


 
Posted : 31/10/2022 8:33 am
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I’d heard of the first one, but did have a solo mtb ride starting in Marple on Friday. It was a ‘one off’ in my head. Second time, not so.

I really hope the police are treating this with the seriousness which it deserves, rather than generic bike theft. Especially with recent tragic events in fallowfield (admittedly further afield).


 
Posted : 31/10/2022 8:42 am

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