A broken front shop window and the theft of a bicycle worth thousands of dollars brought a disappointing start to 2025 for Off The Chain Cycles owner Jeremy Forlong in Dunedin yesterday. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
The front window of Off The Chain Cycles in Cumberland St, central Dunedin, had been smashed yesterday morning and a bicycle worth thousands of dollars was gone.
The Cannondale Topstone Carbon gravel bike that had been on display beside the window before the theft had a retail value of about $8300, shop owner Jeremy Forlong said.
Its disappearance and the broken window were "not ideal", he said amid a cleanup on the first day of 2025.
The missing bike. Photo: supplied
"They’ve hit it with a lot of force," Mr Forlong said.
Police said they had noticed the broken window early yesterday morning and inquiries were ongoing about the burglary.
