23/08/2026
Free Bike Marking on Saturday 29th August, 12:00 - 15:00, Lovelinch Gardens, Bikesmiths, Long Ashton, BS41 9AH.
This will be the fourth time we've had bike marking happen outside Bikesmiths now. It's always busy and for good reason.
The benefit of having your bike marked that not only can it deter thieves from stealing your bike, the police also have a greater chance of returning your bike to you should they be found.
The police use highly durable Tamper Resistant QR barcode labels (rather than any etching) which are applied to your bike and scanned with a smart phone to identify the bike on the BikeRegister website, and determine whether it is stolen.
All bikes can be marked, even carbon bikes should you wish (on the underside of the down tube).
**Did you know that Avon and Somerset Police have one of the highest rates of return on stolen bikes in the UK?**