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There was quite a shock for a bike thief who got more than he bargained for in Dublin after getting rugby tackled to the ground as he tried to make his getaway.

A video shared by 360 Cycles Shop in Clontarf, shows Lithuanian mechanic Marius Judickas leave his carbon bike at the door of the shop before someone comes over and tries to snatch it.

Luckily Marius made it back just in time to catch the thief and rugby tackled him to the ground before he could get away with the €2,500 bike.

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About €200 worth of damage was done to the Merida Cyclocraft bike which had custom wheels added on to it.

The shop warned people to be vigilant with their bikes saying: "How quick can a bike be robbed?? Less than 17 seconds based on this video.

"One of our senior mechanics was very lucky to get away with about €200 worth of damage rather than losing his carbon racing bike.

"This happened in Clontarf over the weekend and we would like to urge all bike owners to lock their bikes at all times even if you are just leaving it for under a minute."

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Over 1,600 bikes are reported stolen in Dublin each year according to Irishcycle.com with owners advised to take note of their bicycle frame number.

If your bike has been stoled you can check out the Garda Flickr page where pictures of unclaimed goods are posted.