Overview
- Beck reported the theft on Thursday in Berlin and, as of Saturday, the bicycle has not been found.
- He asked followers on Instagram to look out for the very conspicuous neon‑green bike and to contact him with any sightings.
- The stolen bicycle is a 32‑year‑old Scott mountain bike he received at Easter 1993, which he says has accompanied him through years in Munich, Cologne and now Berlin.
- Berlin police data cited in reports note 12,723 bicycle thefts from January to July this year with suspects identified in about 4.9% of cases, and roughly 24,000 thefts last year.
- Beck, 47, has lived in Berlin for eight years with his wife, actress Chryssanthi Kavazi, and their two children, and he described the loss as emotionally significant.