13 months after the thieving ****s ragged in my backdoors and cleared out all the easily consumed electronics they've been back (or at least some thieving scrotes have).
At 4:30am in the LS19 area of Yeadon 3 "lads" were seen out in the pouring rain with three bikes.
At 6am I found the side door to my garage ragged open and three bikes gone. There's a full description and photos in the linked PDF (http://downloads.singletraction.co.uk/bike_details.pdf), but in short:
Turner 5 Spot with Fox RP23 (PUSH'd) and Rockshox Pike 454s
Medium with black rockers and silver swing arm (it's the TNT / pivot on seat stay version). Hope hoops (black Pro2 + DT 5.1 rims), silver & black Hope M4s (just before they started doing the Tech's), WTB Weirwolf and Maxxis Advantage tyres. Easton bars, stem, well worn zebra print SDG Bel Air saddle. Shimano XT HT11, triple cranks
Dialled Bikes Kobe Ti with Fox Vanilla QR15s
Ti frame in lacquered finish with yellow decals. Straight pull Hope Pro3s with DT5.1 rims, front Hope Tech M4 brake, rear mono mini (gold and black), Easton bars, Salsa Shaft post (silver), WTB Weirwolf front and (grey) Michelin MTN XTREM rear tyre, black SDG Bel Air saddle. Shimano XT cranks, double and bash (Blackspire Lite God, black). Middleburn 36T ring.
Frame No. OR3081077
Dialled Bikes Alpine with Fox TALAs 36
Purple frame (15/22) and brown forks. Pro11 (gold) with Mavic on rear and Michelin XTREM (grey) and Bulb with Sunn Singletrack and Bonty Big Earl on front. Mono Mini (gold and black) front brake with Avid Juicy 5 on rear. Probably sporting an Easton EA30 black post and union jack (on one) saddle. Double and bash (DMR Ring Thing, black). Middleburn 36T ring.
Frame No. M7120511
(or not that short, actually 
They levered off the exterior surface of the timber door frame in the top section of a stable style door to get at the mortise body. Levered this out to snap and pull back catch and bolt. In thru the top section (bottom still locked with second mortise). Used what looked like 4ft bolt croppers on the Pragmasis (9 or 11mm) chain to snip the link. Passed the three out and then road off, dropping/ditching the croppers. Used a chisel and screwdriver to rag the door.
All within a few metres of the back of my house and the kids bedrooms. No-one woke up.
Left a number of other bikes and a brand new C2W Roadrat in the yard. Luckily it didn't have pedals although they had picked up a spare pair and it looked like they might have come back for it but didn't.
Police and SOCO came round. Standard "no hope" from police, SOCO had a go but they wore wet wooly gloves.
So if anyone comes across these bikes (http://downloads.singletraction.co.uk/bike_details.pdf) I or the police at Horsforth Station, Leeds would be pleased to hear about it. If someone provides anything that leads to recovery or conviction there's something in it for them (I Have no idea what, but I'd see them right).
They aren't unique bikes but the builds are all stuff I put together over a few years out of choice bits. The hardtails might stand out a bit as there were only ever a limited number of Kobe Ti's and the Alpine is purple. The Turner has a non-spec' RP23 (PUSH'd) rather than the stock DHX 5 Air.
TBH honest I am resigned to never seeing any of them again. The insurance will cover some of the loss but there's a limit on total claimed for theft from outbuildings and it means it'll either pay an equivalent to the full suss or both of the HT's, ish. Such is life and a painful lesson.
If anyone hears or sees anything please let me know, if only to get the sort of people that think it's OK to take what isn't theirs.
timsellors@googlemail.com or chairman@singletraction.org.uk or 07766 504913
If you're in Yeadon or the general area, watch out. They might be doing the rounds.
I'll miss the Kobe the most as that bike was just wonderful. If anyone has a frame (think I had the short) and they would be willing to sell then I'd be pleased to hear from them.
If anyone knows how to set up an ebay "watch" to see if they come up then I'd welcome some tips. Bit of a numpty with that stuff.
Cheers
T
