Was insured, so will get something. But that's not really the point – spent years getting it just so and then some twunt nicks it… makes you wonder what the point is of having a decent bike. Certainly won't be able to afford the same again.
Taken from Redland in Bristol… probably being ridden around Southmead by some twunt…
I'm usually conscious about being followed/keep the bike in car boot/back car right to door etc after visiting trail centres, so have 3 theories:
1 – they came for my crappy Trek and flatmates old Kona and got lucky (the Pipedream doesn't normally live in the shed). This means there was 2 of them because they had moved the Kona to the driveway, but only taken the other 2 bikes. Probably also means they were operating without transport otherwise they would have chucked all 3 into the van/car.
2 – it's a neighbour (the only people with a good view of what goes in and out of the shed) – unlikely as would have taken all 3 bikes and there's a big risk of being seen with the bikes.
3 – it was the builders. 3 bikes were taken from the houses around us in the same week they were working in the area. The Pipedream was hidden all the while they were there, but one commented on my £1,700 Trek (actually it was a £500 Trek)… But they'd have to be incredibly stupid to do that because they're very easy to find/watch.
Police don't seem to give a fuhk. And that annoys the hell out of me because, as has been pointed out elsewhere, if the number of bike thefts in Bristol was jewelry or car thefts, it would be front page news and the police would desperately be doing something about it… still, I guess they don't get any revenues for recovering stolen stuff and would rather fine motorists/cyclists for stupid minor infringements…
Yours fuhked offly and becomming just a little bit cynical
Pipester
