This has all the signs of a stolen bike.

New ebay account, incorrect/limited information on the bike.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270705241356&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:GB:1123&afsrc=1

Looks likely to be dodgy doesn’t it? Very annoying both how frequently you see these, and how blatent a lot of these ads seem to be.

Good of him to post his phone number.

you only really have to look at how the people who are holding it up are dressed…

Where the fek do people learn to write and spell these days, I despair… Cant even be arsed to communicate clearly in his ad and replies.

It does have 27 gears though!!!!!

I spotted it three days ago http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspicious-sale-anyone-lost-a-cannondale-hardtail-lefty

The joys of having a non-segmented busy forum, eh 🙂

wwaswas
you only really have to look at how the people who are holding it up are dressed…

LOL – I hadn’t noticed that.

Quote from the listing “the onnly problem with the bike is it has a slight buckle in the back wheel!”

In other words “In the process of stealing the bike, I damaged the rear wheel against a kerb at high speed.”

Or, more likely: “Whilst breaking the U lock with a car jack, I buckled the back wheel”.

Someone call them / ask a question on ebay / buy the bike / go round their house with 10 heavies / call the cops.

is it ok to ask him where he nicked it from in the questions section…looks well dodgy to me…pity people are considering buying it, they are as bad as the people who stole it 👿

Runcorn. Say no more.

Didn’t Orange Monkey have some Cannondale team bikes stolen recently ??

He’s a good photographer though.

“I’d like to buy this bike but want to be sure I won’t run into the real owner when riding it – can you give me an idea of which areas to avoid?”

haha waswas

i didn’t realise cannondale were still making caad5 frames in 2011!

By 2011, I think he means “Stolen in 2011”

Gone in 2011 seconds?

So is anybody actually going to pop in and collect the bike? And, accidentally, break a knee? Surely not…

I spotted this to, well dodge!

Love how he’s got his chav mate holding the back wheel.
quote: an its got 27 gears!

Is there a central database where stolen bikes are stored for people/police to check on?

I’ve just sent him a message via ebay. It reads:
Hello,
Is the bike strong enough for riding in the mountains? You know, will it be ok to ride downhill or will it snap? And the fork, looks great!, is it strong or what? When you ride it, can you jump of little logs or curbs if in town?
Thanks!
Awaiting some answers now 😉

“this item needs to be picked up as i have no transport!!”

No wonder you’ve got no transport this was your transport on the way back from the “job”

2011 – NO
Cable brakes – NO
22″ – NO

makes you sick when this happens, little scrotes.

Time to break out the Boxxers!

Just to let you all know, this bike is now in the possession of Cheshire Police who spotted that things didn’t add up with the advert and covertly arranged to view the bike. Can’t say we were massively helped by the “helpful” question on Ebay from someone questioning the bike’s legitimacy! All that does is spook the seller and they go to ground. I would suggest to anyone who spots something that looks to be stolen, rather than alert the “seller” to this fact, call the Police and speak to them. Most Forces have the capability to use covert tactics to deal with Ebay crimes.

We are having difficulty in finding the loser at the moment; you’d be amazed how many folk don’t record their frame numbers. This isn’t helped by the fact that Police Force property systems don’t speak to each other, so it’ll take a ring around several Forces to follow this up. What I would suggest is that if you’ve not already done so, register your bike on http://www.immobilise.com

This is free and if your bike is stolen, the frame numbers are searchable nationally by whichever Police area it turns up in. If we cannot reunite this bike with its owner, the “seller” gets it back!

Just to confirm it is a Cannondale F1000 SL (2003) with a Lefty DLR – spread the word and if you think it’s yours contact me on adam.waller@cheshire.pnn.police.uk

Nice one. I agree about leaving stupid questions to the seller ebay.