Hows Alex's replacement coming on…?

Oh, she's in lurve 😀 Ta

I must send you details to sort the receipt out 😉

No probs, I'm up there on Monday, I'll pick it up.

Any news anyone?

I'm still scanning the bay, trying to keep on top of gumtree.

Can't imagine the parts will come up but less common stuff might be:

Erikson ti post with brooks ti swift saddle

JJ XTR crank with 34T blackspire mono veloce & ti crank arm bolts, Chris King BB.

Rear wheel: wheelChris King SS rear hub on a Gordo, black spokesm black nipples with a 6 spd XT cassette and WTB Weirwolf LT Race 2.55

PAul Thumbie, dura ace lever attached toi xtr gs rear mech.

And finally Front Wheel that will only fit Jones fat fork:

Phil Wood hub 135, gordo rim, black spoke, black nipples, WTB Weirwolf

Cheers to anyone looking out for me.

Phil

bumpety bump, still hopeful, still polling bike shops etc…

No sightings over xmas then?

Ever hopeful this might crop up 🙁

where was it? london?

No, Hinckley in Leicestershire?

There was a recent haul in Cheshire I found out about, was gonna call the Police with my Frame numbers (They already have them here but I don't think it's a high priority anymore.

There is one Jones in London I know of.

Pleased you got your bike back by the way.

ok, i'll keep eyes open down here and let the new contacts i have know

Some good news at least, the Specialized and Islabike have been recovered, bad news is not the Jones or the Cotic. A low level scrote in Leicester has been found guilty of possession and sentenced, although I don't know what he got yet. Not enough evidence to charge him with the burglary. I hope the police get some information to track the others in some way.

So, still a plea to keep your eyes out for a Jones with fat Phil wood front hub, erikson post, brooks saddle and jones cranks with blackspire (all the 'different' features I can think of compared to most other Jones's and also a Custard Cotic Soul with Royce hubs on dt4.1s and XTR running gear and black revalations

Cheers all and happy new year

they should chop his bloody fingers off,some scrote in leicester stripped off all my transmission/forks and wheels from a so call secured bike park at leicester hospital, sure my stuff will never turn up, punishment needs to be more of a deterent

punishment needs to be more of a deterent

I couldn't agree more.

Hey Phil

Glad you got some news, hopefully something might turn up round the midlands.

Neil

If you 'know' who stole them is it not worth spending £100 to find out where the Jones is? Galling but I guess you'd like the bike back. Haven't read all this thread so you may be sorted for insurance now?

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but when will you give up on this and move on?

! have you ever had a bike stolen?

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but when will you give up on this and move on?

I have to agree with bakes here and I've had 3 bikes stolen.

I don't mean it in a contrary way
I've had 6 stolen over the years

ditto bakes – been burgled and lost two very expensive bikes myself

i do hope you do get them back though

never give up!!!

Aye, good for Chainline's persistance. Good news.

never give up! i spotted my stolen bike being ridden past me and chased the little unt down-confronted him and got it back. always keep your eyes open and never give up.

have you set google alerts up? youll get a lot of mail but ive found stolen stuff this way online

yep still got the ebay etc, but not sure what you mean by google alerts?

and no I won't give up. For something off the shelf perhaps, for this, NO.

Have I moved on, yes I think so if you mean am I in emotional pain from it etc…but do I want it recovered, absolutely.

I spent the thick end of a year planning and discussing components and design, discussing ride, geometry and set up, then another year getting one off components made and waiting for it all to come together and be produced. As set up there are no others, none, I cannot get another one like it.

Never give up!
If I see my 1997 Vitamin T2 with Snowflake wheel EVER, then woe betide the rider of it!

Don't think you should ever give up on this one. Sadly the cotic is 'just' a hardtail mountainbike to the untrained eye, give it a respray and its gone, but the Jones is a different kettle of fish. Hope you have some luck Chainline. I'd be gutted if any of my bikes went.