went out to my van this morning to set off to me the lads to ride cutgate...
for some stupid reason, i forgot to take my bike out of the van on friday night..........doh
anyhow, rear doors have been forced with a bar/jemmie, and this is missing.
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doubt i will get it back, but if you are local to leeds and see it, please let me know.
anyway, i sat crying for 10 mins and thought i would go ride anyway...got out the ventana and it turned into a not too bad day.
even met a fellow stw'r on cutgate (jonedwards)
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did cutgate both way's, it is very dry and fast and fun.... 8)
Nightmare. I know what that feels like, and it's not good.
Now, the question is will you get a direct replacement, or try something else? With your track record...
bad thing is it is not insured in the van out of works time....bugger.
but i have a nice stash of moola ready for something else.
Tough news, big fella! Hope the good ride at least assuaged some of the annoyance!
What a pisser.
Cut gate rocks. Not been for a while but planning a trip later this year.
Look on the bright side. New build time.
I'll keep an eye out mate.
Ton, will keep a look out at this side of the village.
Do I have your permission to engage violently anyone seen riding it?
[of course if you get it back, and then sell it please let me know, could be tres embarresment!]
cheers fella's
conrad......... 😆 much
oh dear how i pissed myself laughing when i read this, their is a god after all ha ha ho ho! hope you dont get it back!
manwells - Member
oh dear how i pissed myself laughing when i read this, their is a god after all ha ha ho ho! hope you dont get it back!
You asshole! What's wrong with you anyway?
Bad news mate.
At least it wasn't a megabucks bike. Pisser all the same though.
Shouldn't be to hard to track down something as "special" as one of them in that size though.
stu, it was built with lurve tho......... 😆
manwells is pissed cos i wont buy his rm.
if you did not know he was selling one it is on classifieds now....... 😉
you have more chance of getting yours back than him selling the rm
imo
i feel your loss, bastids 😥
manwells.
Not only have you demonstrated your inability to sell anything you have also shown us all what a social inadequate you are.
Well done asshat.
Sorry to hear that Tony, never say never about getting it back. I'd hate to be in their shoes if you did catch up to them.
shit mate that sucks, hope you get to lay your hands on the scrote thats swiped it!
bol - MemberNightmare. I know what that feels like, and it's not good.
Too right its like someone has killed a loved one. Good on you Tony for not spending all day brooding & getting out on a ride.
It will be easy to spot as it is just huge. And if a small guy tries to ride it it will just look odd. I saw a guy on an XL Kona bike. It just sticks out as the guy had the saddle as low as possible to reach pedals and the layback seatpost was turned front to back so he would reach the bars 🙂
Hope You'll find them and show them some rugby tackling skills 😉
Ton - just out of interest....I know it wasn't insured through the van insurance, but what about your home insurance? You never know, give em a call.
****s and pisser.
Cutgate looks a cracking ride, might have to try it.
There's some ****ing brave people out there...
Gutted for ya Tony..
Sorry to hear that, will keep an eye out for it over here.
Bad news 🙁 Hope you find it or at least the culprits. Glad you chinned up and had a good ride nonetheless.
How did you manage to ride? I would have been driving around looking for it!
Glad to see you turned the day around though, looks lovely around there
thank's all.
this has happened to me 3 times before (twice from garage)
thought i would be well pi55ed off, but for some reason i am not that concerned.
worse things will have happened to people today....
Unlucky there ton.
Have you tried scoping out the local bakers as a starting point?
bastid 😆
Will keep them peeled 🙁
Heres a thought. They'll be back in a few days etc for another nosey wont they? You don't fancy kipping in there for a few nights?
Bummer!
Sorry to see that some bastid has nicked your bike - good luck getting it back.
Sorry dude, happened to us a few weeks back, glad it's not just me who bawled. Hope you get it back.
Oh well it had a damaged seat tube anyway 😆
Bad luck ton, get another project on the go 8)
Sorry to hear that mate, having anything nicked is a pisser, would love to be there if you ever catch them
Oh and @ Manwells, cant you crawl back under that bridge you inhabit and hold your breath for say 3 or 4 years, saying that did you get lost on your way to the classifieds and post on here by mistake you bellend
Ton thats a bummer; and well done for turning the day good.
Oh and Manwells.... thats downright nasty 🙄
oh ron jeremy how i would love to see your bellend!
sorry to hear about this - hope you recover it, and well done for going out and enjoying your day anyway
Where do all of these stolen bikes go to?
Presumably not to clued up cyclists, but more likely to people who use them to get to the shops once a month?
How are they sold - word of mouth?
I ask as I had 2 stolen this week, and would like some clues as to where to look for them.
An in-law does car boots most Sundays, and doesnt think they would turn up there, he says he never sees any 'good' bikes for sale only 20 year old raleighs.
Ebay would be a contender, but having set up a search, it seems bikes of this quality are all sold by genuine owners.
Any other ideas?
Ta
Alan.
Burger!! Bad news Ton! Hope you get it back. Cracking pics though - looks like you had a good day afterwards. I have a nice new folding shopper on ebay that's too big for me if you're interested 😉 😆
Shame.
Get it back, deal with the thief, go for another ride.
All the best, Tony!
bad news mate esp as its just been built. Will keep em peeled round east leeds and when im out and about. Will be hard to shift i reckon being not very common and being huge lol. Hope you get it back mate
crappy 🙁
can't be many people who could swing a leg over that anyway, might be an idea to follow all tall people home for a looksee in their sheds
Is it possible to trace someones IP to see if they are a dual use?
Any chance you could claim off your house insurance?
Where do all of these stolen bikes go to?
Presumably not to clued up cyclists, but more likely to people who use them to get to the shops once a month?
How are they sold - word of mouth?
I ask as I had 2 stolen this week, and would like some clues as to where to look for them.
An in-law does car boots most Sundays, and doesnt think they would turn up there, he says he never sees any 'good' bikes for sale only 20 year old raleighs.
Ebay would be a contender, but having set up a search, it seems bikes of this quality are all sold by genuine owners.
Any other ideas?
They do pop up on eBay, in Cash Converters, on Trade It and in thieves' basements. I wrote some advice on how to go about tracking down a stolen bike here, which was based partly on my own experiences and those of the other bike theft victims in Bristol:
http://www.stolenbristolbikes.com/2009/07/recovering-stolen-bike.html
Basically set up eBay and Google alerts (Google Alert seems to be getting much better recently), make up paper flyers and hand them round the local bike shops and pawn shops, register in Immobilise.com if you have the serial number, and just make sure that as many people know about it as possible on local and national bike forums.
If you do spot it, contact the police and keep badgering the officer they assign it to - if they're not interested in bike theft they should be, as it's often an easy collar for them.
Ton, sorry to hear about your loss, but I hope you took the time to report it to the police after going riding - they can't do anything about bike theft if they don't know about it. 😕