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Don't suppose any of the Polaris sale stuff would be of use? Really cheap and new....
YGM re: Jacket - just need your address back
I have some brand new Bontrager XR4 TLR tyres (27.5) and a newish 661 Recon helmet (Med) you can have. Shout up if of any use and i'll contact you for an address.
^ Cheers guys..!
brasneck - just messaged you - apologies for my slow response as I've been travelling.
bueller - thank you so much for that offer. I haven't quite put my toe in the 27.5 water yet - and my helmet thankfully wasn't stolen (as I was wearing it). I am a total 661 fan boi though... but it's okay - I have a good lid. Thank you..
Cheers bud. Angry / depressed about it sounds about right so far. I keep feeling bad about myself for feeling so upset about it! As some of my F & F have said, it is only stuff, but hey.. I do still feel pretty beaten up about it still
If you're anything like me it will be the realisation hitting you that not all people are good natured, there are some people who will happily steal the shirt off your back and think nothing of it. That can come as a bit of a shock, it did to me once upon a time and took the longest time to get over, in fact I'm still not over it. But, you will rebuild your faith in people, people like those on this thread who have offered to replace various bits and you will realise that it is the selfish twunts of this world who are really missing out on what life is about. Don't let them ruin your trust in people, better to think the best of people and encounter the occasional idiot than go around with a suspicious mind all the time.
They may have your stuff, or a few quid which will soon be spent, but they can't take away from you that you a far better person than they will ever be.
^ Cheers buddy. Very nicely put - echoing my similar thoughts along these lines. This was indeed quite a shock. It was so far from my frame of reference of what it means to be person - to do something like that.. that I kind of struggled to see how someone could actually do that, if you see what I mean.
The bike's up on stolen-bikes.co.uk here:
[url= https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/orange-five-13/ ]https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/orange-five-13/[/url]
Please circulate these details on social media (if poss!) Thanks.. 🙂
How you doing, man - getting some shit together and starting to relax again or still up in the air...?
Puts my £300 boiler bill firmly into perspective
Thanks guys - and thank you so much to the kind STW people who have helped out by sending stuff too. I am pretty well overwhelmed emotionally by these acts of kindness, so thank you.
Things are getting back together I suppose. Got out on the road bike at the weekend, which cleared my head a bit nicely. Having a pretty rough time at work though now - never rains it pours, eh - so here's hoping for a better 2017.. 🙂
im assuming youre checking the usual sites regularly? there are a couple of metallic green fives on gumtree right now. the ads dont look dodgy, hence ill not put up links, but may be worth casting an eye over them.best of luck mate.
Having a pretty rough time at work though now - never rains it pours, eh
I feel a new thread coming on. Use a pseudo this time...
😉
Lots of love for the STW community!
Hoping for a good 2017 dude.
Best wishes
Ps I hope Father Christmas has a big crap in the stockings of the buggers who pinched your stuff!
And to you too.. Merry Christmas.. 🙂
Happy Christmas no_eyed_deer. Hoping everything is sorted enough that you can relax over Christmas.
got some brand new 34 waist,possily 32 leg slim fit etnies jeans, far too skinny legwise for me
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Just cleared my wardrobe out, I have for pairs of walking trousers TNF/Colombia, med waist, long leg (probably suit 34 - 36 waist. Couple of pairs of Diesel jeans 32/34 and a dozen or so TM Lewin/CT work/formal shirts.
Just idle curiosity, but where did the OP vanish to? 🙂
No idea sorry.
I saw what you did there...
Bad person.
That is weird. I was hoping this would be a happy resolution.
Did he get stolen?
How do you know he vanished?
Hopefully the lads back on his feet now
his forum name suggests he still has legs
still no idea...
Hey Guys... just thought I'd update after several months of radio silence. 🙂
There's been no happy ending to this unfortunately. I have pretty much accepted that the bike is long gone. Anyhoo..
Thanks to the overwhelmingly kind support of you folks - and my persistent searching for replacement stuff over the last 8 months - I have pretty well managed to replace most of my bike kit and clothes now.
Somewhat understandably, I've been a little reluctant since to visit trail centres and leave my car parked in far-flung places unattended for hours, so the mountain biking this summer has taken a bit of a hit, but local rides on the road bike have taken its place.
After several years floating about on this forum, somewhat [i]incognito[/i] (so I thought!), the sudden attention attracted by this thread, combined with the fairly stressful experience of having my car broken into, meant that I decided to take a bit of a break from everything, including this forum. Hence the radio silence.
So thanks again, to you all for your kindness and support. There isn't a happy bike-shaped ending here, but life goes on - and that is the main thing.. 🙂
Acceptance . . . that's a pretty good route to happiness, in my book.
Thanks for the update.
Good to read you're doing okay-ish, fella. I was worried for a bit TBH but the outpouring of attention thing makes sense.
Don't fret - you'll be old news next week and just like that...
[i]*Keyser Söze finger blow*[/i]
...you'll be gone!