[Closed] Jeff Jones Spaceframe & Truss bike **STOLEN** in Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne.

It's an odd bike to be targeted by thieves. I know they're expensive but it takes a discerning thief to realise that. Which is worrying. Hope you get it back / insurance etc.

Someone broke into your flat and had cutters with them? That's not a chance occurrence. Was anything else taken?

Was it stolen from your apartment or chained up in the communal 3rd floor lobby?

The bike was locked to the landing stair rail bollard just outside our flat alongside my girlfriends bike (vintage). That was untouched, the padlock was shattered with bolt cutters. The fact we have a lift made it easier than carrying down 3 stairwells. To say I'm gutted is an understatement! I have spread the word through the local cycling community and dealers given its such a specialist bike. Please feel free to cascade around your friends, other riders. I worked so hard to save for the Jones build for some low-life to steal it.

Getting. Got a facebook link to share. In Gosforth so can put out to my road club and local groups.

Thanks Jonba

Pop this up on the Jones FB page, inc serial #. It's too easily identified to stay lost for long, there aren't that many around.

aye...will keep an eye out and spread the word...

Worth share on Friends of Newcastle Cycling Campaign facebook page too. Will keep eye out Heaton area.

Shared on Facebook.
Max

I'm in the west end so I'll keep my eyes pealed and share the news around.
Bloody nightmare! I'dve been sleeping with the bike and had the girlfriend chained to the railing.

Can I ask what kind of lock they broke so I can put it on my avoid list.

I shall keep a look out.

. It's too easily identified to stay lost for long, there aren't that many around

You think that, but there's a story of a Ti jones that appeared years later on here somewhere

^ that story was partly what I was thinking of, it took a while in that case but it was found. Few stolen bikes are, most get split up but it's harder to do that with a Jones with odd fork and wheel spec.

I'm down Tynemouth I'll keep my eyes open along the sea front

Sorry to hear about the theft OP. I was wondering how they have gained access to get to the bike. Where I used to live, the entrance was on a timer so the postie could get in between 8 and 9, for example, otherwise they'd have to buzz each flat until someone let them in.

If you haven't been followed home, then I'd suggest it's either mates of someone living upstairs, or a tradesman who's been working there recently. It's not a huge stretch to imagine your upstairs neighbour sends photo of bike to dodgy mate, what's this worth? Then lets them in to nick it when they know you're not home.

Hope it gets back to you anyway, good luck.

I'm really sorry for you - that's terrible.

I recommend you set up & save searches on ebay using all sorts of possible phrases and google alerts using the same phrases, setting up the google alert to send email immediately and any match.

You will then be alerted to anything that might be your bike when it's listed anywhere google can get to, using within an hour or two of it appearing on the web.

I've been surprised how quickly google finds stuff and it covers loot, ebay, gumtree as well as all publicly accessible forums.

Best of luck

Im in Seaton Delval so I'll keep my eyes open

I'm in Gosforth / Great Park area, will keep an eye out.

west end /denton burn will keep a look out for you

Sorry for your loss.
The chances of them selling it with out drawing attention are less than slim.
It might take a while but eventually it will resurface.
Chainline had his Ti spaceframe stolen and that turned up eventually so don't lose hope.
Seems a stupid thing to steal as they would be almost impossible to sell without someone knowing it's history.

I've sold both of the spaceframes I've owned but both times they've been bought by people that know me and the bikes history.

What a shit thing to happen... sorry mate

Hope you get it back. I'd hate to lose mine

A quick search of ebay brought up your post
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JEFF-JONES-SPACEFRAME-TRUSS-FORK-STOLEN-27-10-16-IN-NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE-/112184464145?hash=item1a1eb71311:g:XRUAAOSwA3dYEqAA

Good idea but if the scum bag who took it wanted to sell it on quickly do you think that seeing this would stop him showing his hand and maybe dumping it, or holding onto it until it's gone quiet?

Hi John,
It's really difficult to pitch the approach to this as fortunately this hasn't happened to me before. I want to be proactive rather than simply sit back. I totally appreciate your perspective. I thank everyone for the kind words and support, keep your eyes peeled.

Bummer! Leaving an expensive bike in a communal area, it was only going to be a matter of time though. Was here nowhere in the apartment to store it ?

I learned the stairwell railing lesson with an Edinburgh Bike coop special, and that was bad enough. Hope you get it back.

I can cover huge patches of the NE so I'll keep my eyes open.

No CCTV footage anywhere? Sounds like someone who visits those flats clocked it, did a google and came back tooled up at a later date. Not an easy bike to shift inconspicuously so like others have said, hopefully will re-appear.

Im keeping an open mind Mal-ec, it makes you re-assess the environment you call home. I am heartened by the positive response from the general public and fellow riders. Spread the word (00)

Just down the road in wallsend. I'll keep my eyes peeled.

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If you see my Jones or offered it contact the police - all the details are on the pic.

Please tell me it was insured. :/

If you see my Jones or offered it contact the police - all the details are on the pic.

It took me 3 years to reclaim my stolen Kona Humu back from a yocal using it on his commute. Not the same league of bike, but the sentiment remains, don't give up.

Thanks Qwerty, as the evenings lighten up and we move into cycling season I will be on bike radar duties!

**UPDATE** My Jones bike has been recovered today, albeit a little worse for wear and missing some Hope and Shimano items! It's recovery did not involve the police but direct contact from a person who had apparently purchased it in good faith and after some online research realized it's origins.
Posting on this site was the route of contact so I thank all those supporting messages and hope anyone who has recently had a bike stolen gets it back.

Yay 😀 Never give up hope ...

Nice one! Glad to gear it 🙂

Good work fella! Glad to see you got it back! 🙂

That's great to hear you got it back.

That is great news OP 😀

Woohoo!

Well done, distinctive bike would have showed up at some time

Hope whoever bought it didn't end up too out of pocket for doign the decent thing.

Nice one!

Excellent 🙂

Good news. Kudos to the guy who bought it.

Great result and hats off to the purchaser for getting in touch. Great stuff

If the person who bought it and contacted you is out of pocket, seems like a perfect excuse for a JustGiving campaign as they absolutely did the right thing.

Interested to see what state it's in. Wonder what tales it would have to tell about where it's been!

The repatriation of the bike was far from orthodox, it left me plenty thoughts about the initial theft / burglary and the motivations for contact (££). It's fair to say the Jones has been on a high fat diet and smoking Benson & Hedges for a good few months!

It's sad to look at it in all honesty, the bike was pristine and all of the components brand new. The absolute disregard for something of value when the very reason for it being nicked was cash. Ugly half-baked attempts to remove parts in a naive notion of skill, cracks me up on how baffled they must have been sweating it out in a greasy kitchen. Is it a giant BMX, why is one wheel bigger??@@

The more common parts are easy to sell on or tart up a knacker bike. Everything's dialed in on the Jones and really serves little purpose elsewhere.

I'm very pleased to see it back, don't get me wrong. Just need to fall back in love with it and make it mine again. It hurts to be spending money to get it running but the gains are evident.

One thing is for sure, the Police need to alter there perspective on bike crime and actually conduct some raids on the same prolific teen gangs running breaker shops. In the course of raising awareness of my bike I've spoken to so many people / businesses who have had bikes stolen and left speechless with the lack of investigative interest from the local constabulary even when presenting pretty clear evidence.

I think you need to treat it to a respray. 💡

One thing is for sure, the Police need to alter there perspective on bike crime and actually conduct some raids on the same prolific teen gangs running breaker shops. In the course of raising awareness of my bike I've spoken to so many people / businesses who have had bikes stolen and left speechless with the lack of investigative interest from the local constabulary even when presenting pretty clear evidence.

Contact your local paper/facebook groups etc