[Closed] STOLEN from Lightcliffe last night

Sad news, will keep a eye open around the Brighouse area. 😥

Will keep them peeled in Rastrick.

Cheers folks.

Local too. Will look out!

B@stards!

Hope nobody objects to me getting this back up near the top. They're only bikes and nobody got hurt but f me am I ped off......
Keep 'em peeled folks....

Keep checking gumtree and join local Facebook buy and sell pages.

I'm a bit further afield but will keep an eye out

Brighouse too so I'll keep my eye out.

Thieving b@st@rds. I'll keep an eye out around cleckheckmondsedge.

Still looking for my two from December last year. Hope you get these back sooner.

I remember your posts fieldy. Crazy how much it affects you. I've been burgled before and lost TVs etc but even though this was from the bike shed outside it's p***ed me off far more.
Neither bike is worth a great deal but they're mine and in their own way they're important to me.

Hopefully all insured?

Hove edge here, I'll keep my eyes peeled mate. Think we've had someone casing our houses recently, motherlovers better stay away from me! :-$

Matt!!! I'm gutted for you. If they were in your shed, be aware the thieves will probably wait for an insurance replacement to appear before helping themselves again. I liked your orange 🙁

Ed

What makes you think your house has been cased Woody?

Someone loitering round the back of the houses, claimed to be window cleaner but wasn't any of the ones we use. Scarpered pretty quick when challenged by one of the neighbours.

Loads going missing recently around here. Will keep my eyes out in Halifax.

I am in Hipperholme and will keep an eye out too.

All insured although I reckon I'll struggle to replace the Clockwork.

I thought things were pretty safe (nothing ever is I know as some of the horror stories on here have shown) and if they want them bad enough they'll get them but I've had a think about how I can do better and have worked out something very, very secure for when replacements arrive or if I'm lucky enough to get them back!

Have to say the police have been good. They have pictures and full details of the bikes and all components etc. They regularly check second hand shops etc and the pictures will go on briefings.

Fingers crossed. Thanks for the support folks.

What security did you have in place Matt? And how did they break in?

I would have thought the Orange would be pretty difficult to sell on. Might it turn up dumped somewhere?
My mate has a similar one in his Dad's garage, I didn't know they only made 200.

Actually, his might well be older as I doubt it has a rear disc mount.
Did they do a similar paint scheme for the 15th anniversary?

Google seems to show his as a 1998 10th anniversary model.

Alarmed bike shed. Decent locks. Door forced but alarm didn't go off, not sure why. I shall be increasing the security in future. Sad but you learn by these things. Having said that there have been stories on here and elsewhere of ground anchors and the like not being enough. Have 'negotiated' the bikes coming inside the house with the other half 😉

Peepers peeled here; going to have to write a bloody list at this rate 😥

See if you can get some pics up in local bike shops as well or maybe even behind the counter in case someone brings one of them in to be fixed etc.

Effin scumbags!!
i'll keep an eye out over here in Manchester.

Have 'negotiated' the bikes coming inside the house with the other half

P'm me your addy dude I have a spare ground anchor you can have that I got from halfords a few years back off the bargain shelf i know it wont bring them back but it could help in future. I'll keep an eye on gumtree and ebay in this neck of the woods incase they end up round here.

Happy trails Dan

Friend of mine had his bike lifted from his outhouse in Clifton a few months back. Will keep my eye out around Bradford.

Seems like lots going missing round here.

Ill keep my eye out in brighouse / hudds area

We share a drive with our local school and their CCTV picked one of them up wheeling the road bike away at 2.45am. Cameras aren't designed for night vision so can't ID from the footage

Insurance have put me in touch with a shop they use for replacements.......no further comment for now 😉

Back home....
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And yes, the home hub is out of date and the floor needs a fresh coat.

There are some decent people left in the world. Found at Dewsbury Market. Insurance and police aware. Completely stripped and, if you look closely, you'll see they decided to chop the rear disc mount off.

Thanks for all the kind words and the lookouts. Greatly appreciated.

why would you jut brake mounts off?

Hopefully someone can sort you out a new mount.

why would you jut brake mounts off?

I thought that too. Maybe because they we're none the wiser? Trying to make it less recognisable?

Thats ****ed up. ****s

Glad you got it back! Guess they cut the mount off to make it less like the one stolen?

I'm sure you'll be able to get a new mount welded on and get the rear triangle painted.

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Crazy.

As is my failure to use a chainstay protector properly for years.....oooppss!

Cutting the disc mount - WTF? That makes no sense! 😡

I understand that a lot of times, thieves steal the bike to strip and sell the parts. But a brake caliper attached to a sawed off chunk of bike surely would raise suspicions... 😯

That would f@ck me right off... To have your bike stolen and get the frame back ruined.
I'd be inclined to find the little sh@ts..

think i'd rather not have it back! Will the insurance payout now as frame ruined?

Already paid out. Have to 'negotiate' a 'scrap' price for the frame. To be fair the insurance company (Axa) were very good.

nice! quick turnaround