I work at a bicycle shop in Manchester, and this Jones titanium bike came in for a puncture repair. It was brought in by a girl who's just using it around town, loaned by a friend. It seems weird as you don't just prance about town on a £5,000+ bike, especially something like this.
I felt it was worth throwing it up online on the slim chance that this is a stolen bike.
If anybody knows anything, send a message ASAP.
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Not mine so can't help.
But...
That mudguard and those pedals on that bike?!
If that's not stolen I will eat me feet.
...unless someone is just minted and DGAF.
If that's not stolen I will eat me feet.
This.
I'd be a bit miffed if I took a bike into the LBS only for them to post pictures of it online and accuse me of stealing it...
Could it be it was already stolen. She brings it in. Her mate nicks it again. Boosh, £5k insurance fraud.
Or is that just my mind.
What butcher said.
Does seem an odd bike to pootle around town on though. I suspect any nicked Jones' would be pretty well known though...
I'd be a bit miffed if I took a bike into the LBS only for them to post pictures of it online and accuse me of stealing it...
Oooh, are you offended?
I felt it was worth throwing it up online on the slim chance that this is a stolen bike.
...is all this is about.
To be fair, if I had a bike so hideously disgusting to look at I'd want it gone too...
Oooh, are you offended?
I'm outraged.
[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stolen-last-night-hinckley-jones-cotic-specialized ]http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stolen-last-night-hinckley-jones-cotic-specialized[/url]
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I'd guess if someone had a Jones stolen they'd report to the police so can't you give them the frame number to check?
You have that bike do you lend it to anybody? Do you need a LBS to fix a flat?
If it is kosher then wow the world is so full of surprises
PS If you were concerned as a shop owner could you not ask the police rather than post?
I expect that like all jones bikes, it has been bought by someone with a fundamental lack of understanding of what a bike is and how the frame should work...
... still, at least it has been built by a beard wielding man with a waiting list eh?
;P
Maybe Balotelli bought it for someone?
Richpips that could be it , his email is on that post
Oooh, are you offended?
Not offended. And if it is stolen, I hope whomever it belongs to gets it back.
But just asking if anyone had one stolen would be enough. [i]Enquire within[/i]. It's not like there's that many.
Thing is that she probably has no idea of its value and there are some well off people who wouldn't bat an eyelid at lending out a £5k bike. I know people that lend friends £50k+ cars or ask them to drop them off etc. They are just not bothered by it, I'd say that if she thought it was hookey she would not have taken it to a shop especially for a puncture. It can just be a bit of a mad world!
Looks like chainlines old one to me.
The pedals do not match ... A bit like a Ferrari with cheapo event tyres innit.
Ya, high possibility it is stolen.
Richpips that could be it , his email is on that post
Yeah, but he has obfuscated his email address, and can anyone really be bothered to have to edit that shit?
Yeah, but he has obfuscated his email address, and can anyone really be bothered to have to edit that shit?
Yes, me, because the wife has gone out drinking and there's jack on the telly except some bollocks about Nazi gold.
Page 5 has more details. Yep it's his
Frame number is on the original post - at least the last two digits are.
Crikey, that description in richpips link ! 😯
That poor bike. 4 years of neglect 🙁 hope it finds its way back to chainline
Can't someone quickly call the police if it is stolen?
Then can we auction the girl off like in "Taken"?
😈
I've mailed him a link to this thread and he's on to it
Wow, if that ain't it then eat my weirwolfs! 30 mins from the first post!
I'm 99.9% certain that's my bike.. I'd need to check back for frame number but the Phil Wood hubs, hope brakes, modded crank together with dura ace thumbies, brooks saddle, Erikson post, prob six spd give it away. I knew someone didn't know what they nicked. Is next stop Police???
Well done to the OP and Richpips
Is next stop Police???
Contact OP. Tell them not to release the bike, then contact police.
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Proof that to the untrained eye they're a lady's bike anyway.
Chainline - Member
I'm 99.9% certain that's my bike..
Excellent!
Oh btw ... do you have Albanian friends?
Tell them the girl is there to be "Taken". 😆
Butcher, still miffed?
Butcher, still miffed?
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Absolutely awesome! Eagle eyes and mega memory,Richpips!
This is great! Hope you get it back!
Chainline, I emailed you! Email back!!!
Potentially, an excellent start to the weekend being revealed here.
Fingers crossed..
Oh btw ... do you have Albanian friends?Tell them the girl is there to be "Taken".
What the actual f*** does that mean?
What. The. Actual. ****. does that mean?
It's best not to apply logic to his statements.
Well that escalated quickly 😮
Brilliant. 4 years on and great to see, especially after the naysayers urging you to move on in the original thread.