Stolen Bike - Large Reward

[tombracewell]

I had a very beautiful bike stolen in the early hours of this morning and was wondering if anyone might have any info on it. It was locked up at London Bridge at the time.

The frame is a custom built 60cm Dave Hinde Lo in Peacock Blue with chromed forks, seatstays and chainstays. The rear wheel is a trispoke and are Specialised carbons. The Trispokes are actually white with TRISPOKE written down the side but I had them sprayed matt black.

It's a 700 rear, 650c front (spoked wheel was a Velocity Deep V) both on Bontrager tyres. Handlebars were Cinelli, brakes were Tektro, brake levers were Cane Creek, Seat was Titanium Sella Italia, Stem was ITM titanium, Groupset was Shimano. All the brake cables were internally routed and there was reflective black tape on the seatpost.

Please if anyone sees this let me know!

Many thanks,



Tom

 

[e-rider]

Sounds like a very nice machine - why would anyone leave a bike of this standard locked anywhere? Hope you have some luck getting it back.

What's the reward?

 

[moggsy100]

Sorry to hear about your loss.. Gotta be asked but what lock were you using on it at the time for security?? Was it through the frame or wheel??

 

[Howard]

I had a very beautiful bike stolen in the early hours of this morning and was wondering if anyone might have any info on it. It was locked up at London Bridge at the time.

The frame is a custom built 60cm Dave Hinde Lo in Peacock Blue with chromed forks, seatstays and chainstays. The rear wheel is a trispoke and are Specialised carbons. The Trispokes are actually white with TRISPOKE written down the side but I had them sprayed matt black.

It's a 700 rear, 650c front (spoked wheel was a Velocity Deep V) both on Bontrager tyres. Handlebars were Cinelli, brakes were Tektro, brake levers were Cane Creek, Seat was Titanium Sella Italia, Stem was ITM titanium, Groupset was Shimano. All the brake cables were internally routed and there was reflective black tape on the seatpost.

Please if anyone sees this let me know!

Many thanks,



Tom

Post a photo and I'll look out for it. I know it's no help now, but what type of lock were you using, and did the b*stards leave it behind?

Also, post the details to the London Fixed Gear and Single Speed forum Stolen Bikes thread. Oh, you did.

 

[bauldbairn]

Sounds like a very nice machine - why would anyone leave a bike of this standard locked anywhere?

+1.

Good luck getting it back though.

 

[MacB]

Sounds like a very nice machine - why would anyone leave a bike of this standard locked anywhere? Hope you have some luck getting it back.

Maybe I'm just feeling contrary but we do seem to have developed quite a victim blaming culture over this sort of thing. Not locked well enough, in the right place and not looking too crappy to be worth nicking. It just feels like it moves responsibility to the victim rather than the thieving scumbags. but I'm the sort of person that would return a found wallet with contents intact, etc.

That said I choose which bike to ride based on where and how it will be locked up, if at all. It just makes me sad that it's such a big consideration.

 

[bauldbairn]

That said I choose which bike to ride based on where and how it will be locked up, if at all. It just makes me sad that it's such a big consideration.

Me too!

It is sad that scrotes will lift anything at any oppertunity but that seems to be the society we live in.

Thirty years ago I delivered papers to a couple of rough areas and if I had to take my bike I took the scabby old Raliegh Twenty and not my pride and joy "Europa." On the very odd occassion that I did take the Europa my hand never left it - even to the top of the 14 storey flats(in the lift) and carried over my shoulder down the stairs.

I'm still the same even today - if I can't lock my bike somewhere I can see it, I ride on!

I just think if the owner of the above mentioned bike loved the bike as much as his description suggested - he probably shouldn't have let it out of his sight. Sad but true.

He is the victim here though.

 

[Howard]

Photo and thread here

 

[e-rider]

They managed to break a M18 lock plus some others - either the friend didn't lock it with this lock or the criminals were seriously professional. That is some tough lock. Would need hydraulic cutting gear like the fire service use.

 

[Howard]

They managed to break a M18 lock plus some others - either the friend didn't lock it with this lock or the criminals were seriously professional. That is some tough lock. Would need hydraulic cutting gear like the fire service use.

Yeah - but we know no bike is safe if the scrotes have the gear and want it badly enough. You just can't leave bikes like that in that area at that time of night. Such a lovely, lovely bike too.

 

[bauldbairn]

Photo and thread here

Just had a look at your bike and agree with most of the comments on the site.

This is a really tragic story where only you'll appreciate how priceless this bike was - your friend(?) was an @r$e to let it out of his site at all.

It's so distinctive nobody could ride it without being noticed.

Keep canvassing.

Good luck finding it!

 

[e-rider]

Offering a big reward is a good incentive (I need some cash so I've even spent time looking for it on the web) I trust information leading to it's recovery will also be rewarded?

Unfortunately, it's a big country with 60 million people in it. If it's not sold on the web or down Brick lane it will be almost impossible to find it again! There's a good chance it will re-surface in a few years when some 'innocent' guy tries to sell it on ebay not knowing it was stolen. You could be in for a longhaul if you really want it back.

Ebay saved searches run for 1 year at a time.

 

[Howard]

Offering a big reward is a good incentive (I need some cash so I've even spent time looking for it on the web) I trust information leading to it's recovery will also be rewarded?

Unfortunately, it's a big country with 60 million people in it. If it's not sold on the web or down Brick lane it will be almost impossible to find it again! There's a good chance it will re-surface in a few years when some 'innocent' guy tries to sell it on ebay not knowing it was stolen. You could be in for a longhaul if you really want it back.

Ebay saved searches run for 1 year at a time.

I'm not sure the OP will check back here so if you want to get answers post to LFGSS thread.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Sorry to hear. I agree if they got through an M18 lock, it's an organised gang with a van - there's no other realistic way to do it. Sadly that makes it likely it'll have been broken for parts.

Hope you can at least agree a sensible value with your insurance company.

 

[Tynan]

I know this isn't helpful at all but I'd never leave mine locked in the street, the last time I did, I left just before a few on here had theirs taken in what was a reasonable area and location with loads of people around, it's simply not safe if the bike is any good, better locks just slow them down a bit more

Mine stayed at work last night, it was behind a fifteen foot metal door topped with razoe wire and I still moved it inside the building, the idea of leaving it in the street ...

read the thread now, a mate, jeez, I wouldn't stand still around there at 3am