Brick lane

Does anyone fancy going with me to east london to check out the market tomorrow morning? I've never been to the sunday market, and i need a frame innit.

If you buy nicked, vigilantes will grab it off you and wrap it around your skewed morality.

How do you know they are nicked?

your probably right, it's not worth it to risk it.

best not.

You know that they're nicked because they're being sold on Brick Lane!

I thought there were some legit traders there...i must have been mistaken.

There are some legit traders.... If they have a stall then they are legit. Also, as of a few months ago, if they are on the bridge selling on sheets and the pavement they are also legit as it is now called the "Flea Market" and is fully managed by market authorities. The guys selling £3000 bikes for £60 on street corners are selling nicked bikes! It's quite easy to tell the difference.

Yes, I was exaggerating, thanks for the precise info, Jon

jonaent (Jon) The guys selling £3000 bikes for £60 on street corners are selling nicked bikes!

I thought they were British Cycling reps, drafted in by the GLA, in the hope that such a philanthropic gesture might help the next Bradley Wiggins to rise up from the ranks of the proletariat. I must have been mistaken.

Buying a stolen bike is slightly different to buying a stolen frame, because nobody sells stolen frames.

they sell what they can steal, someone stole the brake calipers from my bike last night, and im sure they will be on sale tomorow. if they can steal only the frame then thats what they will steal.

Stealing brakes is not a nice thing to do. Irresponsible pricks...

well even the ones with stalls for sure do stolen stuff.....even some of the bikeshops in south london used or still do stolen bikes. Pedal it on borough high street or Recycling in the elephant and castle arches anyone??????

BringMeMyFix Stealing brakes is not a nice thing to do. Irresponsible pricks...

Thieves irresponsible? I'm shocked! Shocked!

Here's a heartwarming story about a thief to cheer you all up.

broken_77 well even the ones with stalls for sure do stolen stuff.....even some of the bikeshops in south london used or still do stolen bikes. Pedal it on borough high street or Recycling in the elephant and castle arches anyone??????

Recycling looks very dodgy. They also ask absurdly high prices for some of the tetanus'y old wrecks they sell there.

threedaymonk [quote]BringMeMyFix Stealing brakes is not a nice thing to do. Irresponsible pricks...

Thieves irresponsible? I'm shocked! Shocked!

Here's a heartwarming story about a thief to cheer you all up.[/quote]

There are codes of conduct, even amongst tea leaves.

I've been down to Bricklane for the past two Sundays - I'm living in hope that I might get my stolen bike back. It makes me sick seeing people down there buying stolen frames and parts

I've been down to Bricklane for the past two Sundays - I'm living in hope that I might get my stolen bike back. It makes me sick seeing people down there buying stolen frames and parts

Am I missing the surrealist genius? Damn you alcohol and narcotics.

Not really... poster is called Hawkeye is all.

Damn. Damn. Damn. Idiot. Probably best I went to sleep. Probably not best I've been woken up and can't get back to sleep.

Do carry on.

Sorry mate... it was the middle of the night.