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HAPPY ENDING! (surely this never happens?)
thanks for the excellent suggestion clefty - it actually literally was down brick lane market right in front of my eyes on sclater street. Bike returned relatively unscathed and one ne'erdowell nicked by 'babylon'. I would have waited, but since some chancer was about to buy it I told the stallholder it was mine; he was virtually running after me to give me the bike back after that. His bad luck that the police were already on their way by then... The only disppointment is that they can't prove he was trying to sell it as 'some bloke just left it leaning against my stall'.
I can also report that the would-be thieves have very thoughtfully given me a summer makeover by removing the mudguards, reminded me to stop carrying so much crap around all the time by removing the carrier, and drawn my attention to the unhealthiness of racing myself to work by removing the speedo bracket, wire and magnet. Oh, and the put the front wheel back on the wrong way round.
Other than that, maybe minor scratches and a couple of slightly twisted spokes. Result!
... and of course a valuable lesson in locks not to buy.. thanks edscoble. What sort would you recommend for Me vs. The Criminal Underworld pt II? Obv not leaving it around at night would help, I can guess that one. And to be fair I would have been alot less pleased to be reminded of the obvious lock failure had I not got the bike back :S
Happy days!