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STOLEN from the HUONG VIET, ENGLEFIELD ROAD: My Black Brooks B17, chopped down to look like a swallow. I don't expect to see it again, but thought i would post here for information.
It was stolen from outside de beauvoir's famous Huong Viet restaurant on Englefield Road. I took THREE different locks, as I know the reputation of this place, and checked my bike at every opportunity. It was dumb to think the saddle wouldn't go - i'll be adding a bit of chain to the next one.
I had literally been out to check my bike about 2 or 3 minutes previously, came back out and the saddle was gone. I ran up and down streets, but no-one to be seen. Is it someone living across the road who has a view? Someone approaching from behind the restaurant (there's an alley)? Someone from their kitchens!? (sorry, paranoia!) I really can't believe how quickly it vanished. I'm considering a stake-out to see how the fuck they do it.
(In the unlikely event that it turns up; the saddle is chopped, but no wrapping underneath. there's a bit of a nick about half way along the left-hand side where I went wonky with the blade. I'd recognise my own handiwork).