Stolen bikes

oh for easy visual should you pass the bike on the street or see it for sale - is Grey frame - black grey seat - grey rims & silver spokes - black and grey mudguards.

both front and rear brakes (shimano/silver)

my grey Grey Singlespeed was stolen on Hackney Road today - the bike is mostly grey and black. I bought it 2005 from Johnny W here on the Lfgss site. oooooooooooooooh no

I am offering a reward and will get images up also. The bike was taken at 1.53pm today. Think I need help on where to look - any suggestions?? thanks Una

I am offering a reward too!

The grey bike is a Surly bike frame - I have wrote a good description on the general forum.

oo0h if you see the bike - please call me Una 0771 210 6275

hussy, have you followed the instructions in this thread?

http://www.lfgss.com/thread52193.html

Have a look. Hope you manage to find it!

Hi Oliver, I was just reading that post before I read yours, but thanks for the advice. I had the bike in the plumbing shop with me, me and the owner almost caught the thief - but only almost. Can anyone suggest markets for me to check out this weekend??? thanks Una

Well, Brick Lane is the obvious one, but there has also allegedly been stolen bike activity at the top of Broadway Market (junction with London Fields, Lansdowne Drive, and Westgate Street). I can't confirm that, but there have been a lot of rumours. Stolen bikes are also said to have been sighted at the Kingsland Waste Market. I haven't heard of other local markets, but of course it's just as likely to end up on Gumtree. Good luck.

From inside a shop is bad luck.

Make sure you send a picture to the Cycle Task Force. They value them especially highly.

I have wrote a good description on the general forum.

can you write it here? (I take it's not the "slate blue" dodgy sale described above)

It is the older Surly Steamroller battleship grey frame NO LOGOS etc.

Bicycle Details:
Battleship Grey Surly Steamroller frame (without any logo or makings) slight ding in top tube left hand side

Black and grey Selle Italia saddle
Cinelli silver drop bars with grey handlebar tape
x2 black carbon break levers mounted on the straight part of the drop bars (Brake cables black)

Shimano Ultegra BBR66oo Dual Pivot Calliper Brakes chrome front and rear
Black Cane Creek headset with x2 risers
Chrome seatpost non branded
Miche silver large flange hubs front and rear with freewheel on rear
Wheels laced radial with silver spokes
Mavic Open pro 32 laced Dark Grey rims
Stronglight chrome 165mm pedal cranks with MKS Sylvan Track Pedals
Black front mudguard and silver rear mudguard (both clip-on)
MAIN THEME IS GREY AND BLACK

yeah, got in touch with CTF and going walking all weekend in hope that I come across it, somewhere

It is the older Surly Steamroller battleship grey frame NO LOGOS etc.

Bicycle Details:
Battleship Grey Surly Steamroller frame (without any logo or makings) slight ding in top tube left hand side

Black and grey Selle Italia saddle
Cinelli silver drop bars with grey handlebar tape
x2 black carbon break levers mounted on the straight part of the drop bars (Brake cables black)

Shimano Ultegra BBR66oo Dual Pivot Calliper Brakes chrome front and rear
Black Cane Creek headset with x2 risers
Chrome seatpost non branded
Miche silver large flange hubs front and rear with freewheel on rear
Wheels laced radial with silver spokes
Mavic Open pro 32 laced Dark Grey rims
Stronglight chrome 165mm pedal cranks with MKS Sylvan Track Pedals
Black front mudguard and silver rear mudguard (both clip-on)
MAIN THEME IS GREY AND BLACK

brick lane, broadway market etc

i'll keep eyes peeled in islington

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ah no, your right, I google searched images grey surly and quickly thought this was it - been doing mistakes all day ever since my bike got stolen - had to leave work early and still all over the place -

Did you take any pictures of your bike? If so, use those. Any pictures of 'stock' Steamrollers are likely to look quite different.

I did have images, but last month my home was burgled and my laptop, external hard drive etc was taken -I have discs and searching through them now

the man

was he:

• IC1 White person
  
• IC2 Mediterranean person
  
• IC3 African/Caribbean person
  
• IC4 Indian, Nepalese, Pakistani, Maldivian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, or any other (South) Asian person
  
• IC5 Chinese, Japanese, or South-East Asian person
  
• IC6 Arabic, Egyptian or Maghreb person
  
• IC0 Origin unknown
  

oh sorry, he was white, 5'10" -11" and generally overweight