Stolen: James McCallum's Track Bike

I just received this email from Garry Becket (who organizes the Bec hillclimb amongst other things), and thought I'd spread the word...

Ladies & Gents,

Please forgive this intrusion, but I need to ask all of you for your help.

Within the past 2 hours, James McCallum of the Plowman Craven Racing Team, has been unfortunate to have had his brand new team issue track bike stolen from the back of his car at the Scottish Track Championships, Meadowbank Velodrome, Edinburgh.

The frame as you will see from the picture below is very distinctive, not only by its paintjob, but also in its design & shape, and is a full carbon setup.
It is (as far as I am aware) one of only 8 that are in the UK at present, and was fitted with a deep section tri spoke front wheel, and a disc in the back. Both wheels are by Extreme. And the running gear was Dura ace.

Jimmy also lost a bag of multiple chainrings that were in a black CKT bag. A toolbox & digital camera also went missing.

If anyone should be offered this bike, or can pass me any information regarding its whereabouts regardless of where in the World it might appear, I would be very very grateful. And if you could pass the word around the cycling family it would be much appreciated

Better still if the identity of the thief is known and thier whereabouts & contact details could be passed to me, I would guarantee your anonymity and take great delight in retrieving our property personally!!!!

In anticipation of your help

Many Thanks
Garry Beckett
Team Manager,
Plowman Craven Racing Team
www.teamplowmancraven.com
Team: +44 (0) 7967 570 435

nice bike. it will probably appear somewhere, but probably too late

Should've stuck to playing the old Joanna.

fairly recognisable then

bad luck abotu the bike, but i can't say i like his dodgy jazz-cover records much

i will post it on the Glasgow fgss.....not sure if it will make it down to London, alert the scottish people of it.

sad thing is, the person whole stole it, has more than likely no affinity to bikes and probably has no idea what to do with it.

bad news. interesting bike though, looks like the designer had a crush on hr giger and liberace.

true. if its in Edinburgh though, it will stand out of place resulting a quick spotting hopefully.

yes - i imagine the thief is riding down the royal mile with disc wheel whirring even as i type.

bad news. interesting bike though, looks like the designer had a crush on hr giger and liberace.

Ha . . +1

How the fuck is the person who stole it going to shift it? It's not like it won't go un-noticed when someone finds it locked up outside Tesco...

Try Gumtree..

the sad thing is that this frame is gonna end up in someones garage who bought it for £20 in the pub, knowing it was too hot to build up and use.