Your help appreciated: trying to reunite bike with owner!

the hospital/ a&e may not give any info due to data protection.

OP repped.

ditto

I know Pi to a couple of decimal places.

Oh no, sorry I was thinking of Pie.

Old Pie quoted.

op deserves the rep, i'll also see what i can do to help

I recognise that story... Hi Maree!

op repped also

This gives me faith there ARE some really kind people left in the world! I was involved in a bike accident end of october, was in a right state and the paramedics took my bike to hospital with me in the ambulance, said they would lock it up in a safe place but it was gone by the time i came out of A&E from being treated.

I was totally gutted to have my bike go missing on top of being pretty bashed up and injured, if there had been someone like you around this wouldn't have happened to me. so good on you, hope you find the owner in question!

Love this forum more every day.

Go LFGSS!

This would be an excellent result.

Blimey, thanks to all for the comments and advice.

I have had one unsuccessful attempt via police, but will take a deep breath and try again. Been putting off the A&E route, but should get on that too. The frame number is a great idea, altho I fear the frame is old.

ps888: my (very uninformed) diagnosis would suggest a shoulder injury, so that fits your friend's sling

punkture: agree with your advice re. potential claimants. I am trying to be a bit vague about the bike.

wicksie: not an aussie, alas

Thanks again for the replies

good luck with this! pleased the world isn't going to shit after all

Lets hope this has a happy ending!

My faith in Humanity is restored (somewhat).

Don't know what I'd do if I lost my bike after having an accident..

We may have traced him... or at least a work colleague of his.

We're going to try and get this verified soon, but just in case it isn't him please continue to spread the word.

Last Tuesday evening (1st Nov), roughly 6pm, there was an accident involving a cyclist on Haymarket nr the junction with Charles II Street. I arrived just after the event, so didn't see what happened - the rider was out cold on the deck. When police arrived, they dumped his bike some yards away at the side of the road. My only experience of a serious accident is a bike nearly going missing at hospital so I volunteered to keep it safe in my nearby office and the police/ambo people would make sure he got my details. I rode past a bit later - the rider was being treated and said he would call me

Having heard nothing since, I am rather concerned communication broke down somewhere and indeed whether I did the right thing in the first place.... I found this forum whislt wondering what to do - the bike is a fixed gear bob jackson frame, with single front brake and clipless pedals, size medium-ish. Damage is minimal, I think: the front wheel looks a bit dodgy.

So, if you the rider are on here, then first of all I hope very much that you are OK and please get in touch. If anyone else reading knows who this might be, please post. I really, really want to get the bike back to its owner and am a bit stuck, hence this appeal. Any other ideas would also be appreciated

Thanks for reading

Well done - it's nice to hear a story like this!

the hospital/ a&e may not give any info due to data protection.

They may be able to pass on the details of where the bike is and how to get it though rather than giving out details.

We may have traced him... or at least a work colleague of his.

We're going to try and get this verified soon, but just in case it isn't him please continue to spread the word.

Fingers crossed!

A great Friday thread.

If the rider is reunited by the end of today I'll be well pleased!

repped!

celebrations once bike and owner re-united/verified..
well done everyone involved, ha.. that makes a friday feel special moment

and er heal up soon rider whoever you are :)

This gives me faith there ARE some really kind people left in the world! I was involved in a bike accident end of october, was in a right state and the paramedics took my bike to hospital with me in the ambulance, said they would lock it up in a safe place but it was gone by the time i came out of A&E from being treated.

Mine was stashed inside the hospital (I wasn't going anywhere) and ended up being nicked by an employee. Once out I kept on at the security boss and they actually found who it was. He got nicked and I got most of my bike back.

He was a "keen cyclist". In fact he was one of the people who carried my unconscious ass into the hospital and he then nicked the bike.

Total scum bag.

OP deserves beer!

Guy found...

First off, a big thanks to whoever was good enough to stop and help. I hope I spoke to you but do not remember.

On Tuesday last, at about 6pm, I came off my bike quite hard on Haymarket. Due to a pretty serious head injury, I remember very little of that day. I split my head open, had and inter cranial bleed and broke my clavicle. Luckily I am going to be just grand.

I also, up until half an hour ago, thought I had lost my bike.

Just pending delivery of bike which will most likely happen next week some time.

nice one!

Hurrah!

Great work everyone involved.

Amazing work!

is this the uk's busiest bike forum???

none of the linkbacks below have a second post!

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OP is a hero