piemanpete

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• Stolen bikes

  in General • 11 years, 5 months

  

  Although I have lost hope of getting my Surly Crosscheck back I am still keeping an eye out on the alerts I have setup. I have seen a few possibilities recently but they have all been advertised as a frame different size. And it always seems like 58cm is the most popular.

  Is it worth checking out a possible match regardless of size advertised?

• Stolen bikes

  in General • 11 years, 6 months

  

  On the subject of stolen bikes, has anybody been through the experience of actually seeing their bike advertised?

  I have subscribed to notifications and a search the various sites for any sign of my Surly (see above) but I am wondering how long before I might expect to see signs of it, if at all.

• Stolen bikes

  in General • 11 years, 6 months

  

  I had my Surly crosscheck stolen from London Bridge/Borough and Friday 7th June. Was built with a mismatch of parts. The photo shows an alfine hub but was running as singlespeed at the time of the theft as the hub was getting a service. The Alfine shifter and cable was still attached but not going anywhere. There is distinctive yellow electrical tape holding the cable to the down tube (I know, I had run out of cable ties). Other notable thing was it had a Brooks saddle which had scratches on the nose from when I have had it upside down changing a flat.

  I am not holding out much hope, expect that it is being stripped for parts as I type this.

  Stolen Bike Report: http://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/surly-crosscheck/