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Apart from Brick Lane, where else is it usual to find stolen bikes being sold (in relation to the theft posted above!).

My girlfriend's bike was stolen from the communal area of our friend's house this morning. Lower Clapton/Hackney Downs area.
Her bike is a Trek Soho, the model with carbon belt drive. I think the size was 51cm.
Did I hear from somewhere that there's a place in Clapton where lots of stolen bikes are being sold?
This picture is from google but it's basically this model:

Has anyone had bad experiences with OnGuard locks jamming? Read a number of reports of this over the web, but they seem to be from a few years ago. Wondering whether this issue has been resolved.

Ooh yes, I should update the post with BCD.

As the title says, looking for a 43 tooth and/or 45 tooth chainring. Preferably black but not too bothered.
A really low price for a really quality item would be great, but obviously this is what everyone wants for everything in the world, so I'll try and be realistic.

My journey times for commuting are normally under 30mins, and I always carry a bag with me, so the weight isn't TOO much of an issue.

Although a slightly different design, I've seen this version of the Brute Mini on sale here (model designation 5112). Is this the same one as recommended?
I guess it's just personal choice as they would seem to be similarly rated. Was just wondering whether the smaller lock would be a good decision because of the issue with bottle jacking.

I've just ordered an Abus Granit X-Plus 54, and am deciding on the second lock. The OnGuard Brute seems a really good choice, but I have two questions:

1) Which of those would people recommend as primary (rear wheel) and secondary (front wheel) locks.

2) Would it actually be better to get the smaller OnGuard Brute *Mini *to guard against bottle jacking?

My friend's Teman got stolen from the bike lock-ups at Shoreditch station, probably around 20:30 today (Tue 31st July).

Looks like this one, but with a black front rim and black tyres on both:

I know there's a lot of these around, but if you happen to see the one described... PM me?

If this falls through I'd be up for taking it asap.

Ooohhh, is this likely to fit me, almost 6 foot with just over 32" inseam?

I have a general noob question about buying a 2nd hand steel road bike on a budget. I'm looking to get my first proper road bike (I have one, but it's 55cm c-c and I'm 6'4" or just under). I liked the idea of building up a bike from the frame, but I don't have much experience/knowledge esp. wrt. sourcing components, and I have heard that complete bikes can be as good/better value. So the question is how much should I aim to pay to get a bike with a good, light frame and a decent paint job? I'm in Berlin, no idea how that compares with London. Should I expect cheaper than this for example? The fm-1frame is triple-butted and the components are apparently shimano rx 100. Can I reasonably expect to do better by buying a frame + sourcing components? Or should I view that option as just a learning project?

Have you tried Velosaloon near Schleische Tor?

If the sale doesn't go through I'm definitely interested in buying it, can't believe I didn't check here more regularly over the last couple of weeks.

Not mine, but looks like fun: