gerritvn

His story is that he came across two guys trying to sell the bike, he and his mates took the bike and the two guys ran away. Peace to him... BTW: I called 1011 from the spot afterwards and the police called back wanting to know where it was. We waited a long time and then went to the police station to report it; that took another hour and a half. This morning a policeman called back, I told him that the bike had been recovered and that the police should really clean up the area, but he did not sound very interested. When I told the insurance about the recovery, the agent thanked me for my honesty. Does that tell us something about the morals of our society? The bike was mine and then I bought it back - now it is doubly mine. So it is with God's relationship with us.

Bike recovered! How? Yesterday I offered a finder's fee in the area where it happened to anybody finding the bike and this morning I received a phone call from a guy who had "found" it. The R 1000 finder's fee was probably a lot more than the value on the black market. Everything seems untouched, even the credit card in the saddle bag (already canceled yesterday) was still there. Sad that one has to buy back your own property on the black market, but I am very happy. Thanks for all the words of sympathy and think twice before riding alone.

Here's a photo.

This morning as I was riding my MTB near Dely Road (Pretoria) where it goes underneath the NI highway, I was attacked by two robbers. One grabbed me around the neck and pulled me from the bike and nearly strangled me. They demanded my cell phone and money and then also took the bike. Thank the Lord! Apart from the loss of the possessions and a sore throat, I was left unhurt. The bike is a black Specialized Epic with a Specialized front tyre and a Hutchinson back tyre with a gray wall. If you happen to notice such a bike, please call me at 012 8036501 or 073 6891370 Thanks! Gerrit (aka Oupa Gert)