kingalton Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Hi All My friend was hijacked this afternoon in Pretoria east - we was out close to rosemary hill on his MTB. as he approached the rosemary hill road, he saw a Vito bus without plates parked on the side of the road.. 3 guys jumped out and had guns and knives, they took his bike, glasses etc, tried to get his cellphone, but convinced the he didnt have one. the stole his Cannondale Scalpel, medium, Mavic SLR rims, Carbon lefty etc.. Will get him to post more details on the bike. Be carefull out there guys, the east isnt as safe as it used to be.. watch out for Vitos without plates..
martinsnyman Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Shocking!!!!!!! Glad he was not hurt,did he get a good look at "the guys"?
gummibear Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Glad he is ok.He should have let them take his phone.They can be traced as long as they keep the phone on.
urbanroyal Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Hectic ...by the sounds of it, it appears these guys are organised...
Raab Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Glad he is okay, this is quite disturbing as I cycle close to there most weekends
kosmonooit Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Bad luck, glad to hear no harm (besides emotional trauma no doubt). Post details of that Scalpel, its a breed apart and we will keep eyes peeled. He should have the serial number with all the papers if he got it new. I am way too skaam to hit the streets on any of my half-fancy bikes, why I don't even bother to wash my 'dale F500 commuter pavement warrior. Edited September 25, 2012 by kosmonooit
kingalton Posted September 25, 2012 Author Posted September 25, 2012 2 guys had sunglasses and leather baseball caps... he will post some pics of the bike tomorrow.... he seems ok we need to find a way to sort this out, cant be afraid to go out riding.. crime is making our worlds very small...
Bianchi Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Glad he's not hurt. It sucks at the best of times.Glad he is okay, this is quite disturbing as I cycle close to there most weekends Scary for me too, I ride out there most days of the week. Long stretches of road where there's me, myself and I and only the odd farm-worker or vehicle. 428 others and MONS 2
kingalton Posted September 26, 2012 Author Posted September 26, 2012 This seemed to be a preplanned hijacking - the exact spot was close to the old Boschkop bike park - there is a single track that goes up away from the bike park to the right, you go through a little gate, there are 2 sloots you have to get over, it then goes up to a small road, over a cattle grate to get the main road again.. they were waiting at the top of the single track..
Grondpad Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 This is really really sad. Just the other day my riding buddies and I said that it is only a matter of time before the jacking’s start in PTA east. There are so many cool tracks to ride but sadly it is also close to exit roads. Seems like we cannot ride those roads alone anymore. It’s a very sad day!
MONS Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Thats scary... its home ground cycling area for myself and friends - stopped going out alone long ago. Just as well . Very frustrating to have to find cycle buddies just to do a training ride(spur of the moment rides are out). Spinning alone does not equate to getting in the saddle! Glad he is ok and thanks for the warning.
MONS Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 I have the Find My Phone app.... http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-8-apps-services-tracing-mobile-phone-location-ios-android-wp7-si/
kingalton Posted September 26, 2012 Author Posted September 26, 2012 I have the Find My Phone app.... http://www.makeuseof...android-wp7-si/They know to turn off your phone if they do jack you...
MONS Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) They know to turn off your phone if they do jack you...Sorry - I use the app below..... http://wheresmydroid.com/ Edited September 26, 2012 by Mons100
Bianchi Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) This seemed to be a preplanned hijacking - the exact spot was close to the old Boschkop bike park - there is a single track that goes up away from the bike park to the right, you go through a little gate, there are 2 sloots you have to get over, it then goes up to a small road, over a cattle grate to get the main road again.. they were waiting at the top of the single track.. The bike park as in the Boschkop MTB trail? (never been there before) Edit: Since you say it's by Rosemary Hill, so it's where the little stretch next to the N4 comes out onto the RMH road? Edited September 26, 2012 by Bianchi
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