Stolen: Soma Valhallen 2018 (Cape Town)

[MORNE]

Stolen: Soma Valhallen 2018
When: 5 September 2020
Where: Cape Town, Western Cape

Got bike jacked this morning on countermand road just before postmansdam rod around 7:30.

Approaching a pedestrian, I felt uncomfortable with his body language and decided to go to the other side of the road, once he saw me crossing the road he decided to charge me with a knife. He was aiming for my head.

I rode the bike into the servitude and in the process jumped off the rear of the bike and him he can have it, just not to hurt me. I threw the bike into him and ran the opposite direction. Luckily I was not harmed. literally 1 minute later I flagged down a car (Thanks Mr Deon Venter) who offered to help....and not even 1 minute after that a group of about 10 mountain bikers came from hoogekraals side, and another lone cyclist that was probably 2 minutes behind me. They did not see the person on my bike so Deon then said he obviously went down postman's to Dunoons. So we drove around to the N7...and low and behold...there he was cruising next to the n7 on my bike. we could not get to him because of his location on the road, he then disappeared off the highway into Dunoon.

iPhone 7 (my bike computer) stolen too.

 

reported at durbanville police station.

Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section

[Hairy]

Flip Morne, really sorry for your loss!

[Hairy]

I have circulated to people I know

[VeloRacer]

sorry to hear. 

 

Same road where there was attempted bike jacking on me.

3 guys in a Nissan 1400 tried their luck. I managed to getaway.

They also fled in direction Du Noon

[Sid the Sloth]

Sorry to hear this Morne. Glad you made it out relatively unscathed. Hopefully the bike turns up.

[Wannabe]

This is not good news at all.

Strongs Morne, hope your bike pops up again.

[Colin Pym]

Man, this is not good to read. I, as do many, cycle that road many times on my own...☹️. Pleased to read you got out unscathed.

[ChrisF]

Morne that sucks !!

 

 

Please consider some therapy .... dont let them steal your peace of mind as well ....

[Bateleur1]

Sorry to hear Morne

[MORNE]

ugh thanks.

 

second time. there wont be a third unfortunately.... i'll be adding our names to the braindrain list once everything is up and running properly again. 

 

anyway...PTSD rant over.

 

it's not my first rodeo, and although it was still traumatic thinking about how it could have been instead....i'm actually quite calm about it now, and i'm glad i reacted the way I did this time (more flight than fight). Confided in the family...cried it all out like you should, and i feel better about it and the decisions I have to make after this. 

 

Also, thanks to everyone who stopped when i was standing in the middle of the road. What I didnt mention in the post was that the first car that stopped was a black lady but she had a little kid with her so i didn't want to spook the child. Thanks.  

The second car was a youngish woman but she was a bit apprehensive to stop, being alone and all...i don't blame you...no worries, and again, thanks Deon for trying to help chase the f@cker down and taking me home afterwards. 

And yes...it really was this crowded in a span of a few minutes. He timed his attack to perfection and knew exactly where he was going. If I left home 3 minutes later or didn't smash the hill up to nitida like i did....the guy who stopped on his bike with the first car would have been the victim. if it happened 2 minutes later...the group of mountain bikers from Hoogies would have come to the rescue i'm sure.

 

But guys...they have that piece of road figured out now it seems. Mine wont be the last. They obviously walk/loiter just on the crest of the hill past the first quarry where the trees are....so you are not at speed when you summit. Then they use Postmans dam road down to the n7 and cruise home on the construction sites bordering Dunoon at the moment. Easy pickings. Be vigilant.

 

You cant ride there alone anymore....it all seemed to well planned. I ride that piece offroad 4 times a weekend. I've ridden it 100's of times...on my own. Deon works at the industrial park there in contioes and he says they literally break in there every night at this stage....steeling materials off buildings...even a fricken CAT bulldoser one morning...drove it straight out the front gate. 

 

the zombie apocalypse is here to stay....

Edited September 6, 2020 by morneS555

[NickGM]

Sorry to hear Morne. Not much else to say beyond the usual cliches: at least you're ok and seem to be processing the whole thing with your usual honesty. 

[Andreas_187]

I say we stake the place out

[Wayne pudding Mol]

Geez Morne this sucks and I’m glad you are ok

[MORNE]

phone was still pinging in this are around 11 when i went to the police. They didnt want to go there though....figures. why would they care about another white guys bike getting stolen lol....especially when the people next to me were reporting a hijacking....

Edited September 7, 2020 by morneS555

[Hairy]

phone was still pinging in this are around 11 when i went to the police. They didnt want to go there though....figures. why would they care about another white guys bike getting stolen lol....especially when the people next to me were reporting a hijacking....

I see it is near the ABSA bank ... wonder if they are trying to draw money from your account?

[gummibear]

Eish...sorry to hear this.Glad you are ok though.