Stolen Scott e Ransom (Cape Town)

[cdreyer]

Stolen from Cape Town Tokai, early Monday morning
Very unique bike, only 2 in the country (that I aware of)
Camo pattern with silver branding

Fox 38 with silver logos/branding
Has a carbon fiber bash plate

Edited February 14, 2022 by cdreyer

[cdreyer]

Bike has been recovered...

[rorydewet]

7 minutes ago, cdreyer said:

Bike has been recovered...

i cant understand why someone would steal an e bike

they wont also take the charger and a replacement charger costs money

doesn't make sense at all

[The Ouzo]

Just now, rorydewet said:

i cant understand why someone would steal an e bike

they wont also take the charger and a replacement charger costs money

doesn't make sense at all

its because they dont know its an e-bike until its to late 

[ct_rider]

Out of interest, where and how was the bike stolen @cdreyer? Happy you recovered the bike!

[cdreyer]

From a secured bike shop though and small window, the thieves took the bike out in pieces, all while evading the security system.   Thanks to some eagle eyed cops, they saw 2 guys trying to get the bike into a taxi in Wynberg, about 15km away from the bike shop and when questioned about the bike, they were unable to convince them it was theirs, fortunately I had my TokaiMTB board on the bike and they were able to reach my emergency contact.   The bike is still with he police, I did manage to see it, and it is pretty banged up, hopefully all cosmetic though.

[OVERDRIVE]

2 hours ago, cdreyer said:

From a secured bike shop though and small window, the thieves took the bike out in pieces, all while evading the security system.   Thanks to some eagle eyed cops, they saw 2 guys trying to get the bike into a taxi in Wynberg, about 15km away from the bike shop and when questioned about the bike, they were unable to convince them it was theirs, fortunately I had my TokaiMTB board on the bike and they were able to reach my emergency contact.   The bike is still with he police, I did manage to see it, and it is pretty banged up, hopefully all cosmetic though.

The bike jacking thing is really out of control. Happy you got it back. 

[Eddy Gordo]

1 hour ago, OVERDRIVE said:

This crime thing is really out of control. Happy you got it back. 

 

[MarcW]

Wild, glad you got it back @cdreyer

[Headshot]

16 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said:

The bike jacking thing is really out of control. Happy you got it back. 

Glad it was recovered. SAPS do sometimes do a great job. Also a lesson in why Tokai locals should join TokaiMTB - help keep the trails going and maybe retrieve a stolen bike thanks to the bike board 🙂