Stolen: Specialized Turbo Levo (orange) - without battery 2016 (Western Cape)

[MTBAustria]

Stolen: Specialized Turbo Levo (orange) - without battery 2016

When: 16/04/2024

Where: , Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Originally black, resprayed orange, many chips on the frame showing the original back colour. Flat black alloy pedals Expired green Bottleray hills number board 0215 Battery not on bike CSIX front mud flap

Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section.

[MFS]

Hi I think this bike was sold on Facebook marketplace today

[MFS]

https://www.facebook.com/share/qffXrFEmYuGoDTBY/?mibextid=kL3p88

[Spinnaroonie]

It gets even weirder when you click on the person's profile who sold it on FB. 

[MTBAustria]

4 hours ago, Spinnaroonie said:

It gets even weirder when you click on the person's profile who sold it on FB. 

Yes I've found the guy who sold it yesterday. 100% my bike.
https://web.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2463593787167919/

https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087205186803 

[FootballingCyclist]

2 minutes ago, MTBAustria said:

Yes I've found the guy who sold it yesterday. 100% my bike.
https://web.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2463593787167919/

https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087205186803 

Gut feeling is telling me it wasn't sold, Perhaps he was made aware of this post on bikehub and then marked it as sold.

If it was sold, Then atleast the seller seems like a real person judging by that FB profile, He then needs to give you the details of who he sold the bike to and the cops can go fetch it, The money paid then becomes and issue between him and the seller, Not you.

 

Please keep us in the loop about what happens, Because either 1 he has the bike or 2 he sold it or 3 he had it, realises not it's hot property and has moved it on.

[The Ouzo]

6 minutes ago, MTBAustria said:

Yes I've found the guy who sold it yesterday. 100% my bike.
https://web.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2463593787167919/

https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087205186803 

I wonder if any of the other stuff he sells is stolen

 

the way he goes into detail on the bike makes it look pretty legit

[Barry]

Maybe pop down to the local Spez dealers and chat to them. The buyer will possibly want a battery and charger. 

[Murrob]

I would hope it should now be pretty straightforward to point saps in this guys direction and he needs to explain where the bike came from and who he sold it to so that it can be recovered?

[ChrisF]

3 hours ago, Murrob said:

I would hope it should now be pretty straightforward to point saps in this guys direction and he needs to explain where the bike came from and who he sold it to so that it can be recovered?

One would hope ....

[eddy]

If it was sold, he is guilty of the crime of dealing in stolen property.

Claiming he didn't know it was stolen is not a defence.

[cadenceblur]

You think police care? When my bike was recovered the police didn’t even question the buyer. 

[MTBAustria]

Specialized have been notified and we found one of the other Levos stolen the next day.. also without battery.. 

They have pictures and serial numbers. 

Police are apparently going to arrest the Facebook suspect.........

Edited April 22 by MTBAustria

[Zebra]

4 hours ago, MTBAustria said:

Police are apparently going to arrest the Facebook suspect......... who knows when.

They're all just pathetic. 

Harsh; there are a few who go the extra mile….

see what happens, and THEN ‘dis them, if you must; presently you are mentally setting yourself up for failure.

Cheers

Chris

[Adeeb SSZA]

Is this not the same bike in question?

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/PUf8KMrHoLnSgmtA/?mibextid=79PoIi

 

 

[Sprockets]

8 minutes ago, Adeeb SSZA said:

Is this not the same bike in question?

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/PUf8KMrHoLnSgmtA/?mibextid=79PoIi

 

 

Looks like it **Ad was taken down**

Edited April 23 by Sprockets