Slave Posted October 31, 2008 Share I have recently seen a number of seriously nice racing bikes (mostly roadies) in our area lately and I have to question whether the "owner / rider" actually had the budget to buy such a spiffy machine in the first place. I mean the okes clothes are all ragged, he obviously does not have that kind of miney to shell out for a bike of that quality. Some of these bikes are far more flash than I will ever be able to aspire to own. Don't these guys ever get pulledoff by police to prove ownership? What is the "done thing?" Would the cops do anything about trying to recover some other hard working dudes Avalanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Sorry, your aspirations are lower than an Avalanche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted October 31, 2008 Share One ofthe reasons I am seriously debating keeping my peugeot going is the reduced chance of fighting off some crazed lunatic with a 9 mil or 38 trying to affirmatively shop my bike while out riding. I wear no jewelry, carry no cash and have an old cell phone with a pay-as-you-go so that in the event this happens, I loose little. Old bike, Old phone and nothing of value. If I upgrade, I increase the chance of being jacked exponentially. Insurance aside, this is not right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Sorry, I'm still lost... doesn't matter how old your peugeot is, no avalanche will be an upgrade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog_ Posted October 31, 2008 Share I think police have bigger fish to fry at this stage. Also, the guys riding the bikes are most likely not the thieves/hijackers. They're just the guys who desperately want transport and are willing to pay R200 for your R20k bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandacious Posted October 31, 2008 Share and where the hell are you riding that you feel the need to carry a .38? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanJ Posted October 31, 2008 Share I'm also not sure that the average bike jacker knows the difference between a cheap and expensive bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted October 31, 2008 Share OK, (Avalanche maybe a bad example) there are other bikes that are around that are obviously worth far more than the Avalanche. When I looked at it, it looked very flash, latest 105 groupsets and still worth far more than I think the "current owner" can afford. Some of these bikes look like they "belong" to people other than the current "rider". Kind of like your gardner arriving at work in a Merc or BM and you drive a VW. It just made me think about what SAPS do other than sit around doing little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted October 31, 2008 Share and where the hell are you riding that you feel the need to carry a .38? I don't carry a weapon at all. I live in Albarton and ride the Allewynspoort road and staircase on a fairly regular basis. There are some well know cases of bike-jackings aorund the area and I have met a few guys who have stared down the barrel of 38's and 9 mils and lost some fancy bikes to the jackers. Last time I checked, it was still a crime to deal in stolen goods so if you're offered some 20k bike for R200 and you buy it, you are considered just as guilty as the thief who took it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mob Posted October 31, 2008 Share I saw an ADT guy pulling two dudes off the road yesterday on bikes...two mountain bikes, looked like TNT1's old avalanche, so may have been a waste of time... at least he's giving it a go! Also begs the question...how are the cops going to tell a 2K bike from a 20K bike? Maybe riding in slops pushing DA pedals (with heels over the spindles) might be the first clue? Or my next favourite, guy riding a pink girls bike with tassles on the bars and basket! Whahhaaaaaa!!! You picked that out yourself did you...yeah right!! it was dark wasn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted November 3, 2008 Share ...When I looked at it' date=' it looked very flash, latest 105 groupsets and still worth far more than I think the "current owner" can afford. Some of these bikes look like they "belong" to people other than the current "rider". Kind of like your gardner arriving at work in a Merc or BM and you drive a VW. ...[/quote'] At first I ridiculed your argument. However, travelling home on Corlett drive on Friday, I saw your point... There was this brand new A4 with a bike on the back, bike was a 15 year old at least Cannondale with Tiagra on it.... The car was way out of the bikes league, something fishy going on there, I was gonna pull the guy over and make a citizen's arrest or something, but then I heard a Windhoek calling me from the pub so I had to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted November 3, 2008 Share Sorry' date=' I'm still lost... doesn't matter how old your peugeot is, no avalanche will be an upgrade... [/quote'] TNT1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot stuff Posted November 3, 2008 Share Or my next favourite' date=' guy riding a pink girls bike with tassles on the bars and basket! Whahhaaaaaa!!! You picked that out yourself did you...yeah right!! it was dark wasn't it![/quote'] And some times i see guys walking to work wearing western province tracksuit tops, or tops from various schools, like bishops and Herschel. Maybe the pinky was handed down. Does look out of place.hot stuff2008-11-03 03:18:04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted November 3, 2008 Share Or my next favourite' date=' guy riding a pink girls bike with tassles on the bars and basket! Whahhaaaaaa!!! You picked that out yourself did you...yeah right!! it was dark wasn't it![/quote'] And some times i see guys walking to work wearing western province tracksuit tops, or tops from various schools, like bishops and Herschel. Maybe the pinky was handed down. Does look out of place. Means nothing.My son goes to RBHS and a lot of his old school kit is given to the maid or to the folks at the Haven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calabash Posted November 3, 2008 Share Driving past Diepsloot on Fri and saw a guy in overalls riding a full sus Turner. ?Was going to offer him R500 but the girlfriend said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammajoor Posted November 3, 2008 Share she wanted you to take her to Monte Casino with that money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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