Stolen Bicycle

[Garfield2010]

My bicycle was lost or stolen in transit from Cape Town to Jo'burg (confirmed by the airlines as the bike was scanned out on Sunday at 16h00 already and arrived "nowhere").  You guys are all well connected so please keep the following in mind should you come across a sale add etc describing the following bike....

 

-  Silverback team issue bike - Neotel version (full carbon frame and seat post) Large size

-  Brand new Campagnolo Groupset

-  The wheels was custom build - nothing funny here - looks like normal wheels

-  The metal cranks were your feet clip in is really really old (10 years) and you can tell

-  White saddle Rav - X

-  The handlebars have holes for TT-handles although none attached

 

-  A definate check if you find a bike like this is...  at the rear end the tyre chaffed the inside of the carbon frame pretty bad and left black marks. (you have to take the rear wheel off to see this though)

 

I cant seem to get a photo attached.

 

Regards

[Iqbal]

sorry to hear about that garfield. I would also be hysterical if my baby got lost/stolen. We will all keep a lookout for you.

[Garfield2010]

[Garfield2010]

Ja and they make you sign an indemnity form beforehand so that you cannot put in a claim against them..........   Shiiiiiit......................

 

Last year they sent the bloody thing to Durban instead of Bloemfontein but atleast then they told me.  This time around its just gone.........

[Wheelsuck]

Bad Luck, know how u feel. Suggest that u maybe move it to the "Stolen Bike" section. It will juct get Lost in the Classifieds. The hubbers  go to check at the Stolen section  if they see something. That is how Yang recovered 3 bikes.  

[Seeker911]

Ja boet. Its just not funny is it ! A few years ago I also had my Bianchi dissappear on me between Capetown and JHB. Now how you feel . I hope you have insurance of some sort.

[Mavro]

 Sorry to hear about your misfortune.  Is it insured? 

[Garfield2010]

Yes fortunately

[KlapperKnop]

No offence ... maybe the most important reason to pay R500-R800 and transport the bike with one of the long haul tranport companies????

[Garfield2010]

I certainly did consider that.  In any case its a drag to take your bike before hand and fetch it afterwards.  It means going to the airport 4 times.

[EWSW]

Next year take the train. Your bike is with you on the train in a secure area. This year the trip cost was R 2000 pp , food excluded. Sleep on the train for four nights. Five minutes from the start. Guards on the station to look after your belongings. Walking distance to the expo and waterfront. Nice fellow riders on the train with a lot of fun.

[Garfield2010]

Honestly I would if they can only arranged it better.  The train stopped in a tunnel that smelled like urine (actually it was).  The train was too far from the lodge as you had to walk a km around or 100m over tracks.

 

Lastly thew warm water and power ran out on Sunday.  (I slept there the Sat evening)

 

I certainly love the riding down and back (done it 4 times) but I would rather book into a guest house once I am there.

[Western Bike]

As a matter of interest, how was your bike packed, was it in some sort of carry case, or just wrapped in plastic?

[Garfield2010]

Hi there

 

They found it.  2 weeks after, but they found it.  It was packed in a soft padded cycle bag.  No one can tell me what happened.  I suspect they sent it to the wrong airport and when no one claimed it, they checked it again.

 

Last year my bike also went missing until some guy phoned me from Durban and said he found my bike. 

 

TIP:-  the ID tag the airlines attached breaks off easily.  Always print your details on a seperate page and attach directly to your bike inside the packaging.  Last year it was all they could recodnize my bike by.

[jennyjan]

Hey Friends, a designer gives watermark in his images so no can claim his images. If someone do so, then he will be able to do so. So everyone should also give a mark in his cycle so he can identify it easily even if the person claims it.