Who got his Maverick stolen?

[TiBones]

Good luck and Good on Ya Inspector Yang!

[Yang]

Thanks TiBones.

 

C'mon guys. I can't believe that nobody on the Hub does not know someone who used to own a Maverick, and who had it stolen. Its a connoiseur's bike. Its not your ordinary run-of-the-mill Giant, or Specialised, or Trek. Unless the guy who used to own it let it go quietly, like leaving it out on the pavement outside his house overnight so it would get stolen so he could put in an insurance claim. Is this why there's no response?

[Yang]

Late morning bump.

[Yang]

Lunch time bump.

[Yang]

Friday pm bump.

[YUMEYA]

Thanks TiBones.

 

C'mon guys. I can't believe that nobody on the Hub does not know someone who used to own a Maverick, and who had it stolen. Its a connoiseur's bike. Its not your ordinary run-of-the-mill Giant, or Specialised, or Trek. Unless the guy who used to own it let it go quietly, like leaving it out on the pavement outside his house overnight so it would get stolen so he could put in an insurance claim. Is this why there's no response?

 

After looking at some of the maverick frames on the official web site, I cant blame the owner if left his bike on the pavement.

 

Bump

[Yang]

After looking at some of the maverick frames on the official web site, I cant blame the owner if left his bike on the pavement.

 

Bump

 

Well, I must say that the paint work is really bland, but the specs are good, with fancy shocks and groupset. I would have stripped the bike and left the frame on the pavement.

[Dominate]

Hi Yang

 

Good to see you care about your neighbours.

 

Been going through the forums about various stolen bikes throughout SA.

 

From my side I will say that I will keep on the lookout for suspect okes riding any high end bikes.

Has no one replied privately or anything.

 

I think the more people that get onto the hub and take a look through what bikes are stolen etc.

the better.

 

Out of interest how do you get the biked back to the owners. Do you have to buy it from the skellems

or do you get the police involved?

 

I think I am also going to check my serial numbers out on the bikes.

 

Happy hunting

[Yang]

Hi Yang

 

Good to see you care about your neighbours.

 

Been going through the forums about various stolen bikes throughout SA.

 

From my side I will say that I will keep on the lookout for suspect okes riding any high end bikes.

Has no one replied privately or anything.

 

I think the more people that get onto the hub and take a look through what bikes are stolen etc.

the better.

 

Out of interest how do you get the biked back to the owners. Do you have to buy it from the skellems

or do you get the police involved?

I think I am also going to check my serial numbers out on the bikes.

 

Happy hunting

 

As said earlier, have returned 3 bikes to their owners. These bikes ended up at the "LBS" in the local village, brought in by guys in SA. Each of the bikes I've seen (including this Maverick and a Scott hard tail which I posted but was never claimed and eventually disappeared) I've posted on the Hub and got a response from the owner who in each case has said he wants his bike back. So I go back to the LBS and negotiate a price which I then tell the owner about and he deposits the money in my account and I arrange to get the bike to him. As you can imagine this creates a bit of a problem, because its now creating a bit of a market, and I am seen as the Go to Guy for stolen bikes ending up here. But I reckon its worth it to get the bike back- of the 100's of bikes stolen all over the country, some of which end up in Moz, at least I have made a difference to 3 okes.

 

I don't get the cops involved- they're not interested, and the only way to make this happen is if the owner comes up here and lays a charge with the LBS, who basically says that the owner "left" it at his shop but its not his. Then I don't try to take the bike away either. I live here and train in the area. The last thing I need is some pissed off dick thumb to chuck a stick in my spokes as I'm riding the trails, or to break in to my place to help himslef to my bikes as compensation.

 

Now the Maverick. The reason its still available, is because it was bought by a guy here. I told him about the blood, guts and tears on the bike. I made sure that every time he rides the bike, he feels the pain of the guy from whom it was stolen. So he agreed that if I could locate the owner through the Hub, he would get it to him. So far no luck, despite the fact that I have been in contact with the agent and a Durban based distributor, and given them the details of the bike. So its in good hands, safe in this guys house, waiting for daddy to claim her back.