What to do when a dodgy character cycles past you on a 50K bike

[Bike Lore]

Right so you are cycling to Jonkershoek on a Saturday morning and a very dodgy character heads your way. He is cycling a full carbon hard tail with a race number. He is wearing a worn t-shirt, slops and pants that has not seen a wash since the previous owner gave him the pants.

 

 

{Edited by a Mod - coz we's pedantic likes that. }

Edited February 14, 2011 by RodTi

[TNT1]

Dunno, never seen a doggy that could cucle... HTF do you cucle anyway?

[Bike Lore]

oops heh, how do you edit the subject?

Edited February 14, 2011 by Hannes Zietsman

[Mish100]

Offer him R1000 for the bike and see what he says and if he accepts then you know he has a stolen bike

[Caerus]

You just wonder where you went wrong.

[The Saint]

Right so you are cycling to Jonkershoek on a Saturday morning and a very doggy character heads your way. he is cycling a full carbon hard tail with a race number. He is wearing a worn t-shirt, slops and pants that has not seen a wash sins the previous owner gave him the pants.

Sounds like a description of some of my friends

[Bike Lore]

but really what do you do? no helmet, no shoos on a clip on bike. heading away from a race area.

Edited February 14, 2011 by Hannes Zietsman

[Meezo]

call the caps?

[gtr1]

Offer him R10 for the race number and go ride the race

[Caerus]

but really what do you do? no helmet, no shoos on a clip on bike. heading away from a race area.

 

Personally I would have followed him, asked a few question and tried to call the cops. Since it is looking very possible that he has nicked it from a race area.

 

Thats just me though.

[The Saint]

Yup I think continue to follow the guy and place a call through to our esteemed police force. They will hopefully respond to the call before the bike either goes out of fashion or the alleged thief dies of old age.

[TNT1]

open your survival kit, use the mirror to blind him so he falls off, and score yourself a bargain?

 

Edit. I realise that technique would work on anyone for any bike.

Edited February 14, 2011 by TNT1

[RaeTrewBrowne]

a funny story...

 

my uncles Yeti was stolen off the back of his bakkie a week before he was going to ride the Epic, he managed to get a replacement bike for the race but a few days later he is driving down one of the main roads in jhb and unbelievably this dodgy looking character guy is riding his bike down the street, so he somehow drives him off the bike while hold this guy and stopping the bike from falling onto the street, he stops the bakkie, ties the oke to the roll bar puts his bike on back of the bakkie and drives to the cop station and arrests the oke

 

that's how it's done!

[Caerus]

What bike was it? What did you do?

[Wyatt Earp]

Call the SPCA or the animal anti-cruelty league.

[tikki]

bust a " Cap" in his ass!