Re: recumbent advocacy taken too far (stolen bike; reward)

[Ambrose Nankivell]

Steve Watkin wrote
> "Kit Wolf" > wrote in message
> cl.ac.uk...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I always let people have a go on my recumbent if they show an interest,
> > but I'm not a true zealot: someone just nicked my bike and I'm not
> > pleased.
> Strange that such a noticiable 'bent has been nicked. Did you know that
> recently a very distinctive Trice 'bent was also nicked from your neck of
> the woods?
> Could the two crimes be connected?
> Hope you get it back.
>
Does seem surprising. I'm afraid that what springs to my mind is that they
may have been taken over to the Netherlands on the ferry, where it would be
easier to fence. Maybe you could ask the ferry company if it's been taken
over. It sounds memorable enough.

Apart from that, my commiserations, and the best of luck finding it.

Ambrose

[Kit Wolf]

Thanks for suggestions and commiserations...

To answer a few questions in the 1 reply...

> > > I always let people have a go on my recumbent if they show an interest,
> > > but I'm not a true zealot: someone just nicked my bike and I'm not
> > > pleased.
> > Strange that such a noticiable 'bent has been nicked. Did you know that
> > recently a very distinctive Trice 'bent was also nicked from your neck of
> > the woods?

I didn't, but with that in mind, I shall go for the expensive lock
when I have wheels again...

> > Could the two crimes be connected?

I doubt it - it could make sense had my bike been taken from outside
my house or department, where lots of people see it every day. But it
was lifted from farmland that had no public rights of way nearby (I
had permission) and where I go quite rarely. Apparently the local
scallies sometimes use the lanes as short cuts.

> > Hope you get it back.
> >
> Does seem surprising. I'm afraid that what springs to my mind is that they
> may have been taken over to the Netherlands on the ferry, where it would be
> easier to fence. Maybe you could ask the ferry company if it's been taken
> over. It sounds memorable enough.

I shall put them on my list.

My first theory was that they would have taken it a few yards down the
track, worked out how to get the QR pannier off, then lobbed it into a
ditch, but we couldn't find it anywhere. Or that they could have taken
it expecting a reward to be offered (look what we found in a hedge...
One reason I asked the police before offering one - I thought they
might disapprove). Or that they actually want it for themselves, but
will wait a while before riding it anywhere - if they have any sense.

> Apart from that, my commiserations, and the best of luck finding it.

Ta.

The insurance company have told me I'm covered - initially I wasn't
sure as the bike was only locked to itsself. By the time they've taken
some money off for the excess + wear & tear nobody's a winner, but it
does lighten the blow.

Kit

[John J]

They surely wouldn't be so daft as to advertise it on the Free ads
page of Velovision website?.... Would
they?......http://www.eland.uklinux.net/cgi-bin/smallad.cgi?mode=forsale

[Just zis Guy, you know?]

in article , John J at
wrote on 20/7/2003 12:39 pm:

> http://www.eland.uklinux.net/cgi-bin/smallad.cgi?mode=forsale

Some bloke selling a Stinger for £1500 - that's more than the new price!
But it's upgraded with Vuelta rims etc. I wonder if it has the improved
strengthened frame?

Guy

[James Cheney]

"Kit Wolf" wrote
> The insurance company have told me I'm covered - initially I wasn't
> sure as the bike was only locked to itsself. By the time they've taken
> some money off for the excess + wear & tear nobody's a winner, but it
> does lighten the blow.

Sorry to hear of the loss - a bit of a blow after you seemed to come so well
out of the accident you reported the other week. Glad to know that the
insurance will at least cover some of your loss, I had not even bothered
insuring it when the M5 was mine as I had never anticipated it being stolen!

Jim

[Tim Woodall]

On 19 Jul 2003 23:59:00 -0700,
Kit Wolf > wrote:
> The insurance company have told me I'm covered - initially I wasn't
> sure as the bike was only locked to itsself. By the time they've taken
> some money off for the excess + wear & tear nobody's a winner, but it
> does lighten the blow.
>
What insurance company? Everywhere I have tried to insure a bike insist
that it is insured for it's full new replacement value even when I only
want to insure it for the price I paid for it second hand.

Regards,

Tim.

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and there was light.

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[Kit Wolf]

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Tim Woodall wrote:

> On 19 Jul 2003 23:59:00 -0700,
> Kit Wolf > wrote:
> > The insurance company have told me I'm covered - initially I wasn't
> > sure as the bike was only locked to itsself. By the time they've taken
> > some money off for the excess + wear & tear nobody's a winner, but it
> > does lighten the blow.
> >
> What insurance company? Everywhere I have tried to insure a bike insist
> that it is insured for it's full new replacement value even when I only
> want to insure it for the price I paid for it second hand.

It was on the house insurance; this wouldn't have covered it against crash
damage which I always thought was the more likely scenario. It may have
covered it against vandalism which seems to happen a lot in Newcastle. But
at the end of the day you can build 2 wheels and pay for some minor
frame-repair each year for the annual cost of any insurance policy I've
ever seen - for a bike that would cost as much as this one would, new.

It's all worked out reasonably well for me this time, but I don't know if
I would recommend it as the way to go.

KW


>
> Regards,
>
> Tim.
>
> --
> God said, "div D = rho, div B = 0, curl E = - @B/@t, curl H = J + @D/@t,"
> and there was light.
>
> http://tjw.hn.org/ http://www.locofungus.btinternet.co.uk/
>

[Kit Wolf]

"James Cheney" > wrote in message >...
> "Kit Wolf" wrote
> > The insurance company have told me I'm covered - initially I wasn't
> > sure as the bike was only locked to itsself. By the time they've taken
> > some money off for the excess + wear & tear nobody's a winner, but it
> > does lighten the blow.
>
> Sorry to hear of the loss - a bit of a blow after you seemed to come so well
> out of the accident you reported the other week. Glad to know that the
> insurance will at least cover some of your loss, I had not even bothered
> insuring it when the M5 was mine as I had never anticipated it being stolen!
>
I did once overhear "cost 3000, those things do..." as I whizzed past.
Thankfully an exaggeration...

> Jim

[Tim Woodall]

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:52:13 +0100,
Kit Wolf > wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Tim Woodall wrote:
>
>> On 19 Jul 2003 23:59:00 -0700,
>> Kit Wolf > wrote:
>> > The insurance company have told me I'm covered - initially I wasn't
>> > sure as the bike was only locked to itsself. By the time they've taken
>> > some money off for the excess + wear & tear nobody's a winner, but it
>> > does lighten the blow.
>> >
>> What insurance company? Everywhere I have tried to insure a bike insist
>> that it is insured for it's full new replacement value even when I only
>> want to insure it for the price I paid for it second hand.
>
> It was on the house insurance; this wouldn't have covered it against crash
> damage which I always thought was the more likely scenario. It may have
> covered it against vandalism which seems to happen a lot in Newcastle. But
> at the end of the day you can build 2 wheels and pay for some minor
> frame-repair each year for the annual cost of any insurance policy I've
> ever seen - for a bike that would cost as much as this one would, new.
>
> It's all worked out reasonably well for me this time, but I don't know if
> I would recommend it as the way to go.
>
Even my house insurance insists on "New for old." Fortunately they will
automatically cover the windcheetah while it is in the house (or a shed
- I checked very carefully) but they won't touch it once it is out as
it's new value is greater than the maximum 2500GBP. And given that the
cheapest insurance I could find was about 350GBP for something that is
worth 1-1.5k (second hand) I couldn't see the point in insuring it.

Tim.

--
God said, "div D = rho, div B = 0, curl E = - @B/@t, curl H = J + @D/@t,"
and there was light.

http://tjw.hn.org/ http://www.locofungus.btinternet.co.uk/