http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Stolen bike! en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:46:00 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188163 Mon, 11 May 2015 15:17:26 +0000 acsimpson 188163@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great, always nice to hear the local shops are getting support.</p> <p>I suppose not supplying Whyte is probably a decision taken by the insurance companies preferred supplier rather than the company themselves. By the time the source the bike and pay commission to the insurers they might even be making a loss on it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188162 Mon, 11 May 2015 15:01:17 +0000 mogwai1375 188162@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@acsimpson</p> <p>Thank you so much for telling me about the small print! I've just gotten off the phone with the insurers, and they;ve agreed to waive the discount. </p> <p>Absolutely thrilled. And the LBS will be, too! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188156 Mon, 11 May 2015 13:46:52 +0000 mogwai1375 188156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So unfortunately they've completely refused to supply a Whyte bike, saying they wouldn't make any money on it. I was rather unimpressed with this rationale, but have ended up going for a Giant Invite 1, instead. I will be replacing the garish pink handlebar tape with something more low-key, of course... None of the alternatives (Tifosi, Specialised, etc) had both disc brakes and rear rack mounts. That, or they weren't in stock. </p> <p>Have sent an email to the insurers asking about the 25% cut they take from cash settlements, just in case they're amenable to paying it directly to the LBS as acsimpson suggested.</p> <p>Thanks for all the advice! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188146 Mon, 11 May 2015 13:09:53 +0000 acsimpson 188146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What does the small print of your insurance say regarding it? I think the only settling 75% of the bikes value is to discourage fraudulent claims from people who decide they want rid of their bike but don't like the second hand value.</p> <p>When I last had a bike stolen the insurers agreed that I could source the bike myself but insisted that they would send the cheque directly to my suppliers. They might also have settled for receipts showing a purchase of the replacement. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188145 Mon, 11 May 2015 13:03:28 +0000 Cyclingmollie 188145@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've had three Tifosis. I like the old CK4s - triple butted Altec2+, same tubing as Colnago, Pinarello and Merckx were using back then. That seems to have been RJ Chicken's one bid for the top-end. The CK3a is sturdy but handles weirdly. The CK7 I've heard is a bit uninspiring as an Audax bike.<br /> I'd hold out for a replacement Whyte. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188137 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:32:10 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 188137@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Worth pushing the insurers. When we had two bikes stolen one was a cross bike I'd built up from the frame, the other was an off-the-peg Trek hybrid owned by my wife.</p> <p>Like-for-like replacement definitely not available for my cross bike, in the end I could give them a break down of the components, they priced up those from their component manufacturers and gave me a cheque for that total plus the cost of the frame.</p> <p>For my wife's bike they offered a like-for-like that was a different brand. When I pointed out the exact same model, just a year newer, was listed on their site, and that it wasn't my fault the same model had increased slightly in price, they eventually provided the same model.</p> <p>EDIT: Plus, what Eddie says. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188136 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:29:30 +0000 neddie 188136@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can you imagine if a car insurer said, "Sorry, you can't have a replacement BMW Mini. Not on the list. But you can have a nice Fiat Panda instead"?</p> <p>Outrageous what they think they can get away with when it comes to bikes...</p> <p>Who do they think they are that they can specify what kind of bike you get? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188135 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:25:33 +0000 Snowy 188135@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hadn't really heard of them. Road.cc says "Tifosi sounds like an Italian marque but it’s actually the house brand of UK distributor Chicken Cycles" - make of that what you will!<br /> Various models seem to get pretty good reviews, good specs etc, so might be worth a closer look? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188134 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:18:00 +0000 mogwai1375 188134@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've just been on the phone with my insurer. They're being very nice about the whole thing and not putting up too much fuss, but apparently their like-for-like replacement doesn't include Whyte branded bikes.</p> <p>They're offering me a Tifosi instead- does anyone here have experience with the brand? Is it any good? The guy from Wheelies says I'd get a carbon fork in the bargain, but I'm not that fussed about it to be honest... </p> <p>I'd take the cash and get a new Whyte instead, but apparently the insurer takes 25% if you do that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188079 Sun, 10 May 2015 21:39:54 +0000 unhurt 188079@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's horrible - hope you get lucky and it shows up for sale. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188059 Sun, 10 May 2015 15:48:34 +0000 mogwai1375 188059@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks!</p> <p>I've got my fingers crossed it's one of the 2-8% that get recovered... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188054 Sun, 10 May 2015 14:14:39 +0000 gembo 188054@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice bike, sorry to hear that, drop bars used to be immune </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188053 Sun, 10 May 2015 13:23:09 +0000 Nelly 188053@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dearie me, that must be so annoying. Best of luck getting it back. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14788#post-188052 Sun, 10 May 2015 13:12:38 +0000 mogwai1375 188052@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Unfortunately my bike (2015 Whyte Somerset women's bike in granite/lime/acqua size 49) has been stolen, sometime since yesterday afternoon. It has disc brakes and a rear rack, and the saddle was the stock Whyte one it came with.</p> <p>It's been reported to the police, and I'm checking gumtree/ebay, but if you see anyone trying to sell a bike like that please let me know. I only just got it last month!</p> <p>Edited to add: it has drop handlebars with black tape,. </p>