http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Don't give up hope on stolen bikes en Mon, 18 May 2026 11:42:21 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15008#post-191576 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:16:52 +0000 Darkerside 191576@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, but I had a winning grin, which clearly makes me trustworthy.</p> <p>The defence rests. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15008#post-191575 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:05:18 +0000 Roibeard 191575@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Iwrats - <em>Who sells a bike from a van in a supermarket car park?</em></p> <p>Unlike those of this parish who meet under station clocks...</p> <p>Perhaps the benefit of the doubt may be offered here? Given that the general advice to online sellers is to meet in a public place, a supermarket carpark could well be an easy landmark.</p> <p>&lt;tongue inserted into cheek&gt;</p> <p>That said, all transit van drivers are the same in any case, even if they're not driving a white one...</p> <p>&lt;/tiic&gt;</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15008#post-191491 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 12:26:54 +0000 chdot 191491@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well...</p> <p>'We' kinda know police (often) don't seem to take much interest in stolen bikes, but <em>might</em> already know something about blue transit/Cameron Toll so <em>might</em> help. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15008#post-191490 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 12:21:52 +0000 I were right about that saddle 191490@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot</p> <p>In an ideal world you are correct. In this world all I saw was two blokes, a van and a bike. Bit thin for Crimestoppers, no? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15008#post-191489 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 12:10:56 +0000 chdot 191489@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"but what are you supposed to do?"</p> <p>Suggest the police look at CCTC? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15008#post-191487 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:55:37 +0000 I were right about that saddle 191487@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Stickman </p> <p>Great news. Thieves of two wheeled vehicles should be staked out for the ravens.</p> <p>I watched curiously last night in the grounds of Cameron Toll as two guys obviously haggled over a nice mountain bike which one had just taken out of the back of a blue transit. Who sells a bike from a van in a supermarket car park? Raven food, that's who but what are you supposed to do? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15008#post-191483 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:57:14 +0000 Snowy 191483@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Record your serial numbers and take photos, folks. It's the best chance you have! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15008#post-191458 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 16:18:59 +0000 Stickman 191458@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Someone in our Bristol office has posted on our BUG website that the local police have targeted a gang of bike thieves. Over 1500 stolen bikes have been recovered!</p> <p>They must have been working on an industrial scale. I thought the business model was to shift bikes as quickly as possible. </p> <p>Big job to now try to reunite the bikes with owners. </p>