After having my bike stolen I bought a bike around a year ago from a family members friend in Cambridge. I had no reason to think it wasn't legit and so happily paid a good price for it and transported it back to London. My work office moved that following week to a new location and so I began to commute there on my bike after having it fully serviced and some parts replaced for around £130. 3 days into working at the new premises I finish up work, leave the office and head to jump on my bike. Two police officers and some young guy are standing close to it, but I think nothing of it and go to unlock it. Low and behold the guy had just moved to London from Cambridge and started work in an office around the corner from mine. He'd spotted the bike as the one he'd had stolen in Cambridge and called the law! I couldn't believe it! The police said that if we were happy to resolve it ourselves then it would go no further and they took both out details. After the guy produced the log book he'd got with the bike displaying the serial number I had no choice but to return it to him with all spanking new parts. Gutting for me but great for the guy who's bike it was.
I called a few ads on gumtree after that trying to get myself a new bike, however 3 of the ads I called wanted to meet outside a bingo place in order for me to check out the bike rather than a street address! Obviously some shoddy goings on there! I bit the bullet in the end and just bought a brand spanking new bike.
Oh.... two weeks later some sod pinched my wheels from a locked bike in a locked shed in a locked courtyard. It may be cheaper for me to get a car
I called a few ads on gumtree after that trying to get myself a new bike, however 3 of the ads I called wanted to meet outside a bingo place in order for me to check out the bike rather than a street address! Obviously some shoddy goings on there! I bit the bullet in the end and just bought a brand spanking new bike.
Oh.... two weeks later some sod pinched my wheels from a locked bike in a locked shed in a locked courtyard. It may be cheaper for me to get a car