Surly Crosscheck

, Oxford £100GBP
  • Colour

    bright green

  • Frame Number

    Hidden

  • Stolen From

    ,

  • Stolen When

    Oxford

  • Crime Reference Number

    43160298866

  • Reward

    £100GBP

Bike Description

Bright Green Surly Crosscheck 50 cm size. Silver Campagnolo Veloce groupset 10sp, selle Italia saddle, Shimano SPD pedals (different from picture), MKS Mudguards, Tubus rear pannier rack (not in picture).  

Theft Description

Bike Stolen from enclosed storage area (with PIN protected entry door) in private grounds of apartment complex. A strong lock (ABUS BORDO X Plus 6500) was removed (cut or picked). The lock on the bike next to it had marks from a bolt cutter but survived.

Recovery Description

The bike was recovered thanks to Stolen Bikes UK and some publicity on Facebook. A guy bought the stolen bike at a car boot sale (Finmore car boot sale). He took it to a shop for some repairs and the shop realized it was stolen because the frame number had been sanded off. The guy at the shop had seen my advert on Facebook which linked to Stolen Bikes UK. So he advised the new "owner" to contact me, which he did. We gave him a reward for his honesty. We will be a few hundred pounds worse off because of the reward and because some bits had been removed from the bike. But the bike has been reunited with its true owner.