Blogs are very useful to gratuitously vent one’s disappointments out into the Ether…<\/p>\n
Dear Bicycle Thieves,<\/p>\n
As a thief you’ll never consider that you are taking peoples belongings, not just “objects” to convert into cash.<\/p>\n
I don’t even consider myself particularly materialistic, but I did love my bike.<\/p>\n
You’ve not made me angry – you’ve made me sad. The amount of inconvenience you’ve just caused me is huge.<\/p>\n
The bicycle is my main mode of transport – I don’t own a car (never have).<\/p>\n
If I could give you the cash that you’ll no doubt make from selling it, I would – it’s worth that much to me. In fact if anyone does help return it in good order, I’ll offer a \u00a3100 (no-questions asked) reward.<\/p>\n
I love cycling. My bike was fabulous to ride. Very comfortable, light, strong. Front-suspension.<\/p>\n
It had a beautiful form and I loved the colour. It weighed under 9kg.<\/p>\n
I bought it last year for a substantial sum – \u00a3900. I bought my last bike in 1993 so this was a big update (I was lucky enough to have saved enough to afford it at the time).<\/p>\n
Of course, I don’t have insurance. Why? Well – at \u00a3110\/year plus the most ridiculous restrictions on what constitutes a claim makes it wholly unrealistic for anyone who actually rides a bike. At least I know I had a good lock – you had to remove the steel fixings from the brick wall that I was tied to and take the lot. Looking at the Terms of some of the insurers I don’t think this would even have been fully covered.<\/p>\n
I have the bike shop searching for another, but they don’t make this one any more – Koga are based in Holland.<\/p>\n
A Koga Miyata Terraliner with carbon wheels. Whoever ends up with it will be quite noticeable.<\/p>\n
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