5 Bikes Stolen From Adam Brayton in Overnight Break In
Adam Brayton has been hit by a break-in overnight and has had 5 bikes stolen. Among the missing bikes are 2 Hope HB 160s (1 gloss, 1 matte), a custom painted Scott Gambler, a Vitus Sommet ebike and a Specialized Stumpjumper.
All of the bikes have some small details that make them distinct such as, Ohlins shocks, Adam's red World Champs custom brakes on the Vitus or a white back wheel on the Stumpjumper, so keep an eye out if you're in the North of England or beyond. Photos of all the bikes are below:
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 | Had these 5 bikes stolen last night Keep an eye out please. Lots of custom parts etc Two HB 160’s one Gloss one Matte, custom painted Scott Gambler with ohlins Boxxer cartridge, Vitus E Sommet E bike. Has my 2017 worlds brakes on it and my brothers Small Stumpjumper, green brakes and a white back wheel. Cheers. |
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@scotttherider: ive always wanted to bait people with an open garage full of bikes and just be sitting in the back with a shotgun... i dont own a shotgun- and probably a good thing too as i question the legality of this in CA, but it doesnt feel wrong to me.
I like your shotgun idea, personally, claymores would be quite satisfying.
Both were ground anchored and locked with gold standard chains. Door was too secure so they went in through the roof! Used some kind of power tools to cut the chains.
My neighbour called me to tell me there were guys on my garage roof but I couldn’t get out quick enough and actually saw them getting away.
My neighbour called the Police whilst they were in the garage.
My Mrs called them as I was running down the road with a metal pole in my hand but they were long gone.
Police didn’t even come out till 8 days later and that was only because I’d submitted a complaint!
Hate these scumbags and the police were beyond useless. I actually live less than a mile away from a huge regional Police station too! still raging
“Mods... mods? Um, yes, the scary man said things I don’t like. Can you remove it please?”
Don’t like what the man says? Engage him. Confront him. Refute him with your logic and words. Don’t be a little tattletale. It’s weak.
These people are oxygen thieves and f*cking waste of skin .....
I would highly recommend people who can afford to own fancy expensive bikes to invest in security cameras. The higher resolution and night optic cameras are the best ones to get. Even if the security cameras don't capture the face of the person it's still counts for insurance purposes.
I understand that it isn't always about the money but losing something that has memories and was custom made. However, it would be a lot worse to lose your bikes and have to shell out 100% to get new bikes as well.
I wish bike thieves were granted harsher punishments when convicted to set an example.
No one mentioned the demand side of things. I have no idea who buys stolen bikes or parts, or how., but these customers are driving the thievery.
I don't understand why people do this, but I can imagine why they WANT these bikes.
I hope they get 'em back!
This could be chapter 4......
He's a downhiller with a bit of private land to use. What if his mate has to go to work? He can't drive his own landy up and down all day. An ebike is going to do a similar job for him.
Anyone using Tile or something similar?
An as for theft, it only works for people that have the app, I reckon google and/or apple could come up with a more viable system with the amount of android an Iphone users.
The other problem is all a thief has to do is search for stolen bikes in an undisclosed area, find that the bike has a tracker an remove it. This happens with cars all the time.