MadManMike Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 No there's one about it being stolen, one about my mums bike and one about finding it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Someone nicked a bike off one of my work mates when i was at cycleworks....Just walked in and then walked out with his bike ! Obviously with a small shop full of peole you just can't tell !Seeing as we worked in a bike shop this was no halfords shit ! A full Carbon S-works Tarmac with FULL Ultegra Levers Cassette and a Carbon Noir crank with over £1000 worth of wheels....I dosen't take einestein to know how much this bike was worth !!!!! Oh and it was a genuine Raceframe, becouse specialized scratched his Frame when they sent it back to have it ultra sound checked for cracks and gave him a new frame, but had sold out of 07 stock....The police were no help and told him that effectivly it was his fault as the shop didn't have cover for staff bikes and it was essentially in a "public" place.....and told him to "Sort It"So he found the bike in the free ads and went round there and "Sorted it out"Then got sent to court for gbh and the bike thief got HIS bike back becouse he worked for halfords and printed a reciept off to say he had baught it ! Whadda load of Bolloks ! A bit of a rant i know, sorry i bored you guys but the morral of the story is........The thing to do is to be fooking vigilant about people on and around your bike ? I won't ride my bike in town becouse i KNOW i wont come home with it....And we all know Insurance isn't worth the paper it's written on !!!Unlucky mate i know EXACTLY how you feel !Jrrod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Someone nicked a bike off one of my work mates when i was at cycleworks....Just walked in and then walked out with his bike ! Obviously with a small shop full of peole you just can't tell !Seeing as we worked in a bike shop this was no halfords shit ! A full Carbon S-works Tarmac with FULL Ultegra Levers Cassette and a Carbon Noir crank with over £1000 worth of wheels....I dosen't take einestein to know how much this bike was worth !!!!! Oh and it was a genuine Raceframe, becouse specialized scratched his Frame when they sent it back to have it ultra sound checked for cracks and gave him a new frame, but had sold out of 07 stock....The police were no help and told him that effectivly it was his fault as the shop didn't have cover for staff bikes and it was essentially in a "public" place.....and told him to "Sort It"So he found the bike in the free ads and went round there and "Sorted it out"Then got sent to court for gbh and the bike thief got HIS bike back becouse he worked for halfords and printed a reciept off to say he had baught it ! Whadda load of Bolloks ! A bit of a rant i know, sorry i bored you guys but the morral of the story is........The thing to do is to be fooking vigilant about people on and around your bike ? I won't ride my bike in town becouse i KNOW i wont come home with it....And we all know Insurance isn't worth the paper it's written on !!!Unlucky mate i know EXACTLY how you feel !JrrodJesus, thats terrible, f**king c**ts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 When my bmx got nicked i had put a lush set of federal cranks on it. When I phoned the insurance company they where more than happy to add an extra £100 pounds onto my claim even though I honestly told them I had got the cranks on sale for £40. I then went from a shitty hoffman disruptor to a we the people 4 seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Pro idea the Muel has had.Take it to a distant relatives, hide it there, claim it was stolen again. Smash the shed up a bit.Then claim for a new bike, that'll get the b*****d insurance company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 (edited) Hmm.... Edited November 24, 2007 by MadManMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 That is just pathetic, I can imagine how pissed off you must be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Hmmm man that sucks so much, surley your still intitaled to the insurance money though? Are you sure the insurance company doesn't now own the bike and you have the rights to keep the money anyway? sure my friend did that with 1 of his peds once... bike got written off, so he got the insurance money, then brought the bike back from insurance for almost nothing and bodged it together and pocketed the rest of the money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_b Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 my monty was stolen, the insurance paid out and 2months later the police found it in mint condition, i still got it back and didn't have to pay the insurance anything. Surely...they will either do the same for you or....you have now been paid out so it's the insurance companys property? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Can't you just claim insurace for the missing parts? Becuase they're still stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Yeah I can, it's not so much the missing parts though, the bike was mint now it's been battered but I get no compensation for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) It's a toughie. Most people (including myself) don't know what they're entitled to if they bike gets stolen. And insurance companys will do anything to get out of paying you.The way i'd see it is as if it was a car, if that had the shit sratched out of it, insurance would pay to have it resprayed. Have you asked them that? Is it just skratched or is it dented? Edited November 26, 2007 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Just went out and had a look, scuffed, scratched and the wheels are the same.It just looks about 3 or 4 years old - it was 6 months old and pretty much mint condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials rules Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Exactly the same thing happened to me, i had my bike stolen, but got it back a couple of weeks later with a few changed and a few broken parts and badly damaged paint job to disguise the bike. I just binned the lil scally's parts and used insurance money to get new bits. Surely no-one is going to clain the parts that they put on it, they'd be just handing themselves in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Exactly the same thing happened to me, i had my bike stolen, but got it back a couple of weeks later with a few changed and a few broken parts and badly damaged paint job to disguise the bike. I just binned the lil scally's parts and used insurance money to get new bits. Surely no-one is going to clain the parts that they put on it, they'd be just handing themselves in!Yeah, you'd have thought so.I'm just pissed off / hurt to see it in such bad condition, after spending so long looking after it etc...Will probably strip it down, get new parts and spray it a different colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Pay a friend to steal it again, that way the police have no way of tracing it back to you, and you get a new bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Right, just hassled the Insurance company AGAIN.Guess what?They're giving me £800 vouchers!!!I can get the bike I wanted in the first place AND I get to keep what's left of the old one.So now I can build the old one back up (Albeit slightly mashed up) AND have a decent bike!A happy Mike.... (Looks like the Turning Point mix I did is rubbing off!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Congrats dude, glad to see your luck is picking up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Nice one. Always glad to see a good result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yeah it's great, I was building up an old bike for the Mrs to mess about on, so I can sort out the old bike now for her (It's not great as they ruined it but she's not after anything to do tricks on, just to cruise on the seafront in the summer)Now I'm thinking a DMR Rhythm with Avid Juicy 5 rear disk and standard front disc for streety stuff - reckon that's a good idea? It comes to pretty much £800.Unless anyone can suggest something around the same price I can get from Halfords / Halfords can order in? The DMR is pretty well specced for the cash, mostly all DMR parts with a Hayes front cable disc (Rear V is shite that's why I'm changing it to a Juicy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 id sell the vouchers and get something second hand, would get a shed load more for your money, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Persistance is key. You can't let insurance companys have you over they will try every trick in the book to get you to forget about your claim. Glad everything has worked out well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 id sell the vouchers and get something second hand, would get a shed load more for your money,Hmm, never keen on second hand, always think there's something suspicious lol.. I'm well paranoid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Right, just hassled the Insurance company AGAIN.Guess what?They're giving me £800 vouchers!!!I can get the bike I wanted in the first place AND I get to keep what's left of the old one.So now I can build the old one back up (Albeit slightly mashed up) AND have a decent bike!A happy Mike.... (Looks like the Turning Point mix I did is rubbing off!)That's brilliant dude, I'm really stoked for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 wooooooohooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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