Stolen: Kona Scab Single Speed (Sydney) *FOUND!*

[Carlin]

Righto, This morning whilst buying a train ticket so I could go riding in the Blue Mountains my Scab was stolen :cry:

Please contact me if anyone sees this

2002 Kona Scab frame, 17inch, grey, pretty beaten up, Smith sticker, and half a vans sticker on top tube.
Brisa trials forks (silver with "Brisa" written on them.
Old school silver square taper Truvativ Stylo cranks.
Dodgy single speed setup, woth an axle mounted chaintensioner.
Grey SDG Gordo saddle
Shimano Vee brakes

That's the basics, I'll fill in more when I can be bothered as I am feeling pretty shitty right now :evil:

The dickhead also took my helmet and gloves :roll:

[z special]

Which station where you at?

[junior]

jesus that suxs. il look out for it and if i see it il run up and kick the guy in the balls for u. hope its the right guy if i see the bike :?

[Carlin]

I was at central.

What happened was, whilst buying my ticket some (Insert expletive here) Hopped on my bike and rode it off right under my nose. I shuld have kept it closer, but you just don't think someone would do that, untill they do. I chased the batsard for a bit but could not keep up. I watched my bike roll off into the distance under the arse of some crack addict.

I reported it to the cops, and I will be checking the pawn shops tomorrow.

The bike is not worth much money wise but is irreplaceable for the time I hve put into getting it running and the use it was going to get a a commuter (It had been built like this for less than a week).

[Griz]

priceless to the robber but that was your pride and joy!

hope yaget it back dude!

[Rik]

Terrible news dude, it shits me to think of it.
But, I just had a brainwave, if you're looking to build another SS, I have a 1988 Gary Fisher Montari frame, 18", with 1998 Judy XC forks to suit, and I can scrap together some other similar vintage components to help you get back on the road.
If you want and oldschool MTB to build up a SS commuter, let me know and I'll help you out on the cheap :D

[Gonzo]

Thats really bad luck. i've have done that heaps of times when queing up for train tickets. Not anymore though. You must have left it for only a few seconds?

[parallax]

Shite!!! That could've happened to me.

I was buying my ticket from the ticket booth at Central on Saturday (just under the big clock) and left my bike sitting infront of the arrival/departure TV's about 10metres away.

Dude - I hope you get it back.

Everyone commuting through Central on the way to a city ride should keep a look out for dodgy fuckers eyeing off your bikes. (hard for some of us - PIMP :wink:)

Will keep 2 eyes out for it around Eastern Subs.

EDIT: I'm amazed the cityrail nazi's didn't jump the fucker for riding in the station.

[Rik]

EDIT: I'm amazed the cityrail nazi's didn't jump the fucker for riding in the station.
The only bloody time you need them to do their job, they aren't around at all. But alas, I guess there's not much revenue raising to be done on the morning of a public holiday.

[Carlin]

Yeah, talking to the people at the info booth afterwards, they thought I was a City rail Nazi when I yelled out something along the lines of "Oi Fuckwit" as the prick rode off.

You think you are keeping an eye on your bike, but they wait untill you are in the middle of handing your money over to make their move. :evil:

Rik, Cheers for the offer, I'll have a think about it. I just have to figure out what my options are at the moment.

Anyhoo, I'm off to the George Street pawn brokers today :roll:

[Fat_Ride]

Good luck dude.... I wish you had caught the fucker!! I can't believe he even took your gloves... what a desperate prick.

[naz]

oh fuck carlin. ill def keep an eye open for it

[jasco]

That sux man, as rik said, if you need a few parts to put a bike back on the road, I've got some brake levers and bars prolly a few more bits if I hunt around for them...... let me know and I'll see what I can do....

[Rik]

Drama!!1 is occuring as we speak. Hopefully someone will be able to fill us in with the details when they get home, but there's hope for Carlin and his Scab :D

[Daver]

Drama!!1 is occuring as we speak. Hopefully someone will be able to fill us in with the details when they get home, but there's hope for Carlin and his Scab :D

care to enlighten us?

[parallax]

I've got a feeling some sort of farkin.net vigilante group has been dispatched to the central station bike theifs home.

I'm excited.

[Squidly Didly]

whistles....

[wombat]

Carlin's bike? I believe that there is a sticker on there which proclaims very plainly who the bike was taken from; and as such I expect to have my property returned :P

[parallax]

Come on Squiddy and Wombat - if you got a good story tell us!!

Don't make me go start my philosophy essay due yesterday!

[naz]

well it begin yest morning 1030, i was walking up to bakers delight with gf to buy breakfast before a day of horse riding (which i regret), notice a kona sitting there locked up told my gf didnt think twice about it, then today at work exp i read the thread about carlins bike being stolen, it didnt click. then tonight headin home i walk past the bike again and notice the brisa forks, call rik to get carlins number, ring carlin, at first he thought i was joking, he heads over. sit there smoke a few durries. carlin arrives and we try to cut the lock with bodgy imitation bolt cutters, doesnt work n looks sus. so he heads over to the cop shop which ironically is just on the other side of the road. cops come out and we prove its his bike, cops get bolt cutters, n after 20min of twisting cuttin we break the lock, take it to the station n put it in storage. where the coppa shows us a stash of WW1 rifles all 12 had been handed in during the day.
but fuck i lost a deck, now who ever finds a pack of dunhill blue will get a reward :wink:

[Carlin]

Well fuck me. Naz saves the day. He found my bike in Lane Cove opposite a cop shop :shock: Rings me, I break a few traffic laws getting there as fast as I can. It was locked up to a fence thing. Lots of farting around, eventually broke through the crappy cable lock (I would not use one of these now). Now the bike is sitting safely next to a bunch of vintage rifles in a room at the back of the police station.

I could not be happier right now. Big Cheers to Naz :D
All I have to do now is prove that it is mine (all those photos I took will pay off.)

I have no idea how lucky I am.

[Carlin]

Carlin's bike? I believe that there is a sticker on there which proclaims very plainly who the bike was taken from; and as such I expect to have my property returned :P

It was ruining the colour scheme on the Brisa, so I put it on the Scab.... and no you can't have it :wink:

[ruthlessgirl]

that was a happy story to kick start my day!

[LTR]

wow! Naz is a hero! Pretty little story...

[McBain]

Top work Mr Naz!

[Jordy]

you should've just waited until the guy came back so you could ummm.... beat the shit out of him when he goes home ? ( a few cops might think somethings goin on if you kick his ass across the road from the station )

[Superman]

well done naz

good that ya got ya bike back carlin

[dickyknee]

Well done Naz , they would be some pretty slim odds of walking past a mates stolen bike like that .
Any way i hope you enjoy the slab of beer Carlin got you :wink: :wink:

[naz]

Well done Naz , they would be some pretty slim odds of walking past a mates stolen bike like that .
Any way i hope you enjoy the slab of beer Carlin got you :wink: :wink:

id be contempt with a carton. :wink:

[genie]

haha thats so sic!

[RCOH]

i love happy endings!!!!

that made my day, good work Naz

[WooKie]

awe what a sweet story :wink:

[kizza]

well done Naz,
If my bike ever gets stolen, not that im hoping it will, *touches woden desk* im goign to fly you dow to melbourne to find it for me.

kizza

[Carlin]

Update:

I developed the current photos of the bike today ant took them to the station. I had to answer 1000 stupid questions about my bike. These guys just don't understand that Kona Scabs with Brisa trials forks and old school second hand parts are not found locked up in front of Coles supermarkets all over Sydney.

"What is unique about your bike?"

The whole thing is unique! :roll: They really have no clue about bikes. They want to take some photos of it themselves and get the cctv footage from Central before they will give it back.

Why else would I have a picture of the EXACT same bike.

Anyway, at least I know where it is and its not going anywhere. I should get it back within the week.

PS. The cctv is a whole other saga of the buck being passed around and the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. I just hate to think what it would be like when something serious like an assult or mugging happens and you have to wade through all this red tape.

[Rik]

I was going to suggest this to you Carlin, but I didn't think of calling on the night:

You should've rocked up to where the bike is, and noted down its serial number... because the police only use the serial number as identifiable information. Then you could've developed your photos, written the serial number on the back of one of them, and had "solid" evidence that it's yours, even though you "cheated" a little bit.
Shame they're taking their time, best of luck with it all, hopefully you'll get it back soon.

[Carlin]

The officer too down about 20 "points of identification" such as: "titec written on gooseneck", and every single sticker on the bike. The thing is you can take stickers off it is the spec that makes the bike different, but they just don't get it.

The officer that Naz and I dealt with last night was a champ, but the guy I was talking to today was pretty slow on the uptake. (I guess they are checking to see if my story is straight though). I will get it back, if the cctv is not enough evidence I don't know what is.

[Tomas]

Thats seriously lucky dude. The fact that it was spotted by someone, who KNEW the bike was stolen, who could get your number and who had the time to hang arround. GJ naz. Its good you got your bike back carlin.

[mtbmx]

OMG OMG coming home from school i saw that bike mate outside coles at lane cove shops opposite the cop station omg thats sooooo freaky omg

[naz]

OMG OMG coming home from school i saw that bike mate outside coles at lane cove shops opposite the cop station omg thats sooooo freaky omg
do u wanna know something freakier. monday mornin it was stolen at 9am, i walked past the bike noted it to my gf it was a kona at 10:30 on monday morning FREAKY!!!

[Carlin]

FINAL UPDATE: Well I got the bike back from the cops today. Looks like they finally decided that they could not be bothered trying to catch the theif. And that it was actually my bike (who would have thought!).

I'm happy, and very very lucky. May I not lose it again.

[dickyknee]

A happy ending is always good mate , shame it's not always the case though .

[Rik]

I'm happy, and very very lucky. May I not lose it again.
Fucken champion... good stuff, hope to see that SS out on the trails soon ;)

[naz]

wheres my case, heinken, or carton dunhill blue :P
jks

[Carlin]

I'll get you some beers mate, because it will do less damage to your liver than ciggies will do to your lungs... :lol:

[jasco]

I'll get you some beers mate, because it will do less damage to your liver than ciggies will do to your lungs... :lol:

And provides much more humorus results when applied in large amounts (especially to naz :wink: )

[naz]

I'll get you some beers mate, because it will do less damage to your liver than ciggies will do to your lungs... :lol:

And provides much more humorus results when applied in large amounts (especially to naz :wink: )

ive changed, im a born again christian, no drugs alcohol sex.



ahahahahahahahaahahahahaha stupidity

[jasco]

I'll get you some beers mate, because it will do less damage to your liver than ciggies will do to your lungs... :lol:

And provides much more humorus results when applied in large amounts (especially to naz :wink: )

ive changed, im a born again christian, no drugs alcohol sex.



ahahahahahahahaahahahahaha stupidity

Sweet, so what is Em's number? :P jks mate

[SLB]

Moral of the story:
Ride Trials = You can run faster than the junkie can ride it! :lol:

Nah seriously that's a heart warming story, glad it worked out!

[sockman]

dammn good job naz if my bike hets arabed ill come to u :D :!: :!: :!:

[Kammy]

officer naz saves the day

[mtbmx]

officer postwhore brings the post back to life

that being u mtb dirt

nice story could to see the bike was returned to its owner and now its got boxxers!!!!

[ac1rider]

That is verry lucky on finding your bike..... thanks to naz you should buy him a deck :lol:

[big_pete]

That is verry lucky on finding your bike..... thanks to naz you should buy him a deck :lol:

talk about a grave dig

[tu plang]

Moral of the story:
Ride Trials = You can run faster than the junkie can ride it! :lol:

Nah seriously that's a heart warming story, glad it worked out!

hehe thats so true, my mate lets just about anyone who asks if they can ride his bike. most people almost fall off as soon as they try to pedal, then when they try to pedal fast... :twisted: ... oh the hilarity.

[October26]

The funniest part of this story is when Naz says

"id be contempt with a carton. "

From Dictionary.com

con·tempt
n.
The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn.
The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

I think he meant content.

con·tent
adj.
Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.
Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing: She was content to step down after four years as chief executive.

I found that pretty amusung. But seriously good memory and well done for looking out for a mate.

[naz]

(from dictionary.com)
ran·dom
adj.
Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective: random movements

[J-ack]

Naz, you are a bloody legend

[stp_kid2]

that sucks man . not cool

[big_pete]

Is this a joke?

A. this thread is old
B. it says it was found in capitals FOUND its on the heading..

[johnny]

Naz, you are a bloody legendAre you for real? Don't go diggin up old and pointless shit like this mate. :rolleyes: