(Yes, I'm coming in through motzarella. I don't have access to
news.demon any more. Could be worse, I could be using Google.)

My stolen first bicycle (Specialized Crossroads 2006 HU8) was found by
the police a year later and returned to me. Mostly; the back wheel (with
Nexus 8 hub), back brakes (and lever), and the entire shifter assembly
are all gone. There's an undersized (26") back wheel and old 7-speed
cassette bodged in place instead; I hate to think what it would have
been like to ride.

Since I replaced the bike on my insurance, even if I got it built back
up to the original spec (at some expense) I'd essentially have something
that duplicates the role of a bike I already have. And I don't really
have the space to keep it kicking around unrideable.

Would anyone here potentially be interested in buying it as a
restoration project? It was a lovely basic commuting bike once, and I'd
like to see it go to someone who'll use it.

I'm based near High Wycombe. More details on request, preferably by
email.

Roger

-- 
The bicycle has a soul. If you succeed to love it, it will give you
emotions that you will never forget.
-- Mario Cipollini

Roger Burton West <roger+urc200809@nospam.firedrake.org> writes:


> Since I replaced the bike on my insurance...

... the stolen one is now probably the property of your insurers. Not
that I suppose they actually want it.

Paul Rudin wrote:
>Roger Burton West <roger+urc200809@nospam.firedrake.org> writes:
>> Since I replaced the bike on my insurance...
>... the stolen one is now probably the property of your insurers. Not
>that I suppose they actually want it.

No, I checked. They don't. It's legally mine, and in case you (the
potential purchaser, rather than necessarily Paul) think I might be
dodgy I can probably dig out the original receipt. I certainly still
have the insurance claim paperwork...

-- 
After your first day of cycling, one dream is inevitable. A memory of
motion lingers in the muscles of your legs [...] You ride through
Dreamland on wonderful dream bicycles that change and grow.
-- H. G. Wells, /The Wheels of Chance/

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:41:07 +0000 (UTC), Roger Burton West
<roger+urc200809@nospam.firedrake.org> said in
:

>(Yes, I'm coming in through motzarella. I don't have access to
>news.demon any more. Could be worse, I could be using Google.)

Sorry, I clean forgot to post this for you.

Guy
-- 
May contain traces of irony.  Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound