Giant XTC mountain bike stolen from Washington today.

[Buster73]

Out the garage , and they used bolt croppers to cut the security cable on my sons road bike but thankfully didn't get away with it.

A long shot , but any info would be helpful.

Cheers.

[ED209]

I will keep an eye out for it, I often have occaision to speak to likely individuals riding pedal bikes in the washington area in my like of work.

Dont normally see them on road bikes though, mountain bikes/BMX are the undesirables transport of choice, its likely to have been sold or for sale somewhere shortly.

[Buster73]

ED209 said:

I will keep an eye out for it, I often have occaision to speak to likely individuals riding pedal bikes in the washington area in my like of work.

Dont normally see them on road bikes though, mountain bikes/BMX are the undesirables transport of choice, its likely to have been sold or for sale somewhere shortly.

It is a mountain bike , XL with hydraulic disc brakes .

Front and rear tyres don't match.

Thanks for the interest shown , the policeman who was down last night was very helpful as well.

[chrissull]

Buster73 said:

Out the garage , and they used bolt croppers to cut the security cable on my sons road bike but thankfully didn't get away with it.

A long shot , but any info would be helpful.

Cheers.

Best off checking websites like http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/?region=5 to make sure some scroat isn't trying to flog it.

[Buster73]

I've put a wanted advert on Gumtree on the advice of the policeman.

One reply already but wrong bike.

[ED209]

Kept an eye out over this weekend, not seen any "customers" on such a bike.

[meggysaurus]

Was this in barmston by any chance? I'm a washington local and heard garages had been getting done over on the estate!

[Buster73]

Fatfield.

[AF1]

It wasn't a black one with white forks was it? Saw one riding past komatsu in birtley at 7:30 a.m Monday morning and the bloke didn't seem to ride too well, almost got knocked off at the lights!

[chris13]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Giant-XtC-4-5-Mountain-B...

[SkinnyBoy]

there is a group on Facebook called MTB Trader, you never know it might appear on there

https://www.facebook.com/groups/410342255693561/

[ED209]

chris13 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Giant-XtC-4-5-Mountain-B...

Has matching tyres and stolen one does not, also wrong frame size.

[Buster73]

My pal reckons he saw it being ridden down over Fatfield Bridge this morning , but by the time he'd cottoned in it looked identical to mine it was too late to do anything.

Funnily enough he reckons the bloke riding it looked as he put it not the type to pinch a bike , but maybe he had bought it ?