Hi guys!
You may remember me from the post asking about trains in Europe. So, after 3 months travelling across Europe during the harsh winter I finally made my way into the UK, where I cycled all the way from Dover to London.
On the night of 13th to 14th January my only possession that I cared the most was stolen, the bicycle... it's gone. I find myself in London without much money and without the bike, desperately looking for cash in hand jobs to maybe recover my life.
The bike in question is a 2018 Scott Aspect 950 L 29" mountain bike. I have really low hopes of finding it, but I'm motivated to work hard if needed to buy another one and keep on going with my journey.
And a tip.. if you are in London, don't leave your bicycle ANYWHERE!
Cheers, Arthur.
where was the bike in the city , an hostel ?
have you a good locks ?
it is unfortunatly the same in lots of big city
look at second hands website as gumtree , preloved , bikesoup ,Facebook groups such as Bikes for Sale , ebay
and cross fingers
Go to a library and type out in your best creative hand the complete story of your trip and problems in London. Give this one page creation along with a photo or two to every newspaper in the city. I have seen this done whereby it is printed as a human interest story. The help response may come in amazing ways. Good luck!
It was stolen from the garden in front of N8 Hostel in Seven Sisters - London! The news idea is actually really good, I'll try that!
Dont give up hope ! My wife had her bicycle stolen in France as luck would have it I had to go back to the post office in the same city three weeks later and as I was standing outside the building my son pointed out a bike and said " hey dad that mans got the same bags as mum " well iv looked around and they were indeed her panniers still on her bike , he was rideing uphill so I had no problem catching up with him and throwing him to the ground and educating him on stealing , she has her bike and bags without the contents but a good dinner story , the perpetrator ran away with blood from both his face and my hands but he most likely has a dinner table story as well only his didn't have a happy ending .