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Can I ask that anyone around the Bristol area to keep a lookout for a Whyte Charing Cross with black mudguards and rack, a round mirror mounted on the handlebars, Mavic Open Pro rims, Hope Pro evo hub on the front, White industries CX11 hub on rear, Ultegra 6800 chainset and Shimano RS785 hydraulic disc callipers. I have reported it to the police. I can't tell you how gutted I am feeling.

It is less than a month since my bike was nicked. I still feel your pain. Insurance cover it? Mine didn't. Mind you it wasn't expensive really, £550 plus extras loike rack, guards, light brackets, bottle cages, pump bracket, etc. Still to replace it with something but I look to the positive in my case in that I can now switch back to drop bar bike after the mistaken flat bar trial.

If it is new, fancy or with expensive kit then it is likely to have been split for parts within hours. Even if the police are lucky and catch the same guys red handed so they can search property chances are the bits are passed on. Sorry for the bearing of bad news but after it happening to me and getting an update from the investigating officer to the same effect I feel you need to accept. Brutal when you think you get your bike set up right for your needs and you are happy with it, enjoying your riding then it gets snatched.

Post details on sites like bikeshepherd, immobilise and stolen.co.uk (I think they are the ones I used) and set up ebay and gumtree alerts. It helps to feel like you are doing something i found. Good luck in getting it back.