Stolen: Specialized Epic 2019
About the bicycle
Type:
Mountain Bike
Brand:
Specialized
Model:
Epic
Year:
2019
Colour:
Blue
More about the bike:
The bike is blue with, limo yellow writing. It has a giant dropper post. It has a Garmin watch mount. Reba fork with Sram NX drivetrain.
Incident details
Date of incident:
09/01/2021
Location:
Stellenbosch Central, Western Cape
Incident type:
Theft from Vehicle
Police Station:
SAPS Stellenbosch
More about the incident:
[attachment=1679906:949e35cb-e768-4920-af51-5a636482df84.JPG]The bike was stolen off the bike carrier, just outside Tigers milk.
Comments
mikkelz
09 Jan 2021 17:06
cadenceblur
Good questions
09 Jan 2021 18:28
babse
Sorry for your loss, hope you get it back.
I'll reserve my comments about what I think about leaving a bike unattended on a bike rack especially in Skelmbosch!!!
09 Jan 2021 21:14
Malin Sanne
Sorry for your loss, hope you get it back.
I'll reserve my comments about what I think about leaving a bike unattended on a bike rack especially in Skelmbosch!!!
It was not unattended, we were sitting right next to the car. They managed to distract us enough to get it.
10 Jan 2021 15:31
Malin Sanne
Eish, hope you get it back.
Was it chained to your bike carrier? How long was it left unattended for?
It was not chained, just locked with the grip lock. Which obviously doesn't work.
10 Jan 2021 15:36
tinmug
Are you referring to the locking (or regular) Thule grips?
Must be frustrating, hope you get your Speed back or at least have insurance cover the cost of a replacement (which we all know never happens – certainly not the full cost of one). 
11 Jan 2021 07:07
DOWNHILLGUY
eish sorry to hear bru, they stole my trek under a camara at the municipal office in skelmbosch
18 Jan 2021 12:31
OVERDRIVE
Are you referring to the locking (or regular) Thule grips?
Must be frustrating, hope you get your Speed back or at least have insurance cover the cost of a replacement (which we all know never happens – certainly not the full cost of one).
I was considering a Thule rack, please advise the best way to lock if the normal locking device is useless?
Sorry to OP for the loss.
13 Feb 2021 21:34
Twaatie
Nothing wrong with Thule rack .I was considering a Thule rack, please advise the best way to lock if the normal locking device is useless?
Sorry to OP for the loss.
The locking system is not for security , just to secure bike during transit
14 Feb 2021 08:42
ChrisF
I was considering a Thule rack, please advise the best way to lock if the normal locking device is useless?
Sorry to OP for the loss.
Cable or chain wrapper through both rims, the bike frame and the Thule rack ...
Nothing a bolt cutter cant get through ... 
Point being, locking helps for opportunitic thiefs. Wont help for the career thiefs ....
Only reason for locking ... most insurance companies require "signs of forced removal".
14 Feb 2021 08:56
Steady Spin
Nothing wrong with Thule rack .
The locking system is not for security , just to secure bike during transit
Exactly what I found out the hard way today. I had a narrow escape when a guy snuck in behind my car unseen and pulled the Thule clamp off my frame. Locked or not they can definitely be forced off.
I pulled away from the robot and by the time i noticed my bike wasn’t there it was already dragging behind the car.
I was fortunate to get away without my bike being taken. Just the bar and grip needs to be replaced.
Crime in this country is rife and the criminals are smarter than the professors.
I’m adding additional straps to keep clamps on the frame and a solid lock through the frames to attach to the rack.
14 Feb 2021 11:46
Eish, hope you get it back.
Was it chained to your bike carrier? How long was it left unattended for?