mmrizio

I'm afraid d8veh is right. I made it too easy, with "just 2 cable locks". It was the first time the bike was parked there, and only for 1 hour. So it must have been some lowlife with bolt cutters, hanging around for a nice bike with suitable locks. My assumption was that this would not happen in 1 hour in bright daylight, on a busy location. Very sore that I had to learn this with a 2500UKP bike - although they should keep their hands off *any* bike that doesn't belong to them.

Thanks for keeping an eye open for the bike. It was stolen in bright daylight from St Magdalen Street East. It was locked with 2 cable locks. It was there for 1 hour when I went to buy some books. When I came back it was still there, but I decided to rearrange by bag and have a small drink at the Martyr's memorial. 5 minutes later it was gone. A guy cut both locks and ride off with the bike in seconds.

A picture tells more than 1000 words... This was the bike before I changed the bars, seatpost, green anodized bike bell and smartphone mount etc. Please also note the 'Cube Store team rider' sticker on the rear frame. I really hope the bike will surface again and come back to me.

Just a little bit of advice: If he expects it to be like offroad motorbiking, he might be disappointed. Some important dirtbike techniques can not be used on an E-MTB. On a MX/Enduro bike you stand up and power yourself through rough terrain. On an E-MTB, it is hard to pedal standing up. The Bultaco Brinco has a separate throttle handle, which would be an advantage. And the Bultaco brand might strike a chord with him as well...

Sorry to begin my first post like this, but my bike was stolen last Thursday in Oxford. It is a 19 inch 2017 flash green Cube Reaction Hybrid HPA SLT 500 29'er. So a practically new hardtail E-MTB, with ~200 km's on it and hardly a scratch. It has a very remarkable neon-green colour, and the remarkable shape with the battery embedded in the hydroformed frame. Frame number: WOW37964PSHM Battery number: 0275007530717110812 Engine number: 0275007037717200699 Typical of the bike is that some items were "upgraded" with Chinese stuff: Suspended saddle pole, shortened (narrow) carbon riser handlebars with foam grips and bar ends, smartphone holder, luggage rack etc. When it was stolen it had a 19 tooth front sprocket for high speed road riding. It does not run well in lowest gear, as the chain is a bit short now. Some of this may have been changed by the people that took the bike, though. The bike was stolen without the charger and without the keys for the battery. The Oxford Thamesvalley Police are looking into it, but I fear the bike already left the area. So I would like you also to look out for my bike. If you see this bike, please let me know. Or the police, so noone gets hurt :-/ Feel free to query for more details. Maurice (mmrizio@gmail.com) PS: I hope it is ok to post a request like this. If not, please accept my apologies and point me into the right direction.