Tour of Britain team has all 14 of their bikes stolen

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Tour of Britain team has all 14 of their bikes stolen

Postby redsonic » Sun Jun 09, 2024 10:54 am

14 Bikes were stolen from the mechanic's van overnight:

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Re: Tour of Britain team has all 14 of their bikes stolen

Postby foo on patrol » Sun Jun 09, 2024 2:35 pm

It's not the first time that this has happened but you have to wonder how? :?

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Re: Tour of Britain team has all 14 of their bikes stolen

Postby redsonic » Sun Jun 09, 2024 5:46 pm

foo on patrol wrote:
Sun Jun 09, 2024 2:35 pm
It's not the first time that this has happened but you have to wonder how? :?

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I was also wondering how they fit 14 bikes into 1 van????
Makes me think my garage is under-utilised. N+12 anyone?

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Re: Tour of Britain team has all 14 of their bikes stolen

Postby foo on patrol » Sun Jun 09, 2024 5:48 pm

redsonic wrote:
Sun Jun 09, 2024 5:46 pm
foo on patrol wrote:
Sun Jun 09, 2024 2:35 pm
It's not the first time that this has happened but you have to wonder how? :?

Foo
I was also wondering how they fit 14 bikes into 1 van????
Makes me think my garage is under-utilised. N+12 anyone?


:lol: :lol:

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Re: Tour of Britain team has all 14 of their bikes stolen

Postby Derny Driver 2 » Tue Jun 11, 2024 9:20 am

redsonic wrote:
Sun Jun 09, 2024 5:46 pm
foo on patrol wrote:
Sun Jun 09, 2024 2:35 pm
It's not the first time that this has happened but you have to wonder how? :?

Foo
I was also wondering how they fit 14 bikes into 1 van????
Some years ago I travelled with an Australian NRS team to the tour of the Gila in New Mexico USA as mechanic / soigneur. The USA pro teams had semi-trailers with literally hundreds of wheel sets and easily 50-60 bikes in there for a team of 8 guys. The mechanics would set up tables outside their trucks with bike stands and a full workshop of tools.
Meanwhile we were working out of the boot of a hire car with a set of allen keys :D

So when they say "van" I'm thinking semi-trailer.

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Re: Tour of Britain team has all 14 of their bikes stolen

Postby Thoglette » Tue Jun 11, 2024 10:21 am

Derny Driver 2 wrote:
Tue Jun 11, 2024 9:20 am
So when they say "van" I'm thinking semi-trailer.
I had to move a shop full of stuff (yeah, COVID) and the man with the van had a extra long wheel base, high roof Fiat Ducato. It took just one trip (plus a few things in the car). Let’s just say that 14 bikes would not even half full it: the cargo space is 4m long. Cavernous!
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