http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3756208 ... in-robbery

I was goign to post this earlier - I am so sorry someone has done this to you as it will always tarnish your view of NZ.

I do hope you get them back. They will be difficult for the thiefs to sell and the people that would buy them know they are stolen so hopefully they will be returned to you!

There are informed eyes everywhere Sarah and Zeph - we'll find them for you!

Thank you MTB chic~ we have been racking our brains of who knew the bikes were in there...want them back more than anything right now! Thanks so much and hope to see you on the trail sooner than later
Best,
Sarah

I'm very surprised they weren't insured. Could you not get insurance from anyone for them?

Here are the bikes – I photographed Zeph and Sarah on the Alpine Epic in February – they are really nice people so I hope the mountain bike community can look after them by keeping an eye out for their distinctive bikes.

Thank you very much...we are really crossing our fingers and staying hopeful. Don't worry, NZ is not tarnished for us, just dismal at this very moment. It is even worse because we have been having SO much fun on those bikes since we got here...we want them back! Thanks~

thanks...i know the intent was good...but i can't tell you how many times we have heard it! maybe there was a way to get insurance, but all our research, there was no way to get insurance to cover these bikes...no content insurance as we were traveling, no traveling insurance as it only went u to $1k/bike...maybe we didn't have insurance because we are going to get them back...then, just a really large alarm system and a good baseball bat in the meantime i am hopeful.

That really bites!
Sorry to hear that, I'll be sure to keep an eye out, should the scum make it as far as Auckland.

you never know! the more people keeping their eyes out the better...this could happen to anyone and i look forward to returning the favor and getting someone's bikes back for them in the future...thanks!

Fucking Fuckers!
Real sorry to hear. They are some really nice bikes. You have a set of eyes in Taranaki! Also will talk to bike shop owner tonight who gets all around NZ with biking stuff and knows a lot of other biking people. Hope they get found. Then you can come biking in Taranaki

nagem wrote:

R+P+K wrote:I'm very surprised they weren't insured. Could you not get insurance from anyone for them?

I really want to say "shut your face"

But I am too polite.

Just saying.

Calm down..... I was asking a genuine question. Since I've never traveled overseas with my bike, I don't know what you can and can't do with regards to insurance.

Please read- Details of bikes:
1) Orbea Occam Carbon (white, red and gloss carbon with an aluminum rear swingarm) with 2010 Mavic SLR wheels, full XTR groupset with custom modified dual control levers, XTR pedals, Fox Talas 32 RLC QR15 and RP23 Rear shock (both custom tuned), Easton Handlebar (monkeylite xc) Stem (ea90) and seatpost (ec70 offset), Blackburn Carbon bottle cage, Pedros seat bag (containing a tube, multi-tool, and tire levers), Orange Big Air strapped to seatpost, Odi Lock on grips, Maxxis Crossmark 2.25 UST tires, Enduro ceramic bearings, Selle Italia SLR XC Gel Flow saddle (black and white), and a stem mount for a Garmin GPS unit. There are shimano logos on the swingarm, and a sticker that says Zeph with a US flag and Luna logo on the top tube. There are also Enduro bearing stickers on the down tube and on each wheel.


2) Orbea Oiz Carbon (gloss carbon with silver graphics) with 2010 Mavic SLR wheels, full XTR groupset with custom modified dual control levers, TIME ATAC pedals, Fox Float 100 RLC (white) and RP23 Rear shock (both custom tuned), Easton Handlebar (monkeylite xc) Stem (ea90) and setpost (ec70 offset), Blackburn Carbon bottle cages, Pedros seat bag (containing a tube, multi-tool, and tire levers), Blackburn Mammoth Carbon pump, Maxxis Highroller 2.35 UST front and Crossmark 2.1 UST rear, Enduro ceramic bearings, and a Selle Italia Luna Team Gel Flow saddle. There are shimano logos on the seatstays, and a sticker that says Big Al on the top tube. There are also Enduro bearing stickers on the down tube and on each wheel.

Along with the bikes, there was also Sugoi and Luna cycling clothing, Gaerne shoes, Oakley Flak Jacket glasses (with amber and black iridium lenses in the specific case), Oakley Radar lenses (clear vented and black iridium in their specific case), a custom (Blue and Yellow from Giro) E2 helmet, a red and black Giro Ionos helmet, a black camelback, a grey High Sierra hydration pack and carry-on bag, 2 Mavic wheel bags, a large (90 litre?) Mountain Hardware duffel (grey with yellow webbing) with Luna and Zeph embriodered on the top, a blue down sleeping bag (Feathered Friends -20F), a blue and grey down sleeping bag (Mountain Hardware Piute 15F), a black down blanket (covered in dog hair), a green Therm-A-Rest sleeping pad, a burgundy Big Agnes sleeping pad, a cheap 1 burner butane camp stove, a Mountain Hardware backpacking tent (grey tent with purple stake loops, green rain fly with vestible and clear windows), a blue duffel with http://www.alpineepic.co.nz written in white (90 litre?), a Dura-Ace 7800 10speed chain, XTR 9speed chain, spare Easton Seatpost (ec70 offset), spare Maxxis High Roller 2.35 UST, Spare Maxxis Larsen TT 2.0, Maxxis mtb slicks (4), Maxxis 700x23 tires (4), XTR hydraulic brake lines, spare mountain bike and road inner tubes (Maxxis), Slime Tubeless Tire Sealant, and Enduro Bearings.