Not mine, but Hodgie's son Chris' bike was stolen from Armidale (where he
has been a broke uni student for the past three years) at around 11:00 am on
the 18th November (yesterday).
"Anyone who sees this bike, a 1998 blue polished Mongoose NX 8.1 duallie,
please give Hodgie a call on 0412 258 622, or email. Yeah, the bike was 6
years old, but it had triple clamp forks, a Blackspire dh ring, Azonic bars,
red Ouri grips..... and held lotsa good memories." Serial # H7K08195.
Alternatively, call the local cops.
There's a photo of Chris and the bike in action at
http://www.26inches.com/26inches/gallery/default.asp
Not surprisingly, both Hodgie and Chris are very [censored] right now -
Hodgie and his father were already booked to visit on Saturday to bring
Chris back home, and both had high hopes of doing plenty of father/son rides
over the Xmas break. That trip home will not be fun. Hodgie would not be at
all upset if the thieving lowlife gets injured "falling over while trying to
escape".
Tony F
www.thefathippy.com