Cannondale Killer V help

[shirley]

PLEASE HELP ME.

I have loved my Killer V for 18 years and travelled widely with it, maybe 30,000 miles all over the world. Have been rebuilding it this summer with high spec components (Royce hubs etc), test rode it in France for 2 weeks, then (big fanfare) took it to the Bike Shop to discuss respray. The bastard bike shop has gone bust and cleared everything out, including my beloved bike. I am chasing liquidator etc to try to track it down but at this time do not know where it is or if I will see my old friend again. To be clear - IT IS LEGALLY MINE AND THE LAW IS IT MUST BE RETURNED TO ME. Maybe it's in a lock-up waiting for the liquidator to sort everything out, but maybe not .... Here is the rub - I am really tiny (5' 0") and do not believe there has ever been a higher quality frame in my size (if you disagree, please let me know where I can find it!)

The frame is dark blue, with black Marin Rock Star forks (never did get on with the Pepperonis). If you see anything please get in touch.

PS if it's gone for good, I will have an unneeded 1 1/4" XT headset (new) that I have been keeping in the box of spares, as well as the original Pepperonis ....

thx

 

[drystonepaul]

Re:

I've split this post off from it's original location on another forum member's bike thread.

Not sure what to suggest in terms of getting your bike back though.

 

[Bullpup]

Some idea of location and the name of the shop would help.

If the property has been cleared find the landlord - try the valuation rolls - and see if he did the clearance. If you find the liquidator make sue you send correspondence to both by recorded delivery.

Good luck

 

[shirley]

Re:

The bike is back!! Reunited with my beloved friend.

I contacted (intake of breath) other bike shops, the neighbouring ladies hairdresser (generally a nosey bunch, good place to go for gossip, the same landlord), the local newspaper (they were great), the police, who were helpful but passed me onto Citizens Advice, a solicitor who got onto Companies House and gave me (freebie) name of the director, address of the registered office and dictated letter that I should send, race reports via Google, which connected me to the local cycle club where the owner used to be a member. All this revealed - nothing. Then a week in, another local bike shop, hidden deep in their blog, printed the name of the liquidator and through them I got it back. THANK YOU ATKINS OF LEAMINGTON SPA!

My main learning from this is never, ever take your bike into a shop without a name and address label attached to it; a big fear was that whoever had it could not connect it back to me as the legal owner even if they tried. That is different to me being able to prove ownership - invisible markers, copious receipts and photos of us both at the top of Mont Ventoux are only useful to a point. In law, property seized in this way remains legally yours but you have a very tight window in which to track it down and claim it.

Thanks everyone

 

[secret_squirrel]

Great news! How about a pic?