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11-10-07, 03:11 AM
In the search for my stolen bike I was told that the following are the best places to look. Unfortunately, having looked, I have to agree - lots of suspiciously cheap bicycles of dubious ownership.
Ebay (http://sports.listings.ebay.co.uk/Cycling_W0QQfromZR4QQsacatZ7294QQsocmdZListingItemList)
Brick lane market (Sundays from ~04:30 but most stuff won't be there until ~08:00) (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=brick+lane+e1&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=60.54737,109.863281&ie=UTF8&ll=51.523574,-0.072162&spn=0.001477,0.003353&t=h&z=19&om=1)
gumtree - turns out that it's a hotbed of dodgy goods (http://www.gumtree.com/london/bicycles-for-sale_86_1.html)
london second hand shops (http://www.thomsonlocal.com/businessfinder.aspx?phrase=second%20hand&where=London&ld=1206&hc=690300&st=default&area=serv&type=ty&sr=0&searchid=033fab9f-4357-8352-73fe-d545b129cc7b)
car boot sales - check your local free-ad pages/newspapers
Some (a very small minority) bike shops in London - not going to name and shame as I have no proof.
Ebay (http://sports.listings.ebay.co.uk/Cycling_W0QQfromZR4QQsacatZ7294QQsocmdZListingItemList)
Brick lane market (Sundays from ~04:30 but most stuff won't be there until ~08:00) (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=brick+lane+e1&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=60.54737,109.863281&ie=UTF8&ll=51.523574,-0.072162&spn=0.001477,0.003353&t=h&z=19&om=1)
gumtree - turns out that it's a hotbed of dodgy goods (http://www.gumtree.com/london/bicycles-for-sale_86_1.html)
london second hand shops (http://www.thomsonlocal.com/businessfinder.aspx?phrase=second%20hand&where=London&ld=1206&hc=690300&st=default&area=serv&type=ty&sr=0&searchid=033fab9f-4357-8352-73fe-d545b129cc7b)
car boot sales - check your local free-ad pages/newspapers
Some (a very small minority) bike shops in London - not going to name and shame as I have no proof.