Thanks for the tips. I don't know if this is a stolen bike, but it seems beaten enough not to be. I'm going to pick this one up next week and going with my guts then. If it's indeed a hot bike I wouldn't want it either. Next thing, a collegue of mine said that there was something wrong with the fork, that it could be bent. Anyway, when I buy the bike I'll post more pics in the catch of the day thread and see if it was indeed a catch!