Stolen Trek 2000-FOUND

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Permalink Reply by korie on June 3, 2010 at 10:42am

the cops and detective were great, my advice is to keep serial numbers of all your bikes, take pictures, and go to the police right away. we were well prepared and it made it all that much easier to get it back.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan L on June 3, 2010 at 12:21pm

The cops should have let you taze the a-hole in the man purse. Glad you got your bike back, you are very lucky :)

I went for a walk this morning to a new coffee shop in Uptown and noticed a brand new beautiful carbon Fugi road bike locked up to a rack with a super crappy old barrel key lock. On my way back the owner was unlocking his bike and I almost went over to him to recommend buying a better lock for his very expensive bike. Its getting to the point where I need to make warning stickers to place on peoples locks to warn them how crappy and vulnerable they are. I am seriously considering doing this.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 3, 2010 at 12:52pm

I've been thinking about this too. I would do it discreetly, e.g. a folded piece of paper with maybe some brief stats or tips, but not something that would catch a passerby's eye and give them ideas.

For some reason cable lock thefts are way up in terms of Stolen Bike Registry reports, over the past few weeks; I'd hoped the word had got out that they're next to useless.

As far as approaching someone, in my experience they typically brush you off or get defensive . . . have tried on more than one occasion to stop someone from lockinig to a signpost missing its base bolt and they've just gone ahead and done it anyways.

Ryan L said:

The cops should have let you taze the a-hole in the man purse. Glad you got your bike back, you are very lucky :)

I went for a walk this morning to a new coffee shop in Uptown and noticed a brand new beautiful carbon Fugi road bike locked up to a rack with a super crappy old barrel key lock. On my way back the owner was unlocking his bike and I almost went over to him to recommend buying a better lock for his very expensive bike. Its getting to the point where I need to make warning stickers to place on peoples locks to warn them how crappy and vulnerable they are. I am seriously considering doing this.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 3, 2010 at 1:38pm

I think it's because a lot of new cyclists are out there in spring and this year there seem to be more then ever and, for reasons I will never understand, a lot of people buy locks based on price.

I too have had people get snotty when I try to advise them to poor lock choices; I have a neighbor who is going to loose their bike locked to a wooden porch or left on their porch unlocked soon after several attempts to convince them otherwise. The fact that I had my bike stolen from the same locking situation seems to have no effect on them.

H3N3 said:

I've been thinking about this too. I would do it discreetly, e.g. a folded piece of paper with maybe some brief stats or tips, but not something that would catch a passerby's eye and give them ideas.

For some reason cable lock thefts are way up in terms of Stolen Bike Registry reports, over the past few weeks; I'd hoped the word had got out that they're next to useless.

As far as approaching someone, in my experience they typically brush you off or get defensive . . . have tried on more than one occasion to stop someone from lockinig to a signpost missing its base bolt and they've just gone ahead and done it anyways.

Ryan L said:

The cops should have let you taze the a-hole in the man purse. Glad you got your bike back, you are very lucky :)

I went for a walk this morning to a new coffee shop in Uptown and noticed a brand new beautiful carbon Fugi road bike locked up to a rack with a super crappy old barrel key lock. On my way back the owner was unlocking his bike and I almost went over to him to recommend buying a better lock for his very expensive bike. Its getting to the point where I need to make warning stickers to place on peoples locks to warn them how crappy and vulnerable they are. I am seriously considering doing this.

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Permalink Reply by A.K.A Paul on June 3, 2010 at 3:47pm

So, was the guy ever arrested for attempting to sell the stolen bike?

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Permalink Reply by Wesley Dolezal on June 3, 2010 at 4:34pm

Which coffee shop?

Ryan L said:

The cops should have let you taze the a-hole in the man purse. Glad you got your bike back, you are very lucky :)

I went for a walk this morning to a new coffee shop in Uptown and noticed a brand new beautiful carbon Fugi road bike locked up to a rack with a super crappy old barrel key lock. On my way back the owner was unlocking his bike and I almost went over to him to recommend buying a better lock for his very expensive bike. Its getting to the point where I need to make warning stickers to place on peoples locks to warn them how crappy and vulnerable they are. I am seriously considering doing this.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 3, 2010 at 4:54pm

Unless he was witnessed stealing the bike there is no real way to prosecute; all he has to do is say he bought it and thought it was legit.

Not Nathan Fillion (aka Paul) said:

So, was the guy ever arrested for attempting to sell the stolen bike?

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 3, 2010 at 5:27pm

I've got an e-mail out to Cory asking for more details-- if I dont get them I may call-- stories like this are painfully rare.
Or maybe see if John Greenfield wants to do a Vote with your Feet on it.

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