Stolen Bike Registry - do this when your bike gets stolen

"With all the stolen bike posts lately (and no one thinking "I wonder if there's something under Useful Links for this."), I think it's well past time to make a sticky about the Stolen Bike Registry"

 - Tank-Ridin' Ryan

 

Well said Ryan.

 

 

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/

 

Done and done.

 

And sticky too.

 

 

Cheers - Lee Diamond

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Permalink Reply by Fatimah Mustafaa on April 2, 2015 at 1:32am

My bike was stolen on March 31, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. I was working and ran downstairs and tried to catch the guy he it is a black Cannondale Synapse disc 5 105 2015. Size 48  Everyone does not have disc brakes yet so hopefully it will stick out. Also one side of the pedals were regular and the other side are for clips. I hope someone sees it. I noticed that the same day bikes are stolen in one specific radius. As a community what can we do about this it seems as if it is getting worse.

Permalink Reply by Jaik S. on April 2, 2015 at 5:56am

Also curious. If he left the lock behind as you stated in the Chicago stolen bike page, and it's a kryptonite lock, you may be eligible for an insurance claim with them. I also don't mean to contradict you, but the increase of stolen bikes is more probable to more people reporting them. The warmer months always increase with bike theft due to people locking them outside more often. (These are all my opinions, not necessarily facts.)

Permalink Reply by mweerd on April 2, 2015 at 8:19am

Yes, you're saying this guy stole a bike in broad day-light with no cutter but a key on a Krypto lock??? Is that possible?

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on April 2, 2015 at 8:38am

Picking locks is time-consuming. The most likely explanation is that the lock was not properly secured when the bike was left.

Permalink Reply by Jaik S. on April 2, 2015 at 8:43am

Any locks can be picked with some experience...though the snake locks look like a tough one. I just wish the keys were a little stronger.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on April 16, 2015 at 6:34am

Bike Floss.  When will people learn that cables are worthless? 

Might as well write up a nice little tag to hang on with the cable that says, "To: Bike Thief, From: Santa"

Permalink Reply by Jaik S. on April 16, 2015 at 5:59am

Just a friendly reminder: Here's the list of things to do after your bike is stolen.

For a slightly better chance of getting it back, I'd also recommend taking photos and writing up a full description/profile of your bike on Bike Index before someone has the opportunity to possibly steal it.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on April 29, 2015 at 1:23am

Normally, I wouldn't post a Craigslist ad here, but in this case it mentions Swap-o-rama:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/bik/5001164953.html

Maybe it's all legit, but Colnago bikes, Zipp, Spinergy, and Hed wheels? I'm a bit suspicious...

Permalink Reply by Tim S on April 29, 2015 at 1:36am
Delgado Bicycle has some bad reviews as a run down housing project in TX and rave, but hidden, on Yelp in CA. Does not seem legit. Then again it could be a legit operation, but good eye for the odd.
Permalink Reply by Michael A on April 29, 2015 at 1:45pm

Both of those Colnago's are several years old. Both are sold as framesets with components to be picked by the end user

Permalink Reply by S on April 29, 2015 at 1:52pm

Those look like some pretty old inventory.   Depending on the pricing, it might be legit.  It is a bit unusual but selling 4-6 year old race bikes at lowish prices isn't too crazy.  I can't imagine the market is all that great for the bikes after a few years.

Permalink Reply by Michael A on April 29, 2015 at 1:55pm

Naa, that M10 (blue frame) ,just the frameset is still worth about $2000 and the other EPS frame is worth at least 3000, with no parts

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