Stolen Kona Major One
My good buddy Joe just got his bike stolen today. It's a brown 2009 Kona Major One with silver SKS fenders. This was taken from outside the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago while he was visting Mariel Mentink, a girl from the Chicago area who was hit by a car in Austin, TX on new year's eve. Joe's a good guy & one of the people behind this: www.thechainlink.org/events/mariel-mentink-benefit
Any help would be great. If you see something funny on Craigslist or a shifty looking guy lurks out of an alley trying to sell you this please hurt him and brand the words "BIKE THEIF" into his forehead. Or you can just call me at 773-632-8727. I'll probably update this with Joe's contact info once I get ahold of him and okay it. Thanks all.
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Permalink Reply by Bailey Gene Newbrey on
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Lee: I don't know why you think I'm struggling.
P.S. - I think your neighborhood bike tours are great. Keep up the good work man.
Duppie: I wasn't attempting to tug at nobody's heart strings with that. Merely stating that it sucks when bad things happen to people trying to do good things. I don't believe it's necessary to gauge how much a bike theft sucks. It just does. This is something all of us here know, whether from personal experience or simply imagining themselves in that situation. I think we all can relate.
H3N3: No barriers. I just figured he'd do it when I told him about it.
This discussion is dead. Sorry if I upset any of ya'll, it wasn't my intention.
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Permalink Reply by olloyd1 on
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The bike was spotted at Swap'o'Rama. By the time Joe got there it was gone.
This place is a clearinghouse for stolen bikes. The bikes get stolen, and the next time that the swap is open, that's where they are.
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Permalink Reply by dav on
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Less than 24 hours to start crapping on the (friend of the) victim. You stay classy Chainlink.
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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on
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Sure thing dav. Please, tell me, what exactly do you expect when a stolen bike post contains the words "please hurt him?"
dav said:Less than 24 hours to start crapping on the (friend of the) victim. You stay classy Chainlink.
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Some friends and myself got the bike back last Friday, April 2nd. Didn't use violence, didn't consider it. Not all stolen bikes are gone forever and not all statements are too serious.
Happy Spring,
Bailey
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Can you give any details on the recovery?
Bailey Gene Newbrey said:Some friends and myself got the bike back last Friday, April 2nd. Didn't use violence, didn't consider it. Not all stolen bikes are gone forever and not all statements are too serious.
Happy Spring,
Bailey
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Myself and 4 friends were leaving F.A.C. at Westtown/Ciclo Urbano & had a guy blow through the light at North & California from behind us heading North. We immediately recognized the bike, chased him down, grabbed his handlebar until he stopped, told him it was our buddies & that we could provide the serial number. He told us he paid $250 for it at the swap, we said sorry, but we'll have to call the police (only a few blocks away) if he didn't give it up. He knew it was stolen and pretty quickly/easily gave us the bike. We rode off feeling great for the owner/bad for the purchaser, but knowing that someone will have a story to tell about not buying bikes from there. We also let him know that if he wanted a non-stolen bike we can offer a discount at any of the three shops we worked at, but ain't seen him since.
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:Can you give any details on the recovery?
Bailey Gene Newbrey said:Some friends and myself got the bike back last Friday, April 2nd. Didn't use violence, didn't consider it. Not all stolen bikes are gone forever and not all statements are too serious.
Happy Spring,
Bailey
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Permalink Reply by dan brown on
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awesome news. great to hear. you guys are the bike heroes / robin hoods (well..kind of).
Dan
Bailey Gene Newbrey said:Myself and 4 friends were leaving F.A.C. at Westtown/Ciclo Urbano & had a guy blow through the light at North & California from behind us heading North. We immediately recognized the bike, chased him down, grabbed his handlebar until he stopped, told him it was our buddies & that we could provide the serial number. He told us he paid $250 for it at the swap, we said sorry, but we'll have to call the police (only a few blocks away) if he didn't give it up. He knew it was stolen and pretty quickly/easily gave us the bike. We rode off feeling great for the owner/bad for the purchaser, but knowing that someone will have a story to tell about not buying bikes from there. We also let him know that if he wanted a non-stolen bike we can offer a discount at any of the three shops we worked at, but ain't seen him since.
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:Can you give any details on the recovery?
Bailey Gene Newbrey said:Some friends and myself got the bike back last Friday, April 2nd. Didn't use violence, didn't consider it. Not all stolen bikes are gone forever and not all statements are too serious.
Happy Spring,
Bailey
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on
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Couldn't you use the insurance money to reimburse the purchaser? seems like the right thing to do...
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Permalink Reply by Jack on
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I don't know if reimbursing the purchaser would have been the right thing to do. It was stated that he knew he purchased a stolen bike. Buying stolen property doesn't give you full ownership rights. If he wants his money back, he should go back to the seller. If he was truely out the $250, he would have probably willingly gone to the police department to straighten out the mess. I would have if I thought I bought a legit used bike and someone comes up to take it from me out of the blue claiming it was theirs.
He knew it was hot, probably paid a lot less than $250, and didn't have any desire to head to the police station. A fool and his money... It sounds harsh, but when people buy "hot" bikes, they are rewarding the people who stole it. He could've bought a bike from a shop for $250 and had a legit bike. Maybe next time he won't support the crime.
Kelvin Mulcky said:Couldn't you use the insurance money to reimburse the purchaser? seems like the right thing to do...
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Permalink Reply by Matt Roben on
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A friend of mine had success with using google alerts for her stolen bike- in THIS particular case it would not have helped, but about a month after HER bike went missing it showed up on craigslist and she was emailed through the google alert- went to the cops with all her documents and sure enough they got her bike back from a guy with a garage filled with bikes who said he got it from his girlfriends friend who was moving to Washington- I am sure all of the others were legally acquired by him of course.
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You're probably right.
Jack said:I don't know if reimbursing the purchaser would have been the right thing to do. It was stated that he knew he purchased a stolen bike. Buying stolen property doesn't give you full ownership rights. If he wants his money back, he should go back to the seller. If he was truely out the $250, he would have probably willingly gone to the police department to straighten out the mess. I would have if I thought I bought a legit used bike and someone comes up to take it from me out of the blue claiming it was theirs.
He knew it was hot, probably paid a lot less than $250, and didn't have any desire to head to the police station. A fool and his money... It sounds harsh, but when people buy "hot" bikes, they are rewarding the people who stole it. He could've bought a bike from a shop for $250 and had a legit bike. Maybe next time he won't support the crime.
Kelvin Mulcky said:Couldn't you use the insurance money to reimburse the purchaser? seems like the right thing to do...
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