Comments on: Stolen Bike Found! (For Sale on Craigslist)

By: Earning Money

Earning Money — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:12:11 +0000

Bike riders say the main reason they don’t peddle to more destinations is that there are too few secure bicycle racks and other bike parking options. Experts also advise that because the highest rate of bike thefts is from homes – all dwellings, especially apartments, condos and dorms should include secure bike parking.

By: How to make money on craigslist

How to make money on craigslist — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:44:16 +0000

After I originally commented I appear to have clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now whenever a comment is added I recieve four emails with the same comment. Is there an easy method you are able to remove me from that service? Kudos!

By: Eli Ackerman

Eli Ackerman — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:07:40 +0000

the serial number is always on the bottom of the bottom bracket

By: quentin pierce

quentin pierce — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:42:19 +0000

it is clear as could be that you are misrepresenting me and my bicycle as that I recovered it and that is false and if you need me to Identify the bicycle’s serial numbers I’d be more than happy to but it seems to me that you are putting out misinfomation stating that I have recovered my Klein race one pulse bike Orange with monkey lite handle bars

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Sun, 01 May 2011 21:37:23 +0000

Could you please state your question in English?

By: Quentin Pierce

Quentin Pierce — Sun, 01 May 2011 21:31:51 +0000

this is Quentin Pierce you have a notice posted that my bike was found on Craigslist I hope this is not more misinformation the Klein pulse race one was orange with monkey lite handle bars AND I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU CAN PUT MY NAME UP AND STATE THAT MY BIKE WAS FOUND ON CRAIGSLIST BECAUSE THIS IS NEWS TO ME?

By: Quentin Pierce

Quentin Pierce — Sun, 01 May 2011 21:20:57 +0000

I had my Klein Race One Pulse Bike stolen when I was only a few feet away as I walked in a store with a glass door and witnessed the incident taking place and tried to catch him but that was one fast bike with the crook on it and me on foot unable to get any assistance from anyone passing by in a car and cell phoned Berkeley Police and they did not seem to concerned about the situation other than filling out paper work when I’d given up the chase.NORMALLY I’D FIND THE BIKE FOR SALE AT THE BERKELEY FLEA MARKET ON THE ASHBY BART PARKING LOT not to be confused with the Berkeley Farmer’s Market where I don’t think you’ll ever find hot bikes for sale.

By: complex_variable

complex_variable — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:43:21 +0000

[stupid enter key]

to have bought it off of somebody is probably the bike thief himself, or is working with the bike thief. This happens all the time.

By: complex_variable

complex_variable — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:42:05 +0000

I know this is an old post, but for anyone else who might find themselves in this situation: this is a common tactic used by bike thieves to prevent you from reporting them. “I bought it from Joe who got it from Sue who once had dinner with the president.” Like the slimy sacks of shit they are, they’ll come up with an impressive, fabricated story to take the blame off of themselves, and then ask you to buy it off of them to “recoup their initial costs.

Let me reiterate: this guy claiming

By: MNDmttr

MNDmttr — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:40:01 +0000

You are now not only a thief but have now committed an assault with a deadly weapon (aggravated assault). You are no better than the thief that stole your bike to begin with…

By: Found a Probably Stolen Tandem Bike « Mission Mission

Found a Probably Stolen Tandem Bike « Mission Mission — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:21:38 +0000

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By: PaddyW

PaddyW — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:33:41 +0000

This is how you get your bike back in San Francisco:

My Kona Mountain Bike was stolen from my garage in March of 2006. The police told me to keep an eye out for it on Market St. between Castro and Civic Center and to call them if or when I spotted it. Sure enough I spotted it being sold/fenced at the Thai restaurant at Sanchez and Market and I called the SFPD. They never made it…

After that, I started carrying a stun baton with me in hopes I would spot my bike. Two nights later while driving home from work after midnight, I spotted my bike on Market with the same guy I saw “buy” it from the fence. He and my Kona bike were in front of Citiapartments on Market. I got out of my car, pulled out my baton and shocked him three times in the neck before he wet himself. Then I removed the front wheel of my bike and stowed my bike on the bike rack on the roof of my car. I drove away as he started to get back to his feet. I still have the bike.

By: How to keep a bike thief at bay, if only for a while « Letters Home

How to keep a bike thief at bay, if only for a while « Letters Home — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:36:57 +0000

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By: bk

bk — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:55:02 +0000

That’s not true. Kryptonite had a VOLUNTARY exchange program for its locks back when the Bic pen story came out, but not all locks were exchanged. The exchange program has long since ended, and Kryptonite will no longer replace the older locks.

That said, it is actually very unlikely that any of the older locks were actually subject to the Bic pen trick. It was a sensational story at the time, but in reality, not as easy as some of the stories and videos made it out to be.

Sure, it can be done, but it takes quite a bit of time and skill, especially when it’s attached to a bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LahDQ2ZQ3e0

not exactly what a stealthy bike thief would want to do in front of a safeway!