washingtonpost.com — By the time he got the call last month, Martin Moulton had given up on his stolen $3,000 bike. The caller, a friend, had been browsing through bike ads on Craigslist when he spotted Moulton's 2005 Cannondale with its unmistakable, custom-ordered Spiderflex saddle.
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mrteqAug 27, 2007
***** stole my bike!
krisscofieldAug 27, 2007
WOW. This is exactly why I never, ever bring my bike to D.C. anymore. That place is seriously nuts with bke-theft. And it doesn't matter at all how sophisticated your bike lock is--someone, somehow will nab it. Even if it means taking your bike-tires like mine and leaving the frame! :(
dbzer0Aug 27, 2007
Frankfurt/Main is the same s**t. Everyone is running a bike and bike theft is rampart. They are so shameless they steal it in front of the damn Police Station.Here's something that may help you though<a class="user" href="http://www.victoriapolice.ca/news/Protectyourbike.htm">http://www.victoriapolice.ca/news/Protectyourbike.htm</a>Or maybe bicycle heavy cities should start planting bait bikes<a class="user" href="http://my.opera.com/gisuser/blog/show.dml/204821">http://my.opera.com/gisuser/blog/show.dml/204821</a>I agree, Having your first bicycle stolen is immensely infuriating but after the first, the second one is easier to cope with
Closed AccountAug 27, 2007
I have to agree. My boss had his gym locker broken in to at his health club, and his credit card was stolen. He reported it within an hour, but the thieves had already racked up $10,000 worth of purchases at a nearby electronics store. He found out the electronics store had a security video of the thieves, but he couldn't get the police to look at it or get the store to show it to him so he could ID the person who took it. (He figured it was someone who was also a member at his club.) Everyone seemed to think that since the charges were covered by the credit card company it was no big deal. What we need to do is make property crime punishable by making the thieves pay the victim back and pay the police a matching amount. As it is, I guess they were more interested in giving me a ticket for an improper left turn the other day (at 5:00 in the morning on a deserted street.) Just call me Dillinger.
skyteriaAug 27, 2007
Dude! Your $40 bike was hot.
Closed AccountAug 31, 2007
Yeah, but it also has climate control, a radio, built in cigarette lighter, and most importantly, a motor. Also, it can be locked so people don't steal it. And, I paid less than $3000 for it... And it's nice not smelling like sweat after going anywhere.
marketforce87Dec 16, 2009
Bike Theft is truly a henious crime having had three bikes stolen I would love to see Bike Theft Vigilantes on the streets :-) <a class="user" href="http://www.cannondalebadboy.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.cannondalebadboy.com</a>