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Strangest Bike Theft Yet

I was near the Damen blue line station having some dinner this evening and when I came out the restaurant a young woman was standing by her Schwinn with the front wheel off inspecting a flat tire. I went over to see if she needed a tube or a tow to Rapid Transit. I asked to check out the flat and when I went to remove the tire from the rim to see about patching the tube I saw that in fact there was no tube.

A thief had deflated her tube and stole it right out from inside her tire. Sometimes you've just got to laugh to keep from crying.  

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on May 17, 2012 at 7:34pm

Amazing.  An "ethical" thief who only took what he absolutely needed at the time and left the rest behind?  Kind of like a guy who siphons five gallons of gasoline out of his next door neighbor's car so he can get to work...

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 17, 2012 at 7:34pm

You laugh -it was a Campagnolo tube...

Permalink Reply by Ash L. on May 17, 2012 at 7:37pm

My bike only cost $30 but my tube is priceless

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 17, 2012 at 7:42pm

I might steal your diamonds -but I'll bring you back some gold...

Hey, I'm no angel.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on May 18, 2012 at 12:17am

If she leaves the bike there the tube might be returned tomorrow.

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on May 18, 2012 at 7:15am

Hopefully, two tubes will be left, one for interest on the loan.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 18, 2012 at 7:28am

Why didn't the ethical thief leave the holed tube?  At least then the person could have patched it.

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