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"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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Just heard about "Offer Up". It's an App for selling items...including bicycles. Add that to the list above.

Anyone missing a Bianchi Pista Via Brera?
Just saw this posted on Facebook by a known
Bike thief
Attachments:

Going to Swap-O-Rama again on Thursday this week. Anybody want to join me?

Damnit. Stolen package(s) off of the front porch this afternoon. Contents below. Let us know if you see anything online (facebook groups closed, can't see):

2 SRAM Chains

2 Planet Bike ARS Saddles

2 Sets of XLC Mtb Peddles

Handlebar tape

Camping Fuel

Ledge Sports Hydration Bladder (pink - 1.5L)

This has seriously put a damper on tandem bike camping this weekend X(

Those were in a mailed package? If so, that's a while other kettle of fish (federal crime). Contact the post office.

Our locked garage (in Ukrainian Village) was broken into and my commuter bike, a Felt Brougham single speed, was stolen.  I didn't have the bike secured inside the locked garage, only hanging the wall at the front of the garage.  I have taken steps to secure and lock our other bikes (which the thief/thieves gratefully left behind).  It appears that entry was gained by accessing the emergency release on the overhead garage door.

Would be great if I were able to tell a story about a reunion between me and my stolen bike.   I rebuilt this one from the frame up and I miss it like a missing appendage.  It's a 61 cm frame, so anyone less than 6 foot tall is going to have a hard time enjoying the ride.

I have filed a police report, posted details to chicago.stolenbike.org and have emailed and/or stopped into my local bike shops.

Link to the report from chicago.stolenbike.org copied below.

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/196144.org

Details:  2012 Felt Brougham. 61 cm frame. All black frame with chrome Felt headbadge. 28 x 700 Vittoria Randonneur Tires. Black 700 cc deep-v rims, 32-spoke front with black spokes, hand built 48-spoke rear rim with silver spokes. Surly single/single hub. 17 tooth cog. Black Shimano A530 SPD Pedals. Bullhorn handlebars wrapped with black cork bar tape. Tektro RL720 cross brake levers. Black leather saddle with a scuff/tear on the right side. SKS fender on rear. Knog frog front/rear lights.

You should write down and/or photograph the serial numbers of the bikes which remain in your possession for safekeeping.



Kris Hesidenz said:

[snip]  I have taken steps to secure and lock our other bikes (which the thief/thieves gratefully left behind). snip]

I have filed a police report, posted details to chicago.stolenbike.org and have emailed and/or stopped into my local bike shops.

Thanks for the suggestion Kevin. I have taken photos of the bikes and serial numbers.

What are your thoughts on creating a unique identifier and inserting into the seat post or handlebar? I'm thinking of writing a unique word or phrase on waterproof paper so that I could positively identify the bike to police/others. Is that type of thing too widely done and known by bike thieves to be effective?

I try to keep a plastic laminated business card with a note on the back in the bottom bracket shell asking to please ask for ID if the bike is in for service. If the it is not me please call me or the police 

I like the idea, and I do it. I have a business card in the handlebar of my bikes. I have written down and photographed my serial numbers. I have photographs of my bikes. I never leave an unlocked bike in a garage or basement or storage area where other people have access to it. (Breaking and entering into a living unit is a more serious offense than breaking and entering into a garage or basement or storage area). If I freelock (aka hobble) my bike because I'm just running into a place for "a minute," I treat the bike like it's not locked; i.e. I keep eyes on it. I almost never lock to a sign post. I almost always lock to a bike rack. I have no expectation that a busy street offers me any measure of protection from bike thieves. When I lock my bike for any length of time (> 1 hour), I use two u-locks, or a u-lock and a heavy duty security chain. On my commuter/daily rider, I have filled the hex nuts on my handlebars, headset, saddle and seat post with epoxy. And I'm one of the administrators of the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry (4 years, 4 months).

Kris Hesidenz said:

Thanks for the suggestion Kevin. I have taken photos of the bikes and serial numbers.

What are your thoughts on creating a unique identifier and inserting into the seat post or handlebar? I'm thinking of writing a unique word or phrase on waterproof paper so that I could positively identify the bike to police/others. Is that type of thing too widely done and known by bike thieves to be effective?

I have written in Sharpie all around the rim-tape inside the rims on my bikes in large visible letters:  THIS BIKE IS STOLEN!  PLEASE CALL (my phone number)

If my bike is ever in an LBS getting a flat fixed it will be because it has been stolen. 

Maybe if a bike I own ever gets stolen I'll get a call from an observant LBS mechanic who sees it and calls the number someday.  If I had to positively ID my bike it'd be a simple matter of taking a tire off and looking at the rim tape and calling the number which would ring through to my cell phone.  I also have a complete listing of every single component part, accessory and complete build-out of my bikes with a description/model/color/Serial# on all of my bikes in a file on Google Drive.  I have this info as well as a photo of the bike registered with BikeRegistry.com which is a handy free service. 

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