Taco Tuesday THEFT
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RickDarge at 08.19.09 - 3:20 am
My awesome amazing Swobo silver bike was stolen red-handed from the Taco Tuesday ride tonight. Bike was stolen at around 2AM near the Dockweiler station while we were all playing a friendly game of fire soccer. Here is a picture of my bike. If you see anyone with this bike, please email or call me. I will give a reward if the bike is recovered. The bike has no stickers. It has a 2 inch scratch on the white handlebars, near the green grips.
Please restore my faith in people
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My cell is 310-435-3134
Email, rgdfilms@gmail.com
RickDarge08.19.09 - 3:21 am
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WHAT THE FUCK! Rick, i was just talking with you about this bike today : ( Thats fucked up. How many people were at dockweiler while you were there? god damnit. that was a really nice bike. its a silver swobo frame, its pretty unique. I will have an eye open for this man. jesus.
angrytoaster3008.19.09 - 3:24 am
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fucccccck....a dude tried to sell me your bike last week!!! it was on lincoln and 83rd, in the parking lot of the dominoes pizza, etc. just above lmu....i hadn't read your post till tonight. shit. he was friends with one of the dominoes employees - young, hispanic kid w/ thick, dark, curly hair (latino-afro-ish)...i think the kid was in his car even...it was a pickup truck with one of those rooftops over the bed. he had two clearly-stolen bikes in his truck. your swobo and some older steel-frame ladies bike converted to fixie. i wish i took down his license plate number or something.
sorry.
later.means.never08.19.09 - 3:37 am
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man, this is some pretty heinous shit. i'm so sorry to hear this happened to you. i'll be keeping my eye out for the scratch.
tortuga_veloce08.19.09 - 3:47 am
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@guy who replied and said he saw it.
Wrong bike. This one was stolen in the past eight hours.
angrytoaster30 responding to a
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08.19.09 - 3:51 am
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and to anyone who ever sees someone selling an obviously stolen bike or leaving a ride with two bikes, it never hurts to be pushy and ask questions. hell, be that jackass that announces to everyone around that someone might be stealing a bike! it sure would beat being that guy that saw it happen and said nothing!
tortuga_veloce responding to a
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08.19.09 - 3:56 am
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oh noes Rick that really sucks. i will be on the look out for it. I hope it is found.
mechazawa08.19.09 - 4:07 am
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Damnit... I woke up even more upset.
I can't believe the fucking trash that shows up on these rides, ruining it for everyone. Who the fuck are you people and what gutter do you crawl back to?
I'm serious about a reward on this bike if someone finds it... keep yer eyes peeled
RickDarge08.19.09 - 11:23 am
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I hope you don't mind a couple of cosmetic dings in your bike, because if I find it with the chucklefuck who swiped it, I will use it to bludgeon the life out of them.
BMFW08.19.09 - 11:30 am
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sorry bout your bike, Rick. hope it gets recovered.
damn, i remember back when TT was unadulterated with all this recent mess.
tfunk40808.19.09 - 1:01 pm
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Rick,
I am so pissed at this shit as well, there could have only been about 40 people or so at the fireball location and I think all of them were at the Manhattan Beach Pier. SO, with that in mind, Pablo and a few others might have some photos/video of these fucks that took you bike, we should look through all the photo/videos and post pics of these fucks to see if anyone knows where they live, hang out, and especially if they try to show up on TT or any other ride again, we can beat their asses. Again I am fucking sorry about your bike, let's do something about it.
PS - Once again I am open for suggestions on how to keep Taco Tuesdays clear of stealing, tagging, and bullshit. Email me at XL@RedStarArtists.com
X-Large responding to a
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08.19.09 - 1:34 pm
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seriously... we had all three no-no's last night.... tagging stealing and littering. it's just so hard to keep a watch on everything thats going on
superblueman308.19.09 - 1:43 pm
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Maybe it's only now that I had my own bike jacked that I'm noticing all the bikes being stolen. Is there some kind of an upswing in thefts lately?
Is there some registry of ripped off bikes online somewhere? Should be easy to set up and get linked to if not.
Suggestions...
indigis08.19.09 - 1:46 pm
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CHECK WITH K-TOWN RIDE. YOU MIGHT FIND A COUPLE STOLEN BIKES IN THAT GROUP.
TIMESARECHANGING08.19.09 - 2:22 pm
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How was it locked?
JB08.19.09 - 2:35 pm
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i bet you it wasnt locked... he probably set his bike down to play fire soccer... fire soccer is fucking stupid. i never leave my bike unattended unless i got my friends watching it. DTA
j4ybo08.19.09 - 2:41 pm
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I saw your bike last night before it got stolen. I remember one defining characteristic was the missing swobo head badge.
stillline08.19.09 - 2:42 pm
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I HOPE EVERYONE LEAVES THEIR BIKE UN-ATTENDED. DADDY NEEDS NEW SHOES.
BIKE THIEF08.19.09 - 2:42 pm
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it wasnt. i'm going to start bringing my cable lock and locking unlocked bikes. i'd rather someone be surprised that a stranger locked their bike than that a stranger stole it.
tortuga_veloce responding to a
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08.19.09 - 2:45 pm
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"it wasnt. i'm going to start bringing my cable lock and locking unlocked bikes. i'd rather someone be surprised that a stranger locked their bike than that a stranger stole it."
Bring a spare U-lock tortuga, it'd look really sketch if you cable-locked it, and then somebody cut your cable lock to steal somebody else's bike.
JB responding to a
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08.19.09 - 3:47 pm
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i'd have to chock that up to fate. personally, if i dont bring a u-lock, my bike never leaves my side.
tortuga_veloce responding to a
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08.19.09 - 4:03 pm
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Wow! There are some seriously shady dirtbags that go on this ride. THAT SUCKS. I'm sure your bike is stripped, repainted, and rebuilt by now.
scotty2hotty08.19.09 - 4:33 pm
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Just saw this on craigslist. Different back wheel and bars, but its missing top tube swobo medallion like yours.
check link
Foldie08.20.09 - 12:01 am
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Sorry but I just checked a second time and it was posted since Aug 12. so I don't think it's yours, sorry for the FOOBAR
Foldie08.20.09 - 12:03 am
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I have a shitty 'lil' mountain bike and I keep that by my side or locked up or IN THE DIRECT SIGHT of someone I trust.
I will look out for your bike, with sincere love and interest, this is FUCKED UP!
'Nuff said.
TheDude08.20.09 - 12:45 am
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That one on craigslist looks close enough to check out. Rick, if you want to get a group together to go look at it with you sometime soon Im down to come. three one oh, 5six7 six 2eight 4
angrytoaster3008.20.09 - 1:26 am
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actually, that craigslist swobo was listed august 17th, couldnt possibly be it.
angrytoaster3008.20.09 - 2:06 am
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rick,
sorry to hear about your bike. i'll keep an eye out.
charro08.22.09 - 12:40 am
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