Another Bike Stolen
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DeKadenzy at 09.25.08 - 7:18 am
My S&S fixie was stolen last night at Echo Park as I was inside the church with the Rev. Billy. I could use some help, If you know what it looks like tell me about sightings. Check bicycle for sale forums.
On a bright note, it was lisenced last tuesday so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Description: Black frame with yellow S&S insignia painted on the down tube. One of the tubes from the crank to the cogs is painted yellow. It has a TrenWay sticker on the top tube and my nudie S&S spoke cards all around the back wheel.
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Was it locked?
I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm running out of sympathy for people who leave their bikes unlocked / not locked to an immoveable object and then get upset when they're not where they left them.
JB09.25.08 - 7:33 am
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yea, it was. Not looking for sypathy or anything....if I get it back cool, if not my next will only have the best lock I can get.
DeKadenzy09.25.08 - 7:35 am
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you can use my single speed 62cm motobecane as long as you need if you want. i emailed you my phone number.
barleye09.25.08 - 8:51 am
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Sucks man. Can you post pics? I'll keep my eyes peeled.
digablesoul09.25.08 - 10:01 am
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@ DK,
Not trying to pick on you but what kind of luck did you use? I am trying to determined how the thieves are stealing the bikes and what methods of securing bikes are already compromised. For example if you used a chain and it was cut, then we know that the thieves now have tools beyond simple hand tools.
A lot of the earlier thefts around Echo Park where opportunistic, like someone leaving a bike unsecured. A lot were parts like wheels, pedals, lights and saddles being stolen. If a locked bike was stolen then the thieves are getting more organized and equipped.
There is a suspicion held by some Ridazz that there are at least 3 bands of thieves who prey on cyclists in the Echo Park/LACC area.
Unfortunately they ride with us and might even read this forum. Sharing the methods they use might curb some of the thefts.
sc_nomad09.25.08 - 10:03 am
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that sucks!! i really hope i see it somewhere.
Charlie09.25.08 - 10:08 am
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Aww Lewis...Let us know if we can help...the only bike i have that you could borrow (and i am sure you don't) is a 24" womens' mountian bike named David Hussle-Hoff
MOM-RIDA-Raquel09.25.08 - 10:11 am
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post a pic of ur bike duder and if it had any special markings or stickers etc
KiMS109.25.08 - 10:17 am
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DK and Bike
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MOM-RIDA-Raquel09.25.08 - 10:32 am
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I will keep a look out for it. Sorry for your lost!
cancerchick09.25.08 - 10:33 am
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wouldn't hurt to check the pawn shops near where it was stolen.
Charlie09.25.08 - 12:06 pm
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Yea, what kind of lock was it? What was is locked to and how?
Kel's bike almost got stolen once when she was working at Brite Spot. It was the middle of the day, they "skinned" the rubber shit off her u-lock before a cook ran out there and was like, "what the fuck!"
Apparently they were high school kids who were walking home from school?
Luis, that bike will be pretty noticeable if they didn't give it a quick rattle can paint job.
Mook09.25.08 - 12:31 pm
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RE:
Not trying to pick on you but what kind of luck did you use?
IT'S CALLED BAD LUCK.
PLUS SOMEBODY TOLD ME IT WAS A GIRLS BIKE ANYHOW.
LUIS, FORGET ABOUT THAT BIKE, IT'S GONE HOMIE, YOU'LL GETA NOTHER ONE, PIECE OF CAKE, SAD TO HEAR ABOUT THIS, BUT YOU FOOLS THAT RELY ON CABLE TYPE OF LOCKS? YOU ARE DUMB, JUST BEFORE I JOINED MR, I HAD A 'LOW RIDER' CLASSIC GANGSTER BEACH CRUISER, FULLY CHROME, 144 SPOKE, GANGSTER WHITE WALLS, IN MINT CONDITION,
AND YOU GUESSED IT: LOCKED UP WITH A '3/4' CABLE-LOCK.
SO NOW YOU SEE WHY I HAVE THAT BIG ASS STAINLESS STEAL 'CUFF TYPE' LOCK, THERE IS A REASON I USE THAT 'BIG' ASS LOCK.
I HOPE YOU GET IT BACK, THE LOW RIDER BIKE WAS REGISTERED TOO. AND I HAVE NOT HEARD OR SEEN SHIT OF MY BABY AGAIN. 4 YEARS LATER AND IT STILL SUCKS.
eddieboyinla09.25.08 - 12:43 pm
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NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES:
LUIS IS IN GOOD SPIRITS NOW, HE HAS TWO OTHER BIKES, SO HE'S STILL MOBILE, HE GOING TO THE POLICE HARASSMENT RIDE.
eddieboyinla09.25.08 - 1:19 pm
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I had a bike stolen because I was using a cable lock. Now I roll a 10 pound chain AND a u-lock.
P.S. MANY u-locks are useless as well. Anyone with a bic pen has a key to your lock, unless your u-lock is new (like less than 2 yrs old).
onelessfixie09.25.08 - 1:34 pm
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FILE A REPORT WITH THE POLICE STATION WHERE YOU LICENSED IT. ha they in for it.... oh man.... what a shit storm of paper work they are getting from one silly night of petty tickets.
I hope you get your bike back bro. Sorry to hear about it. Can you post a photo?
Roadblock09.25.08 - 1:45 pm
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HE FILED AT THE MOSEY, THE POLICE WERE SO NICE TO HIM.
eddieboyinla09.25.08 - 1:46 pm
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AWESOME. I hope these bike licenses actually prove to work.
Roadblock09.25.08 - 1:47 pm
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Dammit Louis, this pisses me off.
I hope you get that bike back.
On the subject of U-Locks, do not use the one with the round key. Newer versions, and the Bulldog is about $30 much cheaper than $70 Kryptonite, has a "laser key" . The lock cannot be picked with a bic pen or the traditional lock picking kit.
skd09.25.08 - 1:51 pm
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so your telling me that i am using a usless u-lock cuz it has a round key
and my bike is locked up in the basement of my building....
i will be right back...gotta go get my bike
MOM-RIDA-Raquel09.25.08 - 1:54 pm
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Eddie, nobody wants your piece of shit bikes....or your mp3 collection....hahabitchass :)
barleye09.25.08 - 2:06 pm
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FYI: If you have one of the Kryptonite locks with the round key, you can send it back to Kryptonite with a check for $18, and they'll send you one of their nice new locks with a flat key lock that can't be picked with a disposable pen.
JB09.25.08 - 3:35 pm
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uncut dick....that's a low blow....
barleye09.25.08 - 3:41 pm
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seems there is a rash of bike thievery going on right now.... my roommate had his bike stolen from our BACKYARD!!! and someone who was checking out a room we had for rent lost his wheels while he was inside the house :(
My friend also had his pedals stolen!!!! WTF?????
U-lock to the neck on a lightpost for bike thieves... lets vigilante this shit.
redridinghood09.25.08 - 4:05 pm
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and not the nice serotta built huffys for the 7-11 team in the late 70s, either.
ruinedbyidiots09.25.08 - 4:18 pm
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Thanks everyone, went to work today and internet went down, no way to get on till now. It was a cable lock. I still have my other bikes to ride so I am fine in transportations. What I would like to know is all the 'bike for sale' forums so that I can keep watch. I dont have a great pic of it, it was always my intention to have like Chynna or someone to take a pic just for this reason but I always forgot when the time came.
DeKadenzy09.25.08 - 5:25 pm
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i posted it for you in the stolen bikes thread on lafixed.
ruinedbyidiots09.25.08 - 5:36 pm
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Louis, sorry to hear this man, seriously sucks bigtime. It is almost getting to the point where you have to ride a piece of sh!t bike so it wont get stolen. Or what if we decorated our bikes so artfully crazy that no one would dare to steal it?
Im going to do something like this - its going to give you guys a good laugh!
speedybrian200009.26.08 - 12:20 am
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LOL, Brian thanks for that post, a smile finally came back to my face.
DeKadenzy09.26.08 - 6:27 am
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LUIS, I BET I COULD PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE TOO.
eddieboyinla09.26.08 - 7:23 am
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