Stolen Back Wheel - Sunset and Fountain

Thread started by
et at 11.17.08 - 12:59 am
So... My bike was locked up at sunset and fountain and my back wheel was stolen by two guys. it has a white rim and a flip flop hub on it - no quick release. apparently i was only 2 mins away from catching them. i know i should have locked the tires but hey who carries around a wretch? oh right everyone. including me. fuck.
if you have it please return it. in these sad economic times i can't really afford to replace it. on top of that it's my ride for the ALC too. if you see it. (see pic) feel free to either tell me or destroy it (yes i'm bitter).
The two guys were described as laughing, one tall one short, brown men. One with long hair the other with short. One with a hybrid looking bike the other on BMX. i put in a police report to the lapd after being transfered 5 times and hung up on once, but i don't expect much. lock up your tires!
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et11.17.08 - 1:01 am
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i'll keep my eye out.
i frequent that area.
aksendz11.17.08 - 1:07 am
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damn that sucks!
but dont worry, we are working to catch those fuckin bastards!
funanu11.17.08 - 1:11 am
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thanks :)
et11.17.08 - 1:16 am
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YA TRUST US, WERE WORKING ON IT 'REAL HARD, WHATS IT BEEN NOW, A COUPLE OF MONTHS? SHIT,
YA WE WORKING ON IT. LOL, FUNNEST SHIT I'VE HEARD ALL WEEKEND, "WERE WORKING ON IT".
P.S. HOLD YOUR BREATH.
eddieboyinla11.17.08 - 1:21 am
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fuck that, to wit:
I'M TIRED OF HEARING....:
'I SAW THESES GUYZ....'
I SAW TWO KIDS...."
I SAW SUSPICIOUS CHARLESTONS....'
I SAW SUSPICIOUS CHAR....'
I SAW SUSPICIOUS CH....'
I SAW ELMER FUDD....'
I SAW JESUS....'
'....WITHAN EXTRA WHEELS. RIDING DOWN THE STREET'.
I SAW TWO CHOLOS WITH A BIKE EACH, ONE WAS MISSING HIS FRONT WHEEL, CARRYING IT ACROSS SUNSET, AND ALVARADO, MAD AT THE WORLD, MAYBE THOSE 'ISAW's' STOLE THERE WHEEL, AND MAYBE THE CHOLO GANG IN THE AREA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, SENCE WE ARE TO FUCKIN SCARED TO TAKE ACTION.
FUCKIN PUSSYS.
LOL, I NEED ANOTHER CIG NOW! LOL.
eddieboyinla11.17.08 - 1:35 am
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let's fucking do somethig already. i got my fucking piece. let's go.
9MM BERETTA!!! w/ hollow points!!!
Eddie GOpez11.17.08 - 1:36 am
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or we can use my 22 caliber hunting rifle with telescope n laser pointer for some night time huntin'
let's hunt us some theiving lil punk asses.
Eddie GOpez11.17.08 - 1:38 am
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I REMEMBER SITTING ON DEATH ROW, IN NEVADA, WITH A BUNCH OF 'KILLERS' AND THEY WERE ALL CRYING ABOUT HOW INNOCENT THEY WERE, AND WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, PRAYING TO SOME JESUS DUDE, AND THEIR MOMMAS TOO.
eddieboyinla11.17.08 - 1:40 am
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let's do dis!
let's snipe these mothaphuckas NOW!
Eddie GOpez
11.17.08 - 1:42 am
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OOPS, here's the beautiful sniper rifle here:

Eddie GOpez11.17.08 - 1:43 am
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AND FUNNANA, IF YOU DONT LIKE THE WAY I TYPE, LOG OFF OR TELL ME TO MY FACE HOW YOU REALLY FEEL, PLEASE?
IT'S NOT RIGHT TO TELL SOMEONE TO SHUT UP ONLINE.
THINK ABOUT IT.
HIPSTER.
eddieboyinla11.17.08 - 1:46 am
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im done with these threads. when the fuck are we going to do something. jesus fucking christ. fuck these assholes.
motherfuckers need to realize we wont put up with this shit. this isnt a viable business.... yo people... wake the fuck up and do something. and fuck you if you say otherwise.
im stepping up right here right now. im done wit this shit. im tired of it and it wont stop unless we do somethin. and i dont give a shit what kind of protection you've got against them... if they want it they will take it, apparently.
FUUUUUUCKKK YOU. if you're reading this... I'm coming to get you.
end transmission.
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.17.08 - 1:47 am
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LOL, ONLY ONE SINCERE RIDA?
HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS SHIT?
eddieboyinla11.17.08 - 1:50 am
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NOW, YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP. FANUNU.
NOT YOU Jazzy Phat Nastee.
eddieboyinla11.17.08 - 1:53 am
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eddie.... im tired of this bullshit. fuck this. step up people... or keep crying about your fucking bike getting stolen.
DO SOMETHING.
but quit yapping!!!
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.17.08 - 1:56 am
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I AGREE, I HAVE BEEN TELLING EVERY ONE THE SAME THING, I EVEN SUGGESTED A PLAN OF ATTACK, BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, NOTHING,
ALSO IF YOU FILE A REPORT ON THE PHONE IT WAS FILED IT IN THE ROUND CABINET.
BELIEVE ME YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO GO DOWN TO THE LAPD SUBSTATION, AND FILE IT IN-PERSON.
NOTHING ELSE WORKS.
eddieboyinla11.17.08 - 2:05 am
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LET'S FUCKING STOP TALKING AND START DOING. i want to shoot out some fucking knee caps, grab collapsable baton and break some fucking arms and legs, see how they can wrench there steals then. LET'S CAUSE SOME PAIN, LET'S TEACH SOME FUCKING LESSONS. but LET'S FUCKING DO SOMETHING ALREADY. HOW hard CAN IT FUCKING be TO DO SOME DETECTIVE WORK and VIGILANTE WORK OF OUR OWN. FUCK the "SHORT" arm of the LAW. let's take justice into our OWN FUCKING HANDS BUT LET'S DO IT NOW!!!
ALL IN FAVOR SAY "I"
Eddie GOpez11.17.08 - 2:07 am
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Eddie, calm down and go smoke something.
Secondly, yes, something needs to be done. physical violence may not be the best idea, even if it is the swiftest. Yes stealing shit is horrible, and I'm not saying these little shits don't deserve it, however it can lead to a whole other pot of hot water for those involved.
Maybe do what the cops SHOULD have been doing when it became apparent that this is not just a couple isolated incidents, but an organized group, like stake out a bike with a camera, follow em around, find out where they are, and do things legit like. get dirt on em, and dump all their asses in county.
We know where they are, who they are and all that shit, shouldn't be too hard to get some concrete evidence.
I'm not trying to "pussy out" as eddieboy so ineloquently put it, I'm trying to be a voice of reason. Physical violence only creates a cycle. Bust their asses red handed and hand em over to the people who, unfortunately, are the only ones in this society who have the legl right to kick someones ass, but they can't do it without proof.
You want something to happen, PROVE WHO IT IS DOING THIS. We may know, but that doesnt do a drop of good in a legal sense.
Kicking the crap out of them, while it may feel rewarding, is only going to escalate things, and to be honest we don't want that. We don't want to have to worry, just because we're riding bikes, that some little shit is gonna just come out and shoot a cyclist at random to "get revenge" for the cyclists that kicked his or his buddies asses, as this sort of half baked logic is what happens when you start handing out beatdowns.
Sure, if you catch em in the act of fucking with your bike, all bets are probably off, but you'd better be careful so whatever you do doesnt come back to bite you.
FuzzBeast11.17.08 - 2:11 am
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im tired of relying on the powers that be. the powers that be always have something more important to do. and guess what? it isn't chasing or finding bicycle thieves.
sorry fuzz....
on this one we will disagree.
it's time to do something. i will leave the cops out of this and will have no sympathy for the idiots causing all this trouble.
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.17.08 - 2:13 am
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WAY UP ON THE 'ECHO PARK' THREAD, I SUGGESTED THE SAME COURSE OF ACTION, TO WIT:
Maybe do what the cops SHOULD have been doing when it became apparent that this is not just a couple isolated incidents, but an organized group, like stake out a bike with a camera, follow em around, find out where they are, and do things legit like. get dirt on em, and dump all their asses in county.
AND NOBODY CARES, I LIVE WAY OUT OF TOWN, BUT I'D BE WILLING TO GET INVOLVED AT NIGHT,
NOW I WILL SHUT THE FUCK UP, ON THIS MATTER.
eddieboyinla11.17.08 - 2:22 am
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I have no sympathy for em either, all I'm doing is urging a bit of caution on a PUBLIC forum.
I've said it before, someone WILL end up stomping these shits, however whoever it is needs to remember there could be consequences.
All i'm saying is, have you given any thought to the fact that the cops know who this is too, but their hands are tied by the fact that the legal system requires PROOF?
How about trying to provide some proof, 's all im sayin. I'm not sayin it has to be photos, it could be one of their dumb asses u locked to a pole next to the bike they tried to steal, whatever.
Just a beatdown is just going to make them more pig headed and violent.
FuzzBeast11.17.08 - 2:24 am
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locked tied, tar and feathered, bruised and bleeding for their counterparts and accomplises to see. we are a massive force. we can do this and make an example of one or two lil shits caught in the act. lets do this. let's break some fucking bones. lets leave them crying and screaming in agony tied to a pole. and when they come asking who dunn it. they can cry all they fucking want. we will have justice. let's fucking do a vigilante operation. time is of the essence.
Eddie GOpez11.17.08 - 2:33 am
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their so ghetto, well let's have them live the only pain they know. let's get ghetto on their asses. you live by the streets, you bleed on the fucking streets assholes. your sentence is out. your asses our ours. you will stop. you will get a can a whoopass by some angry fucking adults. ill bring a leather belt with a steal buckle and make you ass and shins bleed lil fucks.
Eddie GOpez11.17.08 - 2:35 am
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lets make it happen.
gonna go eat now.
you live by the streets... you get fucked by the streets.
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.17.08 - 2:37 am
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yeah i'm not saying hurt anyone. just look out for it and more so yourselves. the worlds already crazy enough and i understand that shit happens sometimes. i consider a lot of you friends and don't want anything to happen to any of us out there you know?
et11.17.08 - 5:31 am
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catch em trying to steal a bike, duct tape em to a pole, call the cops, bone out.
ipsofatso11.17.08 - 5:05 pm
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i think people should really start just bringing their bikes indoors with them if possible.
you may look like like an ass but fuck it, you still have your bike.
ive noticed that most store/shop owners dont really give a shit and when they do ask you to leave it outside, just say no. theyre not gonna go through the trouble of starting an argument with you,
that seriously fucking sucks that they took ur backwheel. whenever i lock up, its always front wheel with frame. who ever thought thieves would go through the effort of wrenching off a back wheel.
KiMS111.18.08 - 3:43 pm
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I see this really nice looking bike almost every day locked up at a bus stop at wilshire and westwood....this morning it had both wheels gone but the bitchen brooks saddle is still there...
it's a green single speed with bullhorns. strange how it's always locked up when the person can take it on the bus.
barleye11.18.08 - 4:06 pm
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speaking of buses,
has anyone had their bike yanked off the racks during a stop?
ive always been sketched out bout those racks.
KiMS111.18.08 - 4:09 pm
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maybe we should all just accept the fact that our bikes will be stolen sooner or later.
fucking sucks.
KiMS111.18.08 - 4:26 pm
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Here's the solution for those of you that are "SICK OF THIS BULLSHIT!!!"
Buy a U-lock AND a cable lock and use them both to lock your bike to something immoveable and lock your wheels/seat/helmet to your bike.
No violence is necessary, you get to keep your bike, and you can save your vigilante fantasies for when Charles Bronson movies show up on cable.
This is like the 5th thread this month from somebody who locked his/her bike up ineffectively and then got something stolen.
Come on people, we're living in the second biggest city in the country during a potentially major economic crisis, OF COURSE things are going to get stolen if you leave them in a public place without securing them properly.
JB11.18.08 - 4:34 pm
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these people arent stealing bikes because of the economic crisis.
ruinedbyidiots11.18.08 - 5:03 pm
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