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stolen bike alert

Of pies y stolen bikes.

September 24, 2013 4 Comments

Well, the other day I was struck by hormones like a fastball from a pro baseball pitcher.
I obliged to my rather rare dessert craving and decided to stop at Mission Pie after work to stuff my face with a slice of I’msogonnaeatthiswholethingrightnow.

Anyways, as I was leaving I spotted out of the corner of my eye a bikeshare bike. AH! have yet to see one up close I thought. Immediately noticing something was not right.
It wasn’t the bike that completely gave it away –half covered with a mix of toilet paper and bubblewrap– but the two people walking it, they could hardly finish getting themselves across the sidewalk.

Luckily I had an almost full-charged bat phone.
I gave it a second thought about taking a picture, but then I went for it.
This took me .25 seconds to decide.

These two could HARDLY stand-up straight, nevermind walk. The person in orange with long blond hair almost fell twice sideways but kept his/her hands on the bike grips.
I recall learning that Mission Police Station had a team dedicated to the huge bike-theft problem that the city faces, and that they were on Twitter. I was aware of this thanks to our very own local bike-theft ninja Jenny Oh.

So, I tweeted this photo minutes after spotting the bike on 25th that evening, a couple of days after and few twitter threads later, the bike was back with Bay Area Bike Share.

mi first spotting of stolen 'coverup' @SFBayBikeShare bike? @sfbike @plattyjo @SFPDBikeTheft seen 5mts ago 25th&Capp pic.twitter.com/AHqTxaUi90

— meli × (@meligrosa) September 5, 2013

You can see the thread here → twitter.com/meligrosa/statuses/375445738546675712

“IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING”
+ Follow SDPD on twitter → @SFPDBikeTheft
+ A great interview & tips by Jenny of “SFbiketheft (Officer Freidman!) Who’s SFPDbiketheft? Meet the man behind… 

RESOURCEFUL: Learn tips, find links and important info at this large Google+ Bay Area group: [Stolen Bicycles Bay Area, public group]

+ The second recovered BABS bike! via the timbuk2 blog: Recovering a stolen bike 2
+ SAFE & SFPD’s bike program was approved on September 19th –bike registration coming in the near future(!)

+ Learn more about Bay Area Bike Share → bayareabikeshare.com
They have continued to provide what seems like active tips on their various social media channels:

Tip #6: Never leave a bike unattended. Ride safely, & always wait for the green light when you end the trip. pic.twitter.com/QkYtJX1TWs

— Bay Area Bike Share (@SFBayBikeShare) September 6, 2013

+ Additional info → stolenbicycleregistry.com | @stolenbikessfo on Twitter 

Alright, so I was very glad to have contributed my 2 pesos glad to help out & that it worked out.
It has numerous times being proven that great things happen when you mix the Bay Area bike community with social media + word of mouth: pulling positive forces is awesome.

Hope our community continues to communicate & work together to fight bike theft.

And speaking of hormones, here is a pretty picture of flowers from the delicious Mission Pie.
Not taken that same day:
earlier this morning at mission pie. after cafecito y before work.
—
This stolen-bikesighting foto was tweeted on the 4th of September.
OK, that is all for now.
xxom

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STOLEN BIKE ALERT: Calitexican’s Joanie baby

April 18, 2013 3 Comments

Calitexican’s JOANIE BABY: raleigh mixte stolen from the Lower Haight last night.
Red Raleigh small frame (approx. a 49-51) with basket +Brooks saddle.
Spread the word, keep eyes peeled!

Joanie resting #mixte #gwsf

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Recovered stolen bikes alert via BART

March 27, 2013 No Comments

Do you recognize these bikes? Recovered Bikes via Bay Area Rapid Transit’s site:

[link w/additional pictures: Recovered Bikes via bart.gov]


h/t JenniferG via Dave Moulton’s blog.

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Stolen trike alert

March 18, 2013 3 Comments

And another bike stolen from the Inner Richmond(!!)
Same garage from the blue trek1000, now a foldable cute blue tricycle.
-via CTX:
“this bike was also stolen out of the same garage as the blue bike in the top picture. was going to be used in a wedding this year. please help!”

/foto via calitexican

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Stolen bike alert

December 19, 2012 2 Comments

Kelly S. San Francisco:
Black Intense Slopestyle bike more info: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/3483572302.html

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stolen bike alert: workcycle

December 3, 2012 No Comments

Hi There, […]
I had just gotten my first got my Workcycles cargo bike (2 years ago) to haul around my youngest kids on a daily basis. It was stolen this past Friday and I was wondering if you could possibly pass the word around. I really appreciate it and I am just trying to get the word out there and hope it turns up. I have it listed here: http://www.stolenbicycleregistry.com/showbike.php?oid=17298
Thanks! Jeanette

Adrienne posted about it over at CYLRAB when she spotted her at the ferry bldg. about 2 years ago:

October 15, 2010: Yowza

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Stolen bike alerts (3)

November 13, 2012 1 Comment

Reminder, a helpful public google group: STOLEN BICYCLES BAY AREA created by Jenny Oh.
Posting of fotos y helpful prevention tips +what to do/steps to take after a bike is stolen.

San Francisco 
via Ramona // A very dark green (looks black) bikefriday New World Tourist belonging to Amy Lee Solomon was stolen from in front of SFMOMA today. If see it please help recover.
P1050795

West Berkeley 
Liza’s Kronan // was stolen from her backyard in West Berkeley, (CA) this afternoon (11/08/12) around 2:30PM. It’s a Swedish Military model and should be pretty distinct, especially if the leather panniers are still attached. Please keep an eye out and share with your friends.

Hayward, CA

via Eduard B // Here is a description:

Ellsworth ID (Orange front triangle silver rear)Fox Talas 36 160XTR groupo
Hope V2 Disc Brakes
Gravity Dropper seatpost
I9 Wheelset (White I9 Rim and Red Hubs and Spokes)
Answer Carbon Handlerbar
WTB Pure V Saddle

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