Hey guys, a bike has just been stolen from me while I was at a TA meeting. I know that people don't normally look carefully at every single bike that passes them by, but I'd positively appreciate it if y'all could take a bit of energy to keep an eye out for it. It looks like this http://tiny.cc/ryyznw Here's another similar picture, though it looks almost exactly like the first link, this picture is a bit more clear in regards to the details on the bike's frame: http://tiny.cc/iyyznw. Thanks. I would offer a cash reward if I wasn't all out of money. All I can offer is extreme gratitude for the effort. Sorry if this post is out of place or not within typical TWW etiquette. I'm not a regular here, but I wanted to get the information out wherever I could. Thanks again.

11/18/2012 8:56:31 PM

Your second picture doesn't work for me.

11/18/2012 8:58:52 PM

Thanks for the heads up, merbig!

Here it is:
http://www.bikejournal.com/images/mary97612009%20Trek%207.2%20FX%20-%2001.jpg I guess tinyurl doesn't like spaces.

11/18/2012 9:05:16 PM

so which one is it? those are two different bikes

11/18/2012 9:40:40 PM

can i get a serial number or are you just tryin to goad some goodie two shoes into stealing a bike for you? also a fapiao would be nice.

stealing bikes from campuses is an entire industry. the police turn a blind eye because its a waste of their time. the thieves always get very low consequences despite having prior records.

11/19/2012 12:38:21 AM

How difficult is it to steal a bike with a U-lock? Unless you've got a power tool, aren't those things pretty sturdy? There is no reason to have anything less than that.

11/19/2012 7:26:58 AM

Give me a BIC pen and about 10 seconds

11/19/2012 7:33:47 AM

have you ever actually tried to open a cylinder lock with a bic pen? Do you believe everything you see on youtube?

11/19/2012 7:40:21 AM

Craigslist

11/19/2012 8:25:08 AM

hey Tomato, sorry some people are being jerks. Hope you get your bike back!!

11/19/2012 8:36:59 AM

^

11/19/2012 8:43:08 AM

Quote :

"How difficult is it to steal a bike with a U-lock? Unless you've got a power tool, aren't those things pretty sturdy? There is no reason to have anything less than that."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/canned-air-bike-locks-video_n_1911124.html

Bike thieves are going to go for the low hanging fruit, though, and as there will pretty much always be a bike around that doesn't have a u-lock on it, there's not much need to worry (plus it's much more conspicuous breaking a u-lock). I don't know many people who have had a bike stolen while parked with a u-lock.

11/19/2012 9:55:56 AM

Bike trek 1 2

I'm Krallum and I approved t his message.

11/19/2012 10:12:02 AM

Unfortunately, If you don't have the serial number then you have absolutely zero chance of ever recovering that bike given that it happened on a college campus, you don't seem to have pictures of it, and it doesn't sound like it has any distinguishable features/marks.

11/19/2012 10:20:26 AM

11/19/2012 10:58:28 AM

11/19/2012 10:58:28 AM

Eh, I hate to say it, but you're unlikely to get your bike back. It's a Trek and you have no serial number. I'll look for it at the Durham co-op, but the chances are slim it will come up here.

This is why I have multiple bikes. If one gets stolen, I'm not out my main mode of transportation.

11/19/2012 4:41:10 PM

11/19/2012 7:10:27 PM

Lol, pictures are of 2 different bikes... Troll thread?

11/19/2012 7:49:35 PM

Those are just examples of what the bike model looks like, not actual pictures of the bike that was stolen.

11/19/2012 7:56:01 PM

Sorry, been busy with exams. Apparently people didn't read the original post...

It's exactly what The Coz said... The pictures are only a picture of the model of the bike. I don't have a picture of the exact bike, but it resembles the first picture almost exactly. The second picture is only there for reference of what the patterning on the side looks like...

I do have a serial, I gave it to the officer in the report I filed, and they entered it into the inventory/database. I don't see how it would be beneficial for anyone keeping an eye out for the bike to have the serial on hand... I'm not entirely familiar with a fapiao, but I don't think I have one from what I google'd. I'm just asking y'all to keep an eye out. Probably should have known better.

11/20/2012 2:00:41 PM

second pic link didn't work because it linked the punctuation

[Edited on November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM. Reason : hope you get your bike back]

11/20/2012 2:31:18 PM

I don't know if this is too late, but I think I found your bike. it's been modified a bit.

12/31/2014 10:19:41 AM

hope no one walks off with that bike again...

12/31/2014 9:23:27 PM

white sneakers are so tacky

1/1/2015 7:33:53 PM

As long as it's not after Labor Day, you're good to ride that bike.....

1/1/2015 9:42:46 PM

I want that bike so bad...

1/2/2015 8:50:51 AM

it doesn't have brakes. HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO STOP???

1/2/2015 10:10:40 AM

pedal backwards like on your old kid bikes back in the day.

or dig your shoes into the ground. I got many holes in my shoes doing that when my brakes weren't working on my bike in elementary school.

[Edited on January 2, 2015 at 10:42 AM. Reason : ]

1/2/2015 10:41:29 AM