Stolen Bikes, How I feel about them. Share your stories?

would sure save trying to remember the combination on the lock! or having to carry keys... as long as one knows where the secret switch is hidden :)
 
This device might be a hot ticket item to at least find out where your bike is (if it happens to be stolen) and then organise a few friends to have a quiet chat to the thief:


 
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Fabian said:
This device might be a hot ticket item to at least find out where your bike is (if it happens to be stolen) and then organise a few friends to have a quiet chat to the thief:


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Wow, these are some funny stories! I don't get on here too much, so sorry for the late replies. As far as preventing theft in my area I don't leave my bike unattended for long periods. If I cruise to McDonalds or some place like that, I lock it to the bike rack and sit in front of the windows and WATCH, like a hawk. Most people nowadays steal for drug money, for those of you instrument enthusiasts.....especially guitars, I bought my first Rickenbacker 4003 bass in fireglo, it was a 2006 model, MINT condition had it for 3 weeks, went to play with a buddy of mine(do a lot of RUSH and older music covers) left the garage for 10 minutes to eat lunch came back....and GONE. 1800 down the drain. That was 3 years ago, to this day.....no news on recovering it. So, I'll have to take it and save up for a new one. It's a pity, taking things that aren't yours and either breaking them and returning them, or taking them and they're never seen again.
 
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Donavan321 said:
left the garage for 10 minutes to eat lunch came back....and GONE. 1800 down the drain.
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With "tile" technology, you can now track the movement of your 'Rickenbacker 4003 bass' in real time, as well as being able to have 15 friends approach the person from all points on the compass, just to have a quiet chat (or maybe a "not so quiet chat") with the the person who has it in their possession, for a heart to heart counselling session on readjusting their attitude, even if that person manages to clumsily trip over their shoe laces; falling onto the pavement 27 times.
 
Fabian said:
With "tile" technology, you can now track the movement of your 'Rickenbacker 4003 bass' in real time, as well as being able to have 15 friends approach the person from all points on the compass, just to have a quiet chat (or maybe a "not so quiet chat") with the the person who has it in their possession, for a heart to heart counselling session on readjusting their attitude, even if that person manages to clumsily trip over their shoe laces; falling onto the pavement 27 times.
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Yeah, would have been useful, I don't even remember the serial number anymore, we could store these hidden on our bicycles as well. Better yet? STOP STEALING, of course, that would be a perfect world....everyone respecting everyone else's stuff. Hahahahahaha, what a dream.
 
I also, (in case of theft) have two pieces of paper with my "name-address-bike serial" one in the steering tube, one in the handlebars, and written with marker on the saddle itself UNDER the covering.Then I have that same info on a laminated piece of paper duct taped to the inside of my mailbox, so if having to prove ownership to a cop it's easy to do, hands off.
Other tips, engraving your initials under the rim tape, underside of BB.Of course this is to regain possession after theft, but it makes it hard to pawn or sell.
 
Those are all very good methods to prove ownership, but i much prefer the idea of catching the thief red-handed (whilst in company of a few good friends; some of whom have 'impressively' poor diplomacy skills, nor share an extensive technical vocabulary when dealing with scumbags) especially if a thief has stolen goods in his hands, but more importantly, the resolution process would completely eliminate the involvement of police.
 
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