Re: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF
Thanks for the info, Lee. I suspect the bulk of the thefts are in the Mission/Civic Center/SoMa as that is where so many of the bikers reside and work these days. My dentist resides in an apartment building in the Sea Cliff area of the Richmond District and other residents can access the garage. His bike was, as Lee pointed out, only cable locked. I'll bet that most of the thefts are like that. Single family home garages are much more secure. I'm fortunate to have a special locked-cage bicycle parking facility at my office building in SoMa, but even at that, I always lock the bike to the rack. There are about 200 persons able to access that cage. I assume that they all work in the building, but who knows? It's an 8-story building. The agency also parks in that cage its small fleet of pool bikes that employees can check out for errands or meetings around the city, so really just about anyone could gain access even if he or she is not a registered user. Truthfully, although I've never had a problem (knock, knock) I worry more about the doodads on the bike, like the Keven's bag or the Brooks, etc. The Pelican is a much more unique and rare bike, even in that part of the city where Box Dog has their shop. If it doesn't get repainted and parted, it'll be easy enough to spot -- assuming the thief is dumb enough to keep riding it as a whole bike. Best bet on recovery as a whole bike is to pick off someone who is actually dim enough to purchase such a bike without the proper proof of ownership. The same applies to the Riv. Miyatas are more common. But, I look at lots of bikes as I ride around, so I'll be looking for these in particular. From: Lee Chae To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, September 5, 2011 11:01:26 PM Subject: Re: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF Hey JL and Ray. Sorry to hear about the theft, JL. Recently, there's been a well-documented stolen bike spree going on in SF. Areas that I know of that have been hit are: the Richmond, Cole Valley, Inner Sunset, and the Mission. All have been garage break-ins with very similar characteristics. Three apartments within one block of my building have been hit (including my building). I don't know if it's the same person(s) doing it, but in the case of my building, he/she/they left the bikes that had their frames u-locked to something substantial, and stole those whose frames were cabled. That particularly sucked for my building, as it's hard to u-lock bikes to the racks there and most people had some sort of u-lock+cable combination. For the Mission thefts, I referenced people to this SFPD officer, who specializes in bike theft: steven dot pomatto at sfgov dot org JL, you might want to contact him as I'm hoping that this will add to SFPD awareness of this particular spree. Good luck, Lee SF, CA On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 5:08 AM, Ray Shine wrote: > By the way, I ask about the district because my dentist just had his bike > ripped from his garage. He lives in the Richmond District. > > > From: Ray Shine > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, September 5, 2011 8:06:19 PM > Subject: Re: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF > > JL -- Really a drag. I will absolutely be on the look out. I commute by > bike every weekday, and see lots of other bikes on my normal route > (Richmond, GG Park, Panhandle, Lower Haight, Market corridor, SoMa). I keep > bikes in my SF garage, too. May I ask in which district you reside? > > Ray > > > From: J L > To: internet-...@googlegroups.com; rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, September 5, 2011 7:58:09 PM > Subject: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF > > Hello, > > My GF and I just got back from a weekend out of town and three of our four > bikes were stolen from our garage in San Francisco. > > 54cm 1996 riv road in blue with mostly dura ace 7700 parts > > 52cm BDB pelican with a mix of parts and White Hetres > > 47cm Miyata teal powdercoat and 650b wheels with albatross bars > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/subfascia1/ - This photosite has pictures of > two of the bikes on it and i'll upload a third as soon as I am able. > > I would appreciate everyone keeping an eyeout and please email if you see > any of the bikes or think you have any info. > > > JL > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-
Re: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF
Hey JL and Ray. Sorry to hear about the theft, JL. Recently, there's been a well-documented stolen bike spree going on in SF. Areas that I know of that have been hit are: the Richmond, Cole Valley, Inner Sunset, and the Mission. All have been garage break-ins with very similar characteristics. Three apartments within one block of my building have been hit (including my building). I don't know if it's the same person(s) doing it, but in the case of my building, he/she/they left the bikes that had their frames u-locked to something substantial, and stole those whose frames were cabled. That particularly sucked for my building, as it's hard to u-lock bikes to the racks there and most people had some sort of u-lock+cable combination. For the Mission thefts, I referenced people to this SFPD officer, who specializes in bike theft: steven dot pomatto at sfgov dot org JL, you might want to contact him as I'm hoping that this will add to SFPD awareness of this particular spree. Good luck, Lee SF, CA On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 5:08 AM, Ray Shine wrote: > By the way, I ask about the district because my dentist just had his bike > ripped from his garage. He lives in the Richmond District. > > > From: Ray Shine > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, September 5, 2011 8:06:19 PM > Subject: Re: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF > > JL -- Really a drag. I will absolutely be on the look out. I commute by > bike every weekday, and see lots of other bikes on my normal route > (Richmond, GG Park, Panhandle, Lower Haight, Market corridor, SoMa). I keep > bikes in my SF garage, too. May I ask in which district you reside? > > Ray > > > From: J L > To: internet-...@googlegroups.com; rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, September 5, 2011 7:58:09 PM > Subject: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF > > Hello, > > My GF and I just got back from a weekend out of town and three of our four > bikes were stolen from our garage in San Francisco. > > 54cm 1996 riv road in blue with mostly dura ace 7700 parts > > 52cm BDB pelican with a mix of parts and White Hetres > > 47cm Miyata teal powdercoat and 650b wheels with albatross bars > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/subfascia1/ - This photosite has pictures of > two of the bikes on it and i'll upload a third as soon as I am able. > > I would appreciate everyone keeping an eyeout and please email if you see > any of the bikes or think you have any info. > > > JL > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF
By the way, I ask about the district because my dentist just had his bike ripped from his garage. He lives in the Richmond District. From: Ray Shine To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, September 5, 2011 8:06:19 PM Subject: Re: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF JL -- Really a drag. I will absolutely be on the look out. I commute by bike every weekday, and see lots of other bikes on my normal route (Richmond, GG Park, Panhandle, Lower Haight, Market corridor, SoMa). I keep bikes in my SF garage, too. May I ask in which district you reside? Ray From: J L To: internet-...@googlegroups.com; rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, September 5, 2011 7:58:09 PM Subject: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF Hello, My GF and I just got back from a weekend out of town and three of our four bikes were stolen from our garage in San Francisco. 54cm 1996 riv road in blue with mostly dura ace 7700 parts 52cm BDB pelican with a mix of parts and White Hetres 47cm Miyata teal powdercoat and 650b wheels with albatross bars http://www.flickr.com/photos/subfascia1/ - This photosite has pictures of two of the bikes on it and i'll upload a third as soon as I am able. I would appreciate everyone keeping an eyeout and please email if you see any of the bikes or think you have any info. JL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF
JL -- Really a drag. I will absolutely be on the look out. I commute by bike every weekday, and see lots of other bikes on my normal route (Richmond, GG Park, Panhandle, Lower Haight, Market corridor, SoMa). I keep bikes in my SF garage, too. May I ask in which district you reside? Ray From: J L To: internet-...@googlegroups.com; rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, September 5, 2011 7:58:09 PM Subject: [RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF Hello, My GF and I just got back from a weekend out of town and three of our four bikes were stolen from our garage in San Francisco. 54cm 1996 riv road in blue with mostly dura ace 7700 parts 52cm BDB pelican with a mix of parts and White Hetres 47cm Miyata teal powdercoat and 650b wheels with albatross bars http://www.flickr.com/photos/subfascia1/ - This photosite has pictures of two of the bikes on it and i'll upload a third as soon as I am able. I would appreciate everyone keeping an eyeout and please email if you see any of the bikes or think you have any info. JL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Riv,Miyata, and Pelican stolen in SF
Hello, My GF and I just got back from a weekend out of town and three of our four bikes were stolen from our garage in San Francisco. 54cm 1996 riv road in blue with mostly dura ace 7700 parts 52cm BDB pelican with a mix of parts and White Hetres 47cm Miyata teal powdercoat and 650b wheels with albatross bars http://www.flickr.com/photos/subfascia1/ - This photosite has pictures of two of the bikes on it and i'll upload a third as soon as I am able. I would appreciate everyone keeping an eyeout and please email if you see any of the bikes or think you have any info. JL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
