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Stolen Bike

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Skwirl
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So I live in Boulder currently and my bike got stolen a couple weeks ago. I was pissed but resigned to the fact that I probably would never see it again. It was registered, so if anybody tried to sell it to a pawn shop or something, they would be picked up, but according to the officer I logged the incident report with (so I could hopefully collect insurance on it, which I was unable to) this was unlikely and he pegged my chance of recovery at 1 in 20.

However, the story changed when I found the fucking bike in a Santa Barbra craigslist posting. I was initially suspicious when I found the exact same bike on sale mere days later so I emailed the dude asking for higher resolution pictures. Sure enough, the bike had the exact same scuff marks from my messed up lock and a two cuts in the handlebar tape in the exact same places.

I sent this information to the officer who had logged by incident report who then gave the case to a detective to deal with. Now, apparently the detective is either mildly retarded or just lazy because the extent of his crack police work was to email the guy asking for the serial number, which, surprise surprise, the guy did not respond to. So, the detective told me there isn't anything that he can do.

My question, any ideas? I'm not gonna go to fucking Santa Barbra for a bike that was only like $600 to begin with, but I want to fuck this guy over and/or get the bike back.

Oh yeah, here is the ad: http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/bik/2371648620.html, but don't email the dude because there is still the slimmest hope that the lazy ass cops will do something.
May 22 2011 3:47PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
Tell him you're interested in buying the bike from him, ask him to meet up to check it out and you have cash on hand, bring friends.
May 22 2011 3:49PM
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skijunkiedtm
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contact the police there?
May 22 2011 3:50PM
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Skwirl
Posts: 313 - Karma: 18
You missed the part about how it's in Santa Barbra. Though believe me, when I first found the thing I nearly jumped in my car with a baseball bat and drove there, despite the obvious costs/idiocy of such a plan.
May 22 2011 3:51PM
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Skwirl
Posts: 313 - Karma: 18
Already tried, the cops don't seem to give a shit about stolen bikes. I do realize that this is less important than rape/murder, but even so, I bet this dude has stolen more than one bike considering he cut through a fucking u lock while I was inside for an hour.
May 22 2011 3:54PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
Haha yeah, my bad.
May 22 2011 3:55PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
Sounds like you need someone local to check it out for you there.

Or road trip and steal it back yourself.
May 22 2011 3:59PM
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Orrin
Posts: 1757 - Karma: 1,114
Do you have any pictures of the bike prior to it being stolen? If you do then you could show the police that picture showing it's the same bike. Also any buying history documents for the bike on your behalf would be useful as evidence.

Good luck.
May 22 2011 4:01PM
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connory998
Posts: 1197 - Karma: 34
This is the worst part. because when someone cuts though a good lock to get at your bike, you know that is some skumbag that does it pretty often.

good luck getting your bike back, or at least collecting insurance money, i know how it feels.
May 22 2011 4:02PM
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siversex
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 16
if you know someone in santa barbara ask them to help you out and to steal the bike back from him or something.

or find someone online who would be willing to do this. i bet there is someone out there who is into biking that would be down to fuck with this asshole.
May 22 2011 4:02PM
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skijunkiedtm
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yeah make a post on pinkbike.com
May 22 2011 4:11PM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 258
get 4chan in on this.

post everything you can in b/

lololol
May 22 2011 4:13PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
lol ya man like 4chan is sooo coool and sweeet. those nerd kan def. get ur bike back and lyke totally fuk him overrrr!
May 22 2011 4:17PM
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Blake.P
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they could spam his email pretty badly. it would be a minor inconvenience to change it.
and thats about all they can do from a craigslist post

good luck getting your bike back.
May 22 2011 4:26PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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yo i go to cu boulder and errbody gets their bike stolen however i live sabout 30 minutes north of santa barbara right now for summer idk if you want me to help in some way you can think of maybe i can fuck this guy up or send me the listing for it idk but im willing to help in anyway you need it
May 22 2011 6:16PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
Posts: 6673 - Karma: 2,537
i could set up a meeting to buy the bike have the cops in on it ready to pull up on this guy as he sells me the bike they could come up pinch him and check serial numbers repo the bike and some how get it back to you in beautiful boulder
May 22 2011 6:19PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
DUDE! YOU ARE SO FUCKING COOL AND BAD ASS THAT I BET THE COPS WOULD SPEND THEIR TIME FOR THE STING YOU'RE ABOUT TO SET UP! I MEAN LIKE MAN, YOU COULD TOTALLY HAVE THE CHANCE TO FUCK HIM UP ALSO. THE COPS WOULD BE SO DOWN WITH ALL THAT, BROOOO!!!!
May 22 2011 11:51PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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hey pal go fuck yourself im trying to help this kid out with his fucking bike. go suck a dick. not even a fucking sting just tell them like this guy stole a friends bike maybe you could help me retrieve it whe n i go to "buy" it then you guys pull up and get him for theft. not like 10 cop cars just one. no go suck tom wallisch's dick you fucking bitch
May 22 2011 11:53PM
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*rkp*
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skiierman, how about you shut the fuck up? ^

nobody wants/needs to listen to your menstrual spewing. it's tiresome.


May 22 2011 11:54PM
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*rkp*
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holy shit...

he's a massive ginger.

I'm sorry I yelled at you for being a cunt.

I know that you can't help it. :3
May 22 2011 11:57PM
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skiierman
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oh, yes, you are truly helping this person by portraying yourself as someone that might actually be able to accomplish something through your extensive knowledge of the police force and your infinitely awesome abilities of fucking people up! and good luck even getting one cop you fucking moron.
May 22 2011 11:59PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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i just lurked his profile too and saw he was a fucking ginger... now i know why your so upset you always have those third degree burns on your 1 inch baby cock from a 24/7 fire crotch you fucking bitch.
May 23 2011 12:01AM
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flaming_bases
Posts: 114 - Karma: 11
i should pot this little link on /b/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=44605689

and tell them you killed a cat, calm down with the silliness mister
May 23 2011 12:02AM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 258
ok.
what exactly have you done to help the OP?

are you having a bad day? do you want someone to talk to?

don't be weird..
May 23 2011 12:02AM
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wait.what
Posts: 1694 - Karma: 529
Long distance peeing in butt?
May 23 2011 12:04AM
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TOUCHE
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 162
man your cops must be pretty fucking different to ours, we got rolled for a slab and in the end they caught the guys and we got the cash back from the dude's that rolled us.
May 23 2011 12:05AM
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May 23 2011 12:06AM
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skiierman
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dude bro, i was jk-ing man! like man please don't make me drive to where you live so you can fuck me up then make your personal police force arrest me! i mean like bro, please man!

May 23 2011 12:06AM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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you are such a cock sucker. I'm going to make sure i get the OP his fucking bike back ill be sure to inbox you with updates on how well I'm doing. Get a life do something nice for someone and shave all your curly red face pubes. Fuck hole.
May 23 2011 12:09AM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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honestly they probably going to do something about it but then something major came up, like busting a few kids for smoking a joint
May 23 2011 12:09AM
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flaming_bases
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lol k im making a thread, i told you not to be an idiot
May 23 2011 12:12AM
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*rkp*
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lol. oh come on, it isn't THAT bad?

is it?.....

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yeah, ok...
May 23 2011 12:13AM
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skiierman
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BRO! THAT'S REALLY COOL AND ALL BUT I REALLY DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT HOW YOUR LIFE IS GOING! I MEAN LIKE MAN BRO, DON'T YOU HAVE BROS TO SHARE YOUR LIFE WITH WHILE SHIRTLESS?!? ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU PAY THEM FOR?
May 23 2011 12:15AM
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flaming_bases
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to what?
May 23 2011 12:20AM
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*simba*
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skiierman.
May 23 2011 12:46AM
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Troy.
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Couldn't you be using your time in a much more productive manner? Like learning a new language, or making a small startup company?
May 23 2011 12:47AM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
and you've been on here for... how long?

keep assuming that one year, kid. i changed the world in that year.
May 23 2011 12:50AM
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arneson
Posts: 427 - Karma: 144
my bike is like my dog. its always in my site and if any one ever tries to take it they get fucked. You made one mistake. You took your eyes off of your bike for one minute. Your bike takes a beating for you. At least you coulda locked it up
May 23 2011 1:03AM
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Blindsurfer
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this. and even though its in santa barbara, get some boys together and go and fuck this guy up. he needs to learn a lesson.
May 23 2011 1:03AM
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flaming_bases
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thi is the one of the only times i will agree with gato


skiierman i easily the most annoying member on this site. Hes not trolling (that takes cleverness), hes just a moron.


https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=44605689
May 23 2011 1:16AM
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skiierman
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my god, i've never seen anyone so full of themselves that they think their opinion is what everyone else thinks. gain some humility you douche. it's a website, get over it. if you haven't noticed yet, there's plenty of more important things to worry about in life. you seem like such a tool but then again it's just a WEBSITE so i'm not going to act like a judgmental retard and instead withhold how i really feel about you unless i actually meet you in person.
May 23 2011 1:26AM
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BenWhit
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i did not sense one bit of arrogance his post to be honest. NewSchoolers might not be want you want it to be, but not every community has such a resource available to them. Yes, there are far more important things to worry about in this world than a website, but shit man, it's his responsibility to worry about it. everyone has a passion, and our mutual passion is skiing. it just so happens that his passion for skiing is so strong that he's assumed the responsibility of maintaining the valuable resource we have here. all you do is pollute this website with your pompous, sarcastic shenanigans. please, go away.
May 23 2011 1:34AM
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pelle_munch
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skierman, I hope you realize that nobody likes you. you're a fucking annoying ass little fuck

and go ahead and make a witty response, mocking what i say or whatever. its not like thats all you fucking do on this site
May 23 2011 1:50AM
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.AR6rider.
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It's way too late for that.
May 23 2011 1:56AM
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@skiinmitch
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Lets get this thread back on track. I am pretty sure you are allowed to basically go and take the bike back from him if you can prove that you are the rightful owner of the bike. For example you go to this guys house to check out the bike say you wanna take it for a test ride to see how it is than book shit to somewhere else. he wont call the cops because he stole the bike in the first place and if he does you have all the paper work to prove that its yours. worth a shot.
May 23 2011 2:00AM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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BACK TO THE MAIN POINT!!! skwirl ima help you out inbox me with the craigslist posting and the serial number on your bike ill talk to the sbpd and see if someone in there will be willing to help send a squad car or something set up a meeting to buy the bike they'll check the serial numbers if they match they'll get the guy for theft you'll get your bike back. if they won't send police to help I'll do my best to get your bike back. Finally To skiierman- im trying to help a stranger out and you have to go and be a cocksucker and question my ability to help this kid. If i didn't think i could help the guy i wouldn't say i could. El Gato said and i quote "I kind of realized that NS is a pretty powerful resource and when utilized can definitely be useful" You're being a tool. I'm not some fourteen year old who uses this site to talk about boobs and afterbang, not that there is anything wrong with that, but I'm a 19 year old adult trying to do something nice for a fellow NS'er. I'm sorry you can't respect that so get a life quit being a dick over the internet people don't think you're cool or funny and no one has respect for you.
May 23 2011 2:37AM
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MitchPee
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I know that this type of stuff happens a lot in Salt Lake City/Denver/Boulder. Tons of people steal bikes in those cities and transport them to California in copious amounts to sell them. Pretty shitty and it's a way for people to get a lot for nothing. Cops are definitely on the lazy/ignorant side when it comes to bike theft. I don't think a lot of them realize how expensive and how big of an inconvenience it is for us common people to have our bikes stolen.

If you have the serial number and a picture of you with the bike I would try to do something. It could very well be that the guy is a runner of a lot of bikes. Would be pretty cool to catch him and take down whoever he is with. Good luck.
May 23 2011 3:07AM
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General_Ripper
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Meh, it is just a website. But whats the point of going out of your way to act like a douche. Just saying that little stupid shit like this bites you in the ass down the road sometimes.
May 23 2011 3:25AM
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alexg1687
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There's something you haven't considered. What if someone stole it, took it to Santa Barbara then sold it to this guy? He might not know he has a stolen bike at all. He may have even paid for it, decided he no longer wants it and wants to offload it. Not likely, but just saying its a possibility.
May 23 2011 3:46AM
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*simba*
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Read what you just said, and think about it for a while.
May 23 2011 6:53AM
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theline
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that sucks dude, good luck getting it back.

and elgato is right...if this site is such a joke to some people then they should just stop posting.
May 23 2011 8:41AM
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