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(OT) Stollen bike reward offered ...

Ajames54 · 2004-04-02T15:17:39+00:00

Bike was stollen from my yard in the last two days, in the Main and Danforth area of Toronto. I posted here as well as Ont.bicycle because I know a number of shop people in the area read the group... There is a lot of sentimental value attached to this one, I actually raced it all those years ago. For the last couple of years it was doing duty as my wife's beater bike. Anyway I would like it back. At least as importantly I want someone (preferably me) to call the guy who took it "a Useless Piece of [censored] Thief". That's worth $100 to me.. This one should be an easy spot... The bike itself is a 19" 1988 Miyata Ridge Runner Team (rather modified) It was repainted a dark green sort of Faux Granite/Marble The frame itself is obviously Ridged, -lugged construction -Down tube cable routing -very slack head tube angle -long fork rake -long chainstays -"Miyata" cast into the seat stay caps -Chainstay mounted XT-Ubrake -pump nipple brazed on the back of the seat tube (I told you the chain stays were long) Components ... Front wheel is an araya RM-20 (black but now worn out) XT Hub, 36 cross 3 Rear Wheel is silver single wall Araya 20 with an LX 7-speed hub, 36 cross 3 (one pair of non drive side spokes are tied with steel wire, there was a reason but it doesn't matter here) Tioga City-Slicker Tires 1.25" HG70 Cassette DX rear Derailure XT Bottom Pull Front Derailure 500CX Hybrid Cranks XT rear Ubrake XT front Cantis XT headset and BB XT Servo-wave Brake shift levers (original version up and down shift on the thumb side) Platform pedals Stem is Cheap and very short (my wife is 4" shorter than me) Bars are new Easton Bars ( with a rise .. what are they called?) Seat post is a Sakai TCO Seat is an anatomical women's seat.. I can be reached at [email hidden]

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Published: 2 April 2004
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Ajames54
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2 April 2004, 15:17 UTC #1

Bike was stollen from my yard in the last two days, in the
Main and Danforth area of Toronto. I posted here as well as
Ont.bicycle because I know a number of shop people in the
area read the group...
There is a lot of sentimental value attached to this one, I
actually raced it all those years ago. For the last couple
of years it was doing duty as my wife's beater bike. Anyway
I would like it back. At least as importantly I want someone
(preferably me) to call the guy who took it "a Useless Piece
of [censored] Thief". That's worth $100 to me..
This one should be an easy spot...
The bike itself is a 19" 1988 Miyata Ridge Runner Team
(rather modified)
It was repainted a dark green sort of Faux Granite/Marble
The frame itself is obviously Ridged, -lugged construction
-Down tube cable routing -very slack head tube angle -long
fork rake -long chainstays -"Miyata" cast into the seat stay
caps -Chainstay mounted XT-Ubrake -pump nipple brazed on the
back of the seat tube (I told you the chain stays were long)
Components ... Front wheel is an araya RM-20 (black but now
worn out) XT Hub, 36 cross 3 Rear Wheel is silver single
wall Araya 20 with an LX 7-speed hub, 36 cross 3 (one pair
of non drive side spokes are tied with steel wire, there was
a reason but it doesn't matter here) Tioga City-Slicker
Tires 1.25" HG70 Cassette DX rear Derailure XT Bottom Pull
Front Derailure 500CX Hybrid Cranks XT rear Ubrake XT front
Cantis XT headset and BB XT Servo-wave Brake shift levers
(original version up and down shift on the thumb side)
Platform pedals
Stem is Cheap and very short (my wife is 4" shorter than me)
Bars are new Easton Bars ( with a rise .. what are they
called?) Seat post is a Sakai TCO Seat is an anatomical
women's seat..
I can be reached at [email hidden]

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S. Anderson
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2 April 2004, 23:17 UTC #2

"ajames54" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Bike was stollen from my yard in the last two days, in the
Main and Danforth area of Toronto. I posted here as well
as Ont.bicycle because I know a number of shop people in
the area read the group...
I'll keep an eye out. You might get lucky..when I worked at
a shop out here, a customer had his bike stolen. He's
walking down Jane St. one night and sees the guy riding his
bike, K.O.'s him and takes his bike back! Sweet justice!!
Insurance had already paid out on his stolen bike and he had
his old one back! OK, a little crooked, but it was good
laugh! Another guy stole a bike from our shop, broke the
front window. Alarm goes off, buddy is riding away, pants
get caught in the chain and he stops to remove them. He's so
drunk he doesn't notice the cop car slide up behind him! He
told the cops he was tired of walking...
Cheers,
Scott..

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Chris B .
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2 April 2004, 23:17 UTC #3

(ajames54) said:
Bike was stollen from my yard in the last two days, in the
Main and Danforth area of Toronto. I posted here as well as
Ont.bicycle because I know a number of shop people in the
area read the group...
There is a lot of sentimental value attached to this one, I
actually raced it all those years ago. For the last couple
of years it was doing duty as my wife's beater bike. Anyway
I would like it back. At least as importantly I want
someone (preferably me) to call the guy who took it "a
Useless Piece of [censored] Thief". That's worth $100 to me..
This one should be an easy spot...
The bike itself is a 19" 1988 Miyata Ridge Runner Team
(rather modified)
The pieces are probably at a certain Queen St. W. location
right now.

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Jacobe Hazzard
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2 April 2004, 23:49 UTC #4

Chris B. said:
Quoted message said:

The pieces are probably at a certain Queen St. W. location
right now.
Hmm, I can think of a couple. Any clues which one you're
thinking of?
(so I can avoid it, really!)

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Gary Jacobson
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3 April 2004, 00:43 UTC #5

I had a Soma (the late Japanese '70's version) with
Arabesque Shimano 600 components and a leather seat,
stolen. I was working in a bike shop then and knew many
riders and wrenches. Two years later the bike ends up at my
friend's shop. He arranges to go for a ride with the owner,
and had the police meet them at the prearranged spot. Once
I was able to positively identify the bike the police
returned it to me.
I hope your story has an happy ending.
Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY
"Jacobe Hazzard" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Chris B. said:
Quoted message said:

The pieces are probably at a certain Queen St. W.
location right now.
Hmm, I can think of a couple. Any clues which one you're
thinking of?
(so I can avoid it, really!)

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Chris B .
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3 April 2004, 00:43 UTC #6

Jacobe Hazzard said:
Chris B. said:
Quoted message said:

The pieces are probably at a certain Queen St. W.
location right now.
Hmm, I can think of a couple. Any clues which one you're
thinking of?
(so I can avoid it, really!)
google.ca/search?q=queen+st+stolen+bicycle&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-
8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=gw

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Jacobe Hazzard
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3 April 2004, 08:22 UTC #7

Chris B. said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
The pieces are probably at a certain Queen St. W.
location right now.
Hmm, I can think of a couple. Any clues which one you're
thinking of?
(so I can avoid it, really!)

google.ca/search?q=queen+st+stolen+bicycle&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-
8& oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=gw>
Hmm. Never been in there myself. Guess now I never will.

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Chris B .
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3 April 2004, 18:22 UTC #8

Jacobe Hazzard said:
Chris B. said:
Quoted message said:
> The pieces are probably at a certain Queen St. W.
> location right now.
Hmm, I can think of a couple. Any clues which one you're
thinking of?
(so I can avoid it, really!)

oogle.ca/search?q=queen+st+stolen+bicycle&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-
8& oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=gw>
Hmm. Never been in there myself. Guess now I never will.
Someone in ont.bicycle pointed to this thread on TBN:
<tbn.on.cacgi
bin/wwwthreads/showpost.pl?Board=10tbngeneral&Number=482&pa-
ge=0&view=expanded&sb=5

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Jacobe Hazzard
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3 April 2004, 23:23 UTC #9

Chris B. said:
Quoted message said:

Hmm. Never been in there myself. Guess now I never will.
Someone in ont.bicycle pointed to this thread on TBN:

<tbn.on.cacgi
bin/wwwthreads/showpost.pl?Board=10tbngeneral&Number
=482&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5>
Oh that's not good. I actually did buy a bike there once. It
was a POS and I had to replace most of the parts on it
inside a year, but the owner assured me he was communicating
the serial numbers of all his bikes to the cops, to make
sure they weren't reported stolen.
My only consolation is that if it was indeed stolen, I can
be certain the original owner wouldn't have been able to
ride another 60k on it (the bike is in my garage now with
new seatpost, saddle, wheels, brakes levers pads and cables,
handlebars + grips, freewheel, chain, tires, BB, kickstand
and lights. That bike was a waste of money but a learning
experience to be sure).

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