Stolen Bike Sighting!

DAMN I would SO have loved it if you had caught him. I still ook for my stolen Rockhopper.. 2 years
later. I dream of what I would do to the poor sod who is riding it. It would most definitly be
illegal... and medieval. If only...

"John Morgan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:PHvIa.76967$%42.66312@fed1read06...

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down around
my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned it to) riding my bike on
the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far lane and was unable to run him over with my car, so
I quickly pulled off to a side street. Hindsight dictates that I should have calmly walked up to

the

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perpetrator and then sprung my surprise attack, but I was in a blind rage. (Any of you who have
had a prized bike stolen know these feelings run

deep).

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Instead, I was determined to catch him on foot so I started running at him full speed. When I was
about 15 feet away he heard my footsteps and

looked

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back over his shoulder. At first he seemed bewildered. Then a wave of recognition washed over his
face and he took off pedaling. I never got closer than about 7 feet. He rode down an alleyway and
behind an

apartment

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complex. Only then did he look back and smirk with satisfaction from his escape, now 30 feet away.

I uttered a long string of curses and shook my fist at the sky. I was a fool for not thinking it
through, but there will be another day. He will slip up again and then he will be mine. There will
be beatings. Harsh

and

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relentless beatings to the scum of society.

Next time I will be ready.

-John Morgan

"John Morgan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:PHvIa.76967$%42.66312@fed1read06...

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down around
my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned it to) riding my bike on
the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far lane and was unable to run him over with my car, so
I quickly pulled off to a side street. Hindsight dictates that I should have calmly walked up to

the

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perpetrator and then sprung my surprise attack, but I was in a blind rage. (Any of you who have
had a prized bike stolen know these feelings run

deep).

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Instead, I was determined to catch him on foot so I started running at him full speed. When I was
about 15 feet away he heard my footsteps and

looked

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back over his shoulder. At first he seemed bewildered. Then a wave of recognition washed over his
face and he took off pedaling. I never got closer than about 7 feet. He rode down an alleyway and
behind an

apartment

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complex. Only then did he look back and smirk with satisfaction from his escape, now 30 feet away.

I uttered a long string of curses and shook my fist at the sky. I was a fool for not thinking it
through, but there will be another day. He will slip up again and then he will be mine. There will
be beatings. Harsh

and

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relentless beatings to the scum of society.

Next time I will be ready.

-John Morgan

Dude, now you have a description of the guy - tell your friends, tell the bike shops, or if you
think the cops will actually do something, tell them. If you want, throw in something about how he
yelled if he sees you again he'll shoot you, or something, maybe they'll look for him then!

Good luck on catching the perp - and kicking his ass. next time, call the cops before you run after
him, or call some large friends who live nearby.

Jon Bond

I would have been laughing if he got off the bike and kicked your butt and stole your car too...

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I would have been laughing if he got off the bike and kicked your butt and stole your car too...

LMAO...

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down around
my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned it to) riding my bike on
the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far lane and was unable to run him over with my car, so
I quickly pulled off to a side street. Hindsight dictates that I should have calmly walked up to
the perpetrator and then sprung my surprise attack, but I was in a blind rage. (Any of you who
have had a prized bike stolen know these feelings run deep). Instead, I was determined to catch
him on foot so I started running at him full speed. When I was about 15 feet away he heard my
footsteps and looked back over his shoulder. At first he seemed bewildered. Then a wave of
recognition washed over his face and he took off pedaling. I never got closer than about 7 feet.
He rode down an alleyway and behind an apartment complex. Only then did he look back and smirk
with satisfaction from his escape, now 30 feet away.

I uttered a long string of curses and shook my fist at the sky. I was a fool for not thinking it
through, but there will be another day. He will slip up again and then he will be mine. There will
be beatings. Harsh and relentless beatings to the scum of society.

Next time I will be ready.

-John Morgan

This is exactly why you should always carry a pack of D size batteries in you car.....THWAP...right
in the back of his head!
--
Slacker - let the ass whopping commence

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down around
my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Out of curiosity, how do you know it was specifically your bike?

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down
around my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned

it

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to) riding my bike on the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far

lane

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and was unable to run him over with my car, so I quickly pulled off to a side street. Hindsight
dictates that I should have calmly walked up to

the

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perpetrator and then sprung my surprise attack, but I was in a blind

rage.

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(Any of you who have had a prized bike stolen know these feelings run

deep).

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Instead, I was determined to catch him on foot so I started running at

him

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full speed. When I was about 15 feet away he heard my footsteps and

looked

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back over his shoulder. At first he seemed bewildered. Then a wave of recognition washed over
his face and he took off pedaling. I never got closer than about 7 feet. He rode down an
alleyway and behind an

apartment

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complex. Only then did he look back and smirk with satisfaction from

his

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escape, now 30 feet away.

I uttered a long string of curses and shook my fist at the sky. I was a fool for not thinking it
through, but there will be another day. He

will

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slip up again and then he will be mine. There will be beatings. Harsh

and

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relentless beatings to the scum of society.

Next time I will be ready.

-John Morgan

This is exactly why you should always carry a pack of D size batteries in

you car.....THWAP...right in the back of his head!

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--
Slacker - let the ass whopping commence

LMAO wouldnt a gun be easier?

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought

my

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world crashing down around my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned

it

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to) riding my bike on the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far

lane

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and was unable to run him over with my car, so I quickly pulled off to

a

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side street. Hindsight dictates that I should have calmly walked up

to

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the

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perpetrator and then sprung my surprise attack, but I was in a blind

rage.

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(Any of you who have had a prized bike stolen know these feelings run

deep).

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Instead, I was determined to catch him on foot so I started running at

him

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full speed. When I was about 15 feet away he heard my footsteps and

looked

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back over his shoulder. At first he seemed bewildered. Then a wave

of

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recognition washed over his face and he took off pedaling. I never

got

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closer than about 7 feet. He rode down an alleyway and behind an

apartment

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complex. Only then did he look back and smirk with satisfaction from

his

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escape, now 30 feet away.

I uttered a long string of curses and shook my fist at the sky. I was

a

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fool for not thinking it through, but there will be another day. He

will

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slip up again and then he will be mine. There will be beatings.

Harsh

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and

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relentless beatings to the scum of society.

Next time I will be ready.

-John Morgan

This is exactly why you should always carry a pack of D size batteries

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you car.....THWAP...right in the back of his head!

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--
Slacker - let the ass whopping commence

LMAO wouldnt a gun be easier?

Sure it would. But it'd be too merciful and quick.
--
Westie

"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"John Morgan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:PHvIa.76967$%42.66312@fed1read06...

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down
around my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Out of curiosity, how do you know it was specifically your bike?

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

That would be my biggest concern. Hate to knock someones teeth in and find out it was not my bike!
Also, it could be they bought it legally from a pawn shop, and they had no idea it was stolen!

In that case though, if you called the cops, the bike is still legally yours right? Well who has to
eat the money the other guy paid for *your* bike? Makes one wonder... friggin thieves... they will
get theirs in the end, they really ruin peoples lives...

I had to work so hard ot pay for my stolen bike, and I had no insurance...

' the guy took off?

then again maybe you looked like you wanted his wallet

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"John Morgan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:PHvIa.76967$%42.66312@fed1read06...

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down
around my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Out of curiosity, how do you know it was specifically your bike?

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

dammit!

how did he know that it was you?

man that story makes me angry!

just make sure you dont put up posters saying "this is my bike and some guy has it so look out for him" or you can wish your chances of finding it goodbye.

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out it was not my bike! Also, it could be they bought it legally from a pawn shop, and they had no
idea it was stolen!

Too bad. Stolen property is still stolen property.

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In that case though, if you called the cops, the bike is still legally

yours

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right? Well who has to eat the money the other guy paid for *your* bike? Makes one wonder...
friggin thieves... they will get theirs in the end,

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really ruin peoples lives...

The recipient of stolen property is getting off light if all he loses is what he paid the original
thief (or fence).

If you had caught him....could you prove to a cop or judge it was yours?

Pete

John Morgan said:

A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down around
my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned it to) riding my bike on
the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far lane and was unable to run him over with my car, so
I quickly pulled off to a side street. Hindsight dictates that I should have calmly walked up to
the perpetrator and then sprung my surprise attack, but I was in a blind rage. (Any of you who
have had a prized bike stolen know these feelings run deep). Instead, I was determined to catch
him on foot so I started running at him full speed. When I was about 15 feet away he heard my
footsteps and looked back over his shoulder. At first he seemed bewildered. Then a wave of
recognition washed over his face and he took off pedaling. I never got closer than about 7 feet.
He rode down an alleyway and behind an apartment complex. Only then did he look back and smirk
with satisfaction from his escape, now 30 feet away.

I uttered a long string of curses and shook my fist at the sky. I was a fool for not thinking it
through, but there will be another day. He will slip up again and then he will be mine. There will
be beatings. Harsh and relentless beatings to the scum of society.

Next time I will be ready.

Bummer. How come there's never a half a brick or a handy chunk of pavement around when you need it?

But, on the bright side, the thief is going to have a much harder time enjoying his ill-gotten gains
when he's constantly looking over his shoulder.

Kathleen

Kathleen

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down around
my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned it to) riding my bike on
the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far lane and was unable to run him over with my car, so
I quickly pulled off to a side street. Hindsight dictates that I should have calmly walked up to
the perpetrator and then sprung my surprise attack, but I was in a blind rage. (Any of you who
have had a prized bike stolen know these feelings run deep). Instead, I was determined to catch
him on foot so I started running at him full speed. When I was about 15 feet away he heard my
footsteps and looked back over his shoulder. At first he seemed bewildered. Then a wave of
recognition washed over his face and he took off pedaling. I never got closer than about 7 feet.
He rode down an alleyway and behind an apartment complex. Only then did he look back and smirk
with satisfaction from his escape, now 30 feet away.

I uttered a long string of curses and shook my fist at the sky. I was a fool for not thinking it
through, but there will be another day. He will slip up again and then he will be mine. There will
be beatings. Harsh and relentless beatings to the scum of society.

Next time I will be ready.

-John Morgan

This is exactly why you should always carry a pack of D size batteries in you
car.....THWAP...right in the back of his head!

And keep them in an old knee sock, so you can swing them like a mace, or throw them, bolo style.

Kathleen

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Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned it to) riding my bike on
the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far lane and was unable to run him over with my car, so
I quickly pulled off to a side street. Hindsight dictates that I should have calmly walked up to

Next time, calmly follow him where he goes, figure out where he lives, and simply call the
police once you know who he is and where he stays. Now, you are going to be lucky if you ever
see him again....

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down around
my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Today, as I was driving to work, I saw the thief (or someone he pawned it to) riding my bike on
the sidewalk! I was shocked! I was in the far lane and was unable to run him over with my car, so
I quickly pulled off to a side street. Hindsight dictates that I should have calmly walked up to
the perpetrator and then sprung my surprise attack, but I was in a blind rage. (Any of you who
have had a prized bike stolen know these feelings run deep). Instead, I was determined to catch
him on foot so I started running at him full speed. When I was about 15 feet away he heard my
footsteps and looked back over his shoulder. At first he seemed bewildered. Then a wave of
recognition washed over his face and he took off pedaling. I never got closer than about 7 feet.
He rode down an alleyway and behind an apartment complex. Only then did he look back and smirk
with satisfaction from his escape, now 30 feet away.

I uttered a long string of curses and shook my fist at the sky. I was a fool for not thinking it
through, but there will be another day. He will slip up again and then he will be mine. There will
be beatings. Harsh and relentless beatings to the scum of society.

Next time I will be ready.

-John Morgan

You probably would have been better off with the, "Hey buddy, you dropped something! Is this your
minitool?" approach. I've seen two of my... oh... 6 or 7 stolen bikes. One was an old (88?)
Stumpjumper, which was a beauty. It was under a Chinese delivery guy. He didn't stop. Similar story
to yours. Never saw it again. The other was a pink Nishiki International roadbike from the same era.
He passed me on my 30th birthday over the Williamsburg Bridge. I was on a bike this time, so I
caught up with him, cut him off. I was bristling, just short of exploding, but the guy was scared
and small and nice, and had bought it, presumably from the thief. I believed him -- bike thieves
around here turn stolen bikes around within a couple hours here. I actually felt bad for the guy --
he obviously loved the thing, a prized possession, and had kept it polished (if untuned) whereas I
viewed it as a beautiful beater. I gave him $60 for it, which is what he said he'd paid for it, two
years before. He was obviously sad to lose it. I considered finding him and giving it to him until
he found a new bike, but hell, who died and made me Jesus? Good luck. If he rides often, chances are
that's a regular route for him. /s

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' the guy took off?

So you chase people at random to see if they'll run away, so they must have something of yours?

The question was asking, how did the OP know that the bike was his? Specific tires, specific
components, custom paint, etc.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

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I would have been laughing if he got off the bike and kicked your butt and stole your car too...

He didn't see my car, he wasn't looking for it. I may be a skinnyman, but he wasn't big either. It
would have been an even fight, except that I was insanely angry.

-John Morgan

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A year ago last May, my GT Zaskar was stolen from school and brought my world crashing down
around my ears. (makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.comOpen ↗)

Out of curiosity, how do you know it was specifically your bike?

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

LOL Phil... that's a valid question. But you just KNOW when you see a bike someone stole from you.
Besides, it was a customized bike that I built from the frame up. I recognized it instantly. I saw
the burnished frame, yellow tires, blue fork... and oddly enough, the lizard skin fork boots I put
on that fork. The only thing he changed was he took off the Flite saddle and put a gigantic cushy
gel seat on it. He'll pay for that insult.

-John Morgan