I'm coming to you with sad tidings and a request to keep an eye out for two bikes that were stolen from my apartment complex over the weekend. My wife and I keep our bikes in our locked storage area, but apparently the lock wasn't good enough. Whoever took them knew what they were looking for because they left my commuter, my wife's commuter, and my rain bike. Just in case that isn't enough to drum up your sympathy, I'm currently working overseas. For four more months. So yay, she gets to deal with police and insurance and all that fun on her own. Bike thieves suck a lot.
Stolen bikes: 2011 Specialized Tarmac Pro SL3 (Black and blue color scheme) 54 cm with Ultegra cranks, SRAM Rival derailleurs/shifters, and a Williams System 30X wheelset. 2009 Trek WSD 2.1 (Orange and white color scheme) 54 cm.
My bike is relatively distinctive, since I built it up with an awesome frame (thanks team deal!) and lower end components. My wife's is also distinctive, mostly because it is bright freaking orange. If you think you see one of them on Craigslist or around, please let me and the Burlingame police know!
Blech, what a terrible email to have to send. Hope you're all having a better summer than my day today!
Please post the serial numbers and the Burlingame Police report number if you expect help recovering your bike. The local police departments are not as responsive with out concrete serial number proof that it is the exact bike that was reported stolen. Thieves often swap wheels, pedals and seats to make it more difficult to identify a stolen bike. Serial numbers are hard to argue however. I've recovered stolen bikes on craigslist and you either need to have serial numbers and police reports or you need to take the personal risk of stealing it back. It's more satisfying to see the guy handcuffed by police which only happens if you have a serial number.
If any other riders have bikes and don't have their serial number and dated purchase receipts or photos , you're just making it easy for bike theft to be an increasingly popular crime.
On Monday, July 2, 2012 9:42:49 AM UTC-7, Alex Naiman wrote:
> Hi former teammates,
> I'm coming to you with sad tidings and a request to keep an eye out for > two bikes that were stolen from my apartment complex over the weekend. My > wife and I keep our bikes in our locked storage area, but apparently the > lock wasn't good enough. Whoever took them knew what they were looking for > because they left my commuter, my wife's commuter, and my rain bike. Just > in case that isn't enough to drum up your sympathy, I'm currently working > overseas. For four more months. So yay, she gets to deal with police and > insurance and all that fun on her own. Bike thieves suck a lot.
> Stolen bikes: > 2011 Specialized Tarmac Pro SL3 (Black and blue color scheme) 54 cm with > Ultegra cranks, SRAM Rival derailleurs/shifters, and a Williams System 30X > wheelset. > 2009 Trek WSD 2.1 (Orange and white color scheme) 54 cm.
> My bike is relatively distinctive, since I built it up with an awesome > frame (thanks team deal!) and lower end components. My wife's is also > distinctive, mostly because it is bright freaking orange. If you think you > see one of them on Craigslist or around, please let me and the Burlingame > police know!
> Blech, what a terrible email to have to send. Hope you're all having a > better summer than my day today!
Thanks for reminding the complacent bike owners like myself. I have had
two racing bikes stolen in my long cycling career and I cannot afford to
have another loss given the expense of replacing these expensive models.
If there are any computer scientists on the team I recommend that they
develop a Craig's list and eBay scanner that can scour the entire world for
a bike listing or anything else for that matter and create a document with
a list of links to suspect items for sale.
Another way to help thwart the resale of stolen frames would be for the
frame building industry to install RF Id tags on all their bikes with a
unique RF signature and have it logged in an international database.
Anyone who buys either a new or used bike would be able to determine if it
was hot merchandise by taking it to a bike shop or police department to see
if the tag on it was legitimate. A bike with a missing tag could assumed
to be stolen merchandise.
These tags conceivably could also be used for electronic race results.
Tim Nicholson
Stanford Cycling Coach 1975-1988, Class of 1971
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Terry <terry.bar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Please post the serial numbers and the Burlingame Police report number if
> you expect help recovering your bike. The local police departments are not
> as responsive with out concrete serial number proof that it is the exact
> bike that was reported stolen. Thieves often swap wheels, pedals and seats
> to make it more difficult to identify a stolen bike. Serial numbers are
> hard to argue however. I've recovered stolen bikes on craigslist and you
> either need to have serial numbers and police reports or you need to take
> the personal risk of stealing it back. It's more satisfying to see the guy
> handcuffed by police which only happens if you have a serial number.
> If any other riders have bikes and don't have their serial number and
> dated purchase receipts or photos , you're just making it easy for bike
> theft to be an increasingly popular crime.
> On Monday, July 2, 2012 9:42:49 AM UTC-7, Alex Naiman wrote:
>> Hi former teammates,
>> I'm coming to you with sad tidings and a request to keep an eye out for
>> two bikes that were stolen from my apartment complex over the weekend. My
>> wife and I keep our bikes in our locked storage area, but apparently the
>> lock wasn't good enough. Whoever took them knew what they were looking for
>> because they left my commuter, my wife's commuter, and my rain bike. Just
>> in case that isn't enough to drum up your sympathy, I'm currently working
>> overseas. For four more months. So yay, she gets to deal with police and
>> insurance and all that fun on her own. Bike thieves suck a lot.
>> Stolen bikes:
>> 2011 Specialized Tarmac Pro SL3 (Black and blue color scheme) 54 cm with
>> Ultegra cranks, SRAM Rival derailleurs/shifters, and a Williams System 30X
>> wheelset.
>> 2009 Trek WSD 2.1 (Orange and white color scheme) 54 cm.
>> My bike is relatively distinctive, since I built it up with an awesome
>> frame (thanks team deal!) and lower end components. My wife's is also
>> distinctive, mostly because it is bright freaking orange. If you think you
>> see one of them on Craigslist or around, please let me and the Burlingame
>> police know!
>> Blech, what a terrible email to have to send. Hope you're all having a
>> better summer than my day today!
>> -Alex
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That's a fantastic idea. Also, RFID tags could be made as part of the layup
process (so they're internal), so that they can't be removed without
destroying the frame!
George
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Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 9:40 PM
To: Terry
Cc: stanford-cycling@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [SU Cycling] Re: Stolen bikes
Terry,
Thanks for reminding the complacent bike owners like myself. I have had two
racing bikes stolen in my long cycling career and I cannot afford to have
another loss given the expense of replacing these expensive models.
If there are any computer scientists on the team I recommend that they
develop a Craig's list and eBay scanner that can scour the entire world for
a bike listing or anything else for that matter and create a document with a
list of links to suspect items for sale.
Another way to help thwart the resale of stolen frames would be for the
frame building industry to install RF Id tags on all their bikes with a
unique RF signature and have it logged in an international database. Anyone
who buys either a new or used bike would be able to determine if it was hot
merchandise by taking it to a bike shop or police department to see if the
tag on it was legitimate. A bike with a missing tag could assumed to be
stolen merchandise.
These tags conceivably could also be used for electronic race results.
Tim Nicholson
Stanford Cycling Coach 1975-1988, Class of 1971
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Terry <terry.bar...@gmail.com> wrote:
Please post the serial numbers and the Burlingame Police report number if
you expect help recovering your bike. The local police departments are not
as responsive with out concrete serial number proof that it is the exact
bike that was reported stolen. Thieves often swap wheels, pedals and seats
to make it more difficult to identify a stolen bike. Serial numbers are
hard to argue however. I've recovered stolen bikes on craigslist and you
either need to have serial numbers and police reports or you need to take
the personal risk of stealing it back. It's more satisfying to see the guy
handcuffed by police which only happens if you have a serial number.
If any other riders have bikes and don't have their serial number and dated
purchase receipts or photos , you're just making it easy for bike theft to
be an increasingly popular crime.
On Monday, July 2, 2012 9:42:49 AM UTC-7, Alex Naiman wrote:
Hi former teammates,
I'm coming to you with sad tidings and a request to keep an eye out for two
bikes that were stolen from my apartment complex over the weekend. My wife
and I keep our bikes in our locked storage area, but apparently the lock
wasn't good enough. Whoever took them knew what they were looking for
because they left my commuter, my wife's commuter, and my rain bike. Just
in case that isn't enough to drum up your sympathy, I'm currently working
overseas. For four more months. So yay, she gets to deal with police and
insurance and all that fun on her own. Bike thieves suck a lot.
Stolen bikes:
2011 Specialized Tarmac Pro SL3 (Black and blue color scheme) 54 cm with
Ultegra cranks, SRAM Rival derailleurs/shifters, and a Williams System 30X
wheelset.
2009 Trek WSD 2.1 (Orange and white color scheme) 54 cm.
My bike is relatively distinctive, since I built it up with an awesome frame
(thanks team deal!) and lower end components. My wife's is also
distinctive, mostly because it is bright freaking orange. If you think you
see one of them on Craigslist or around, please let me and the Burlingame
police know!
Blech, what a terrible email to have to send. Hope you're all having a
better summer than my day today!
-Alex
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I will bring up the idea with Steve Johnson at USA Cycling when I see him
at Masters Nationals in September. You might wish to write a letter to the
CEO of Specialized to see if the idea is feasible. One thing I do not know
is how large an RD Id number can be and still be recognized as a unique
number at the finish line.
Tim
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 9:47 PM, George Burkhard
<george.burkh...@gmail.com>wrote:
> That's a fantastic idea. Also, RFID tags could be made as part of the
> layup process (so they're internal), so that they can't be removed without
> destroying the frame! ****
> Thanks for reminding the complacent bike owners like myself. I have had
> two racing bikes stolen in my long cycling career and I cannot afford to
> have another loss given the expense of replacing these expensive models.**
> **
> ** **
> If there are any computer scientists on the team I recommend that they
> develop a Craig's list and eBay scanner that can scour the entire world for
> a bike listing or anything else for that matter and create a document with
> a list of links to suspect items for sale.****
> ** **
> Another way to help thwart the resale of stolen frames would be for the
> frame building industry to install RF Id tags on all their bikes with a
> unique RF signature and have it logged in an international database.
> Anyone who buys either a new or used bike would be able to determine if it
> was hot merchandise by taking it to a bike shop or police department to see
> if the tag on it was legitimate. A bike with a missing tag could assumed
> to be stolen merchandise.****
> ** **
> These tags conceivably could also be used for electronic race results.****
> ** **
> Tim Nicholson****
> Stanford Cycling Coach 1975-1988, Class of 1971****
> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Terry <terry.bar...@gmail.com> wrote:****
> Please post the serial numbers and the Burlingame Police report number if
> you expect help recovering your bike. The local police departments are not
> as responsive with out concrete serial number proof that it is the exact
> bike that was reported stolen. Thieves often swap wheels, pedals and seats
> to make it more difficult to identify a stolen bike. Serial numbers are
> hard to argue however. I've recovered stolen bikes on craigslist and you
> either need to have serial numbers and police reports or you need to take
> the personal risk of stealing it back. It's more satisfying to see the guy
> handcuffed by police which only happens if you have a serial number.****
> ** **
> If any other riders have bikes and don't have their serial number and
> dated purchase receipts or photos , you're just making it easy for bike
> theft to be an increasingly popular crime.****
> ** **
> ** **
> On Monday, July 2, 2012 9:42:49 AM UTC-7, Alex Naiman wrote:****
> Hi former teammates,
> I'm coming to you with sad tidings and a request to keep an eye out for
> two bikes that were stolen from my apartment complex over the weekend. My
> wife and I keep our bikes in our locked storage area, but apparently the
> lock wasn't good enough. Whoever took them knew what they were looking for
> because they left my commuter, my wife's commuter, and my rain bike. Just
> in case that isn't enough to drum up your sympathy, I'm currently working
> overseas. For four more months. So yay, she gets to deal with police and
> insurance and all that fun on her own. Bike thieves suck a lot.
> Stolen bikes:
> 2011 Specialized Tarmac Pro SL3 (Black and blue color scheme) 54 cm with
> Ultegra cranks, SRAM Rival derailleurs/shifters, and a Williams System 30X
> wheelset.
> 2009 Trek WSD 2.1 (Orange and white color scheme) 54 cm.
> My bike is relatively distinctive, since I built it up with an awesome
> frame (thanks team deal!) and lower end components. My wife's is also
> distinctive, mostly because it is bright freaking orange. If you think you
> see one of them on Craigslist or around, please let me and the Burlingame
> police know!
> Blech, what a terrible email to have to send. Hope you're all having a
> better summer than my day today!
> -Alex****
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The Burlingame police case number is 2012-01533. If you think you've found either bike somewhere, you can send me an email and I'll tell you the serial numbers.
On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 11:33:55 PM UTC+4:30, Terry wrote:
> Please post the serial numbers and the Burlingame Police report number if > you expect help recovering your bike. The local police departments are not > as responsive with out concrete serial number proof that it is the exact > bike that was reported stolen. Thieves often swap wheels, pedals and seats > to make it more difficult to identify a stolen bike. Serial numbers are > hard to argue however. I've recovered stolen bikes on craigslist and you > either need to have serial numbers and police reports or you need to take > the personal risk of stealing it back. It's more satisfying to see the guy > handcuffed by police which only happens if you have a serial number.
> If any other riders have bikes and don't have their serial number and > dated purchase receipts or photos , you're just making it easy for bike > theft to be an increasingly popular crime.
> On Monday, July 2, 2012 9:42:49 AM UTC-7, Alex Naiman wrote:
>> Hi former teammates,
>> I'm coming to you with sad tidings and a request to keep an eye out for >> two bikes that were stolen from my apartment complex over the weekend. My >> wife and I keep our bikes in our locked storage area, but apparently the >> lock wasn't good enough. Whoever took them knew what they were looking for >> because they left my commuter, my wife's commuter, and my rain bike. Just >> in case that isn't enough to drum up your sympathy, I'm currently working >> overseas. For four more months. So yay, she gets to deal with police and >> insurance and all that fun on her own. Bike thieves suck a lot.
>> Stolen bikes: >> 2011 Specialized Tarmac Pro SL3 (Black and blue color scheme) 54 cm with >> Ultegra cranks, SRAM Rival derailleurs/shifters, and a Williams System 30X >> wheelset. >> 2009 Trek WSD 2.1 (Orange and white color scheme) 54 cm.
>> My bike is relatively distinctive, since I built it up with an awesome >> frame (thanks team deal!) and lower end components. My wife's is also >> distinctive, mostly because it is bright freaking orange. If you think you >> see one of them on Craigslist or around, please let me and the Burlingame >> police know!
>> Blech, what a terrible email to have to send. Hope you're all having a >> better summer than my day today!
