Stolen custom 1995 Rivendell Road Standard (San Francisco)

[Adrianna T]

Hi all,

With a sad face I’m writing to say all the bikes in my building got stolen today, including my beloved Riv.

Some of you helped me plan and figure out how to build it up some time ago.

This is what it ended up looking like:

If you come across any of it (including just the frame) I’d be very glad to hear from you.

[Luke Hendrickson]

Shit… well I’ll keep an eye out as I cruise through the Mission on my way to work tomorrow and each day thereafter. I’m so sorry.

[Ryan]

Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear that after all the work you put into it. I wish I could offer more than sympathy.I take it you reported it to the cops.  Do you at least have insurance? Sounds like this was a lot more organized than a random grab and go if they got all the bikes in the building...but I can't help hoping it'll turn up; maybe they'll be dumb enough to sell it online.

Anyway really sorry to hear about this.

[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

You poor thing. I am so, so sorry. Really and truly. It just is so upsetting but we won’t give up hope that the bike can be recovered. The evil of bike thieves cannot be understated. The whole building got its bikes stolen?! 

[Bill Schairer]

I recovered a stolen bike (well the frame at least) by listing it on bikeindex.org.  Did you record your serial number? It didn't come back for over a year but...

Bill S

San Diego

On Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 11:03:19 PM UTC-7 Adrianna T wrote:

[Sarah Carlson]

I'm so sorry these happened to you! It's starting to feel like we just can't have nice things in the Bay Area. Have your friends check the Oakland Colosseum flea market. A lot of bikes end up there. Someone I know went there after their laptop was stolen out of their house and was able to recover it! Also try the Ashby Flea Market in Berkeley. This does seem more organized then a snatch and grab theft but maybe there is a chance the bikes stayed local. I hope you are able to bring your bike home.

[Matthew Williams]

I’m so sorry, Adrianna. 

This was posted today. I know yours wasn’t an Atlantis, but someone might have seen it and thought “Rivendell + blue = Atlantis” 

From: Eric Larsen <ciren...@gmail.com>
Date: June 22, 2023 at 7:36:42 AM PDT
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Subject: [SFRandon] OT - recovered Rivendell Atlantis
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If you know anyone who had a Rivendell Atlantis stolen from them, please have them contact me off list to identify.

Eric

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[Peter Adler]

First off, my condolences. My beloved chartreuse Raleigh International was stolen from behind a restaurant in West Berkeley where I was cooking in 1983, and I've never stopped looking for it.

Second, it's worth conducting regular Craigslist searches not only on the Bay Area CL (https://sfbay.craigslist.org), but on the Craigslists in Los Angeles. There's an established stolen bike circuit, that grew up in imitation of the stolen car market: Bicycles stolen by pros in the Bay Area get trucked down to Southern California for resale at flea markets and to the more unscrupulous second-hand dealers, while bikes stolen in the LA basin are trucked up to the Bay Area for equivalent sales. This allows the thieves/fences a sales outlet in an area where police are not looking for the specific items the thieves are trafficking, while staying within the California borders, allowing the involved parties to avoid the Federal charges that would apply if they transferred the bikes across state lines.

Generally speaking, the established East Bay flea markets that are the most likely to be distribution points for stolen bikes are, in order of probability:

1) Coliseum Flea Market (at an ex-drivein theater north of the Coliseum complex, Tue-Sun; the bikes that get stolen over the weekend tend to show up on Tuesday)

2) Laney Flea Market (in the  parking lot across from Laney JC, Sunday only)

3) Ashby Flea Market (parking lot for Ashby BART, Sat-Sun)

There used to be a large chop-shop operation running out of the unhoused encampment underneath the 101-80 freeway overpasses at the SoMa/Mission/Design District junction around 13th and Bryant. I haven't been down in that neighborhood since a Ride of Silence a few years back; I don't know whether the police and the pandemic have broken that scene up. Another venue for investigation is the Alemany Flea Market (Alemany near Bayshore, at 101-280 junction); this is somewhat less likely, as it's more aggressively managed/policed than most flea markets.

SFPD used to have a specific 3-officer unit detailed to handle bike theft, which has been a big problem in the Bay Area for generations. I don't know whether that unit still exists; it might be worth calling to ask.

There are a number of sites for reporting stolen bikes, but Bill's recommendation of Bike Index is right on the money. It's the best-established one - the one that police use to check fo stolen bikes brought in from outside their jurisdiction, and used bike dealers use to check to make sure they're not buying hot bikes that the police might confiscate.

Best of luck.

Peter Adler

who hasn't had a bike stolen in 40 years, but has an irrepressible fear anyway in

Berkeley, CA/USA

[Adrianna T]

Thank you, I've contacted Eric!!

On Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 10:19:57 AM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote:

I’m so sorry, Adrianna. 

This was posted today. I know yours wasn’t an Atlantis, but someone might have seen it and thought “Rivendell + blue = Atlantis” 

From: Eric Larsen <ciren...@gmail.com>
Date: June 22, 2023 at 7:36:42 AM PDT
To: San Francisco Randonneurs <sfra...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [SFRandon] OT - recovered Rivendell Atlantis
Reply-To: ciren...@gmail.com

If you know anyone who had a Rivendell Atlantis stolen from them, please have them contact me off list to identify.

Eric

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On Jun 21, 2023, at 11:02 PM, Adrianna T <skinn...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

With a sad face I’m writing to say all the bikes in my building got stolen today, including my beloved Riv.

Some of you helped me plan and figure out how to build it up some time ago.

This is what it ended up looking like:

If you come across any of it (including just the frame) I’d be very glad to hear from you.

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[Ryan]

Wow...these tips from people with local knowledge sound super helpful....I do so hope they bear fruit and you get your bike back!

It's a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach when your bike gets stolen as I  and others well know. 

All the best...Ryan

On Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 12:48:36 PM UTC-5 Adrianna T wrote:

Thank you, I've contacted Eric!!

On Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 10:19:57 AM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote:

I’m so sorry, Adrianna. 

This was posted today. I know yours wasn’t an Atlantis, but someone might have seen it and thought “Rivendell + blue = Atlantis” 

From: Eric Larsen <ciren...@gmail.com>
Date: June 22, 2023 at 7:36:42 AM PDT
To: San Francisco Randonneurs <sfra...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [SFRandon] OT - recovered Rivendell Atlantis
Reply-To: ciren...@gmail.com

If you know anyone who had a Rivendell Atlantis stolen from them, please have them contact me off list to identify.

Eric

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On Jun 21, 2023, at 11:02 PM, Adrianna T <skinn...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

With a sad face I’m writing to say all the bikes in my building got stolen today, including my beloved Riv.

Some of you helped me plan and figure out how to build it up some time ago.

This is what it ended up looking like:

If you come across any of it (including just the frame) I’d be very glad to hear from you.

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[George Schick]

Same thing happens here in the Chicagoland area and most of the bikes end up at a flea market in a near suburb called Alsip.  The really unfortunate thing about events like this is that the cops seem to be either reluctant or just plain unwilling to do anything about it.  And that applies both to any kind of investigation - even if you've provided them with serial numbers which they could use to peruse the flea markets or send to other jurisdictions downstate - or just plain watching certain neighborhoods for signs of theft activity such as this. There seems to be either an attitude that "well, it's just a toy.  We have bigger things to worry about" or just plain indifference.  Truly sad.

[Jeffrey Arita]

First, so sorry to hear about your loss....

As Bill S asks, was your bike on bikeindex.com?

I purchased a Trek 520 via my local CL.  It was in pretty good shape after I examined it.  I wanted to find out what year it was so I googled the SN.  It popped up on bikeindex.com as being stolen.  Long story short: I returned the bike to it's rightful owner.  Good Karma.

All the Best,

Jeff

Claremont, CA

On Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 11:03:19 PM UTC-7 Adrianna T wrote:

[Sarah Carlson]

FYI bike armed bikejackings occured this past week in the Oakland Hills.

https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/06/23/crime/oakland-bikejacking-bike-robberies/