Old 11-13-07, 08:57 PM
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It's near the big holidays...the most dangerous time of year. You're going to read more than just bike jackings in the next few weeks. The cell phone is going to be used to make as many long distance calls as possible...they sell the phone time. The bike will either be given as a present or stripped for parts...the latter more likely and the frame and fork sold on the open market, usually shipped out of state. If you registered your bike through your local police/city dept, you have some hope.

Unless I'm riding in a group, I usually avoid the bike paths this time of year, except the beach path, because there isn't any traffic and it's too easy to get jumped and left for dead before anybody comes by to help. Fighting traffic seems safer.
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