Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - STOLEN!!! Broke in to my building

It's at dog box bikes right now. haven't seen it, apparently different wheels and possibly other stuff. I'm super lucky. Thanks to lilly for spotting it.

a group followed the guy, asked him about the bike in some way, he got spooked, dropped the bike and ran. preliminary report. huge thanks!


http://www.flickr.com/photos/ffej0/sets/72057594090524065/

my guerciotti, red white blue fade, approx 58. Spidel cranks, phil hubs chrome, mavic open pro reg silver rims, black spokes, etc.

a pair of red velosity rims, (the rear rim has a minor hairline at one of the spokes) and black venus sun-rims, a set of shimano black brakes unused and black handled levers, cable, etc.

Stolen from 980 bush street basement, they cased the place, knew where to look, I'm so mad, but who wouldn't be. please let me know if you have any info. I'll update this post as I get the details clearer.

Please advise on contacting bike shops in the bay area about this, I don't know all of em and I have to deal with the cops right now, I manage my building and there were other storage areas broken into, but don't be fooled, they knew what they were looking for!

That fu(king sucks man. I'll keep a look out around the city.

Damn, they just took the bike?

If that's the case, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out who knew where to look for it and would want it...

it was friends of friends man. Think whose been at your place recently.

damn that sucks.

my eyes are peeled for you!

it was friends of friends man. Think whose been at your place recently.

truth. that kind of s#!t happens all the time.

or someone who's seen your ride and where you live

Guy'd have to know it was a good bike, follow you home and know how to B&E. Good luck getting it back dude.

That sucks. I'm hooking up the electric fence for the dog up to my bikes, and lock them in a spare bedroom with a guard snake from now on.

That's why I have a Rottwieler/Belgian Shepherd. It won't let anyone in the house if I'm not with them.

Hope you get it back.

bike folk robbing bike folk is ****ing disgusting. i hope you get that *****, and your bike.

Wow, this makes me grind my teeth in anger. Who do you think did this? As other posters said, if they only took that hot as bicycle they were probably after only that and maybe knew you had it?

I cannot even begin to imagine stealing someone else's ride or anything off of their ride; that is like neckin' with another dude's girl!

I hope you get it back. (I'm still grinding my teeth and want to punish the thieves.)

this makes me paranoid about m bikes now....
great I might get home owners insurance now...

HOPE YOU FIND THE B@STERD AND kick them in the nuts or vagina( if its a chick)
good luck !

I just moved into a new place and have 'possible bike theft' paranoia.

That sucks man. Hope you get the bike back. I'd be devasated if my fixie (or my roadie for that matter) got pinched.

damn. thats ****ed. good luck getting all that back.

i lived at 855 bush (or something close to that) one summer.

Post on Velospace. Gets lots o' hits.

To search Craigslist across the country, you can type this into Google: "site:craigslist.org/bik guerciotti" - Just in case someone is trying to fence it in another town.

Post on Velospace. Gets lots o' hits.

To search Craigslist across the country, you can type this into Google: "site:craigslist.org/bik guerciotti" - Just in case someone is trying to fence it in another town.

****, that's a good idea! I don't know why that thought never crossed my mind

The same thing happened to me. Broke into the lobby of my apartment in the panhandle. Took my bridgestone and left the others. They cut the door jam and slipped in something into the strike plate to open the latch. Do you have renter's insurance?

Check the usual suspects. UN Plaza, Karim's in berekely, Laney College flea (just there last weekend and watched two kids try and sell some mountain bikes they "found" to a guy.)

Good luck...

thanks for the support and suggestions. the cops came by, did a report, sent a crime scene investigator out, took some prints (fat chance there). the rest is up to the insurance co. Still, not the intended outcome. It was 6 degrees of separation I'm sure, which is really the disturbing realization in all of this.

SanFran has alot of bikers stuff being stolen from places that are secure.

S/F,
CEYA!

i'll keep a look out hope ya find it.

here's a better description. I have a pdf with pics if anyone wants to shoot me a pm with email address I'll forward that to you as well. Thanks for all the help and suggestions so far, much appreciated.

1987? Guerciotti track bike stolen!!!


They went through 3 doors to get it, and broke in to other storage units as well. The computer equip and bikes are the only reported stolen items, I was cased! DAMN!!!

Details: 1987 Guerciotti track frame, 58cm, red to white to blue fade
Wheelset - Chrome Phil SLRs laced to silver Mavic Open Pros, black spokes, silver nipples, yellow rubinos.
nitto jajuar njs seatpost
white leather concor saddle
surley chain tug
unknown bars and stem (came with the bike purchase)
spidel cranks, unknown bb, but probably same
NYC bikeworks chrome straight blade front fork
the original guerciotti fork with yellow star details at the top
grey shimano br-600 brake and black and chrome lee chi lever
running 47x17
red mountain grips with white stars
ALSO TAKEN - the pictured wheelset, black velosity hubs laced to venus sunrims, black spokes, orange Vredestein Fortezza Pros. Shimano low end brakes and levers, pedal tool, floor pump, etc.

Call Police and ref report # 061292692, then call Jeff @ 415-516-5192
Reward if found, I’m a pretty generous guy.

This makes me think of the dude that had his DeRosa stolen a few months back, from inside a secured space.

That thing is a BEAUTY! If that guy hadnt have stolen it, I may have! NICE ex-Bike!
a.s.

That thing is a BEAUTY! If that guy hadnt have stolen it, I may have! NICE ex-Bike!
a.s.

Talk about rubbing salt in an open wound. :D

found, see first post in thread

found


YES!

http://www.perfectdress.net/images/Groomsman.jpg

word. This is the way it should always work.

VINCENT
I just wish I caught 'em doin' it,
ya know? Oh man, I'd give anything
to catch 'em doin' it. It'a been
worth his doin' it, if I coulda
just caught 'em, you know what I
mean?

LANCE
It's chicken sh*t. You don't fu(k
another man's vehicle.

It's at dog box bikes right now. haven't seen it, apparently different wheels and possibly other stuff. I'm super lucky. Thanks to lilly for spotting it.

a group followed the guy, asked him about the bike in some way, he got spooked, dropped the bike and ran. preliminary report. huge thanks!

congratulations! you definately got lucky though... lock that to the wall from now on. im all paranoid.

my bike is worth less than the lock that locks it, and it still sits next to my bed at night... granted, it's my only mode of transport (besides walking, but who does that?) so I'm extra careful.

Congrats, I love to hear these stories with a happy ending. But then again who doesn't love a happy ending.

Hooray for bicycles!

Wow, congrats OP! What's the full story on it's recovery?

I have to go to the shop today and find out. It's at least my frame, which is the hardest part to actually replace in this situation. I'll get back with more info later this afternoon.

glad to read you'd found it-

So, they got my mavic and phil wheelset, and my original fork (it wasn't on the bike, just in the room it was taken from). The rest is all there, minus grips and cog/lockring, clips and straps. they put my venus rims/velocity hub wheelset on the bike, the same set that was on there before the mavic/phil set, so I got one wheelset back. I got a few versions of the recovery story (more on that later), and apparently there's a good description of the guy, also good news. Overall a happy beginning to an ending of a terrible event, still have to do the insurance thing with the rest of the items, not the worst thing. The online community network is awesome! I'm super happy. Thanks everyone for your concerns, kind words, etc.

truth. that kind of s#!t happens all the time.

Yeah, I had a bike disappear a few days after my friend brought a friend of a friend over to look at a scooter. He bought the scooter, and I suspect he helped himself to the bike. The lame thing is the bike was worth 2 or 3 times what I sold the scooter for.

Woohoo!

- man, i lived at 1086 Bush St. in the late '70s...

- nobody was jacking bikes back then...

- but i only paid $350 a month for a two-bedroom apartment (should've kept it, as there is rent control, IIRC - i'd still only be paying less than $700 a month?)

:-)

- man, i lived at 1086 Bush St. in the late '70s...

- nobody was jacking bikes back then...

- but i only paid $350 a month for a two-bedroom apartment (should've kept it, as there is rent control, IIRC - i'd still only be paying less than $700 a month?)

:-)

Ha, we could have been neighbors if you decided to stay there 40 more years.

BTW, this is one of the best stories I've heard in a while. Made my day. I'm stoked you got your bike back. Congrats. Now go find that guy...

yay.