Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,834
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From: Northern California
Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
When my brother's garage was broken into, the thief took the Bianchi that he had sourced for $60 at a garage sale, but left behind his/her own large duffel bag and didn't touch the thousands of dollars of automotive tools and diagnostics equipment that were in plain sight.
He seldom rode that Bianchi, a somewhat rusted Japanese model made from Tange Prestige, and he's just glad the bike stole the thief's attention.
When thieves broke into my garage one night in 1996, they put and left several good C&V bikes outside so they could roll my tool rollaway out the door.
I was later at the Pico Rivera Drive-In Swap Meet looking for my tools when I found my Pedersen, later turned into my race bike.
Last edited by dddd; 02-17-15 at 03:50 AM.