Fifth flat tire in <2 weeks on my way home from work last night. Weather was nice so wasn't a big deal to change it; even conveniently broke down at a nice spot with some grass & trees beside the sidewalk. Then I got home and realized I'd left my emergency under-saddle bag on the ground after re-packing it with my tools etc. It was about a half hour ride away so I got in the car and drove back; found that somebody had dumped the contents of the bag all over the ground and took the following:
- Specialized CPRO2 CO2 head (~$30)
- 2 CO2 canisters (one was used, $1.25 for the unused one)
- two KMC Missing Links (~$5), and
- Crank Brothers Speedier Lever ($10).
The vermin thieves left behind:
- pile of nitrile gloves (cheap);
- my holey tube (cheap); and,
- the Ibera Waterproof saddle bag itself ($40)
I actually just realized I didn't check whether they noticed my Crank Brothers M19 multitool tucked away in a sort of hidden pocket at the top of my bag; probably wouldn't have fallen out if they'd just shaken the bag contents onto the ground. I'll need to check that out when I get home (didn't bother carrying the bag with me today as it had nothing in it of value to me if I broke down).
All in all, it could have been worse. They took about $50 worth of stuff (>$90 if they took the M19), and left behind about $40 worth of stuff (>$80 if they left the M19). Worse than the money, it's just a pain in the a$$ that now I have to take the time to replace that stuff. It's also pretty annoying that they actually took the time to selectively sort through what they were going to take.