Stolen Stumpy
12-01-12, 12:26 AM
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Stolen Stumpy
My beater/kid hauler was stolen off of my fronch porch near japantown in san jose this afteroon in broad daylight. If anyone local spost it drop me a line. Email below is best. I still looks just like this except that is has a beat up wtb saddle, a silver rear rack that has foldable nashbar shopping panniers, and a trailer hitch attached to the left rear droput.
Totally my fault btw. It was a beater that id run errands on and never really locked up when parked at my house. Im just more pissed that someone had the gaul to do it mid day, after kncoking on the fronch door btw. The way my front porch is you couldnt see it from the street. My wife decided not to answer it but just caught him leaving with the bike.
I think it was an '83. Specialized stumpjumper. Rusty light blue.ddeore, mostly all original.
Totally my fault btw. It was a beater that id run errands on and never really locked up when parked at my house. Im just more pissed that someone had the gaul to do it mid day, after kncoking on the fronch door btw. The way my front porch is you couldnt see it from the street. My wife decided not to answer it but just caught him leaving with the bike.
I think it was an '83. Specialized stumpjumper. Rusty light blue.ddeore, mostly all original.
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12-01-12, 12:51 AM
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damn sorry to hear that man 
I'll keep an eye out...
downtown SJ isn't horribly bad as far as bike thieves, but i get paranoid when i'm more than a few feet away from my bike if I know it's unlocked.
last week a guy rolled by me on a bike near city hall.. "carbon fiber trek for sale".. didn't seem shady at all...
I'll keep an eye out... downtown SJ isn't horribly bad as far as bike thieves, but i get paranoid when i'm more than a few feet away from my bike if I know it's unlocked.
last week a guy rolled by me on a bike near city hall.. "carbon fiber trek for sale".. didn't seem shady at all...
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12-01-12, 01:47 AM
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Don't even think about beating yourself up about this - thieves will steal what they want no matter how well you protect it. They suck; when they steal bikes, they suck even more.
I hope you have good luck and recover it!
DD
I hope you have good luck and recover it!
DD
12-01-12, 05:00 AM
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It's probably a good thing your wife did not answer...bikes can be replaced. Stiil sucks, hopefully ill will befalls the scum.
12-01-12, 06:54 AM
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Scumbags. I really do despise thieves.
Those early Stumpjumpers are great bikes. I ride my son's all the time.
Hope you get it back in one big piece.
Those early Stumpjumpers are great bikes. I ride my son's all the time.
Hope you get it back in one big piece.
12-01-12, 10:43 AM
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12-01-12, 11:41 AM
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Not cool... I've a few garbage saves here if you can't find it.
12-01-12, 01:21 PM
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Bummer, man. I'll keep an eye out as well.
+ a bajillion.
+ a bajillion.
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12-06-12, 09:00 PM
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Stumpy is back! More later but in short, I passed a fellow riding it a half block from my house, tailed him on my woodrup, called the cops, tailed him some more while they took 30 minutes to show up, and now he's in jail for an unrelated federal open warrant. Decided not to press charges as he's in jail for a while anyway. He painted parts of it purple and the trailer hitch and panniers are gone , but it's mostly there. It's a beater anyway.
So overall a good ending.
So overall a good ending.
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12-06-12, 09:03 PM
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Glad you got it back! Sorry about the clean-up needed and loss of items though.
12-06-12, 09:50 PM
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my version of a happy ending would have been a beating that leaves him unconscious then calling to EMS from a payphone to tell them that someone is unconcious on the street. Then while he's in police custody they run his ID and put him in the slammer after...... that's more of a happy ending...
12-06-12, 10:04 PM
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Glad you got the bike back though.
12-06-12, 10:18 PM
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I love my old Stumpjumper, and would not take kindly to someone helping themselves to it. Good work to you. You were smart not to try to do it without police involvement, even if they were slow to respond.
12-06-12, 10:40 PM
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hope its not a 
kind of situation!
kind of situation!
12-06-12, 11:51 PM
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Stumpy is back! More later but in short, I passed a fellow riding it a half block from my house, tailed him on my woodrup, called the cops, tailed him some more while they took 30 minutes to show up, and now he's in jail for an unrelated federal open warrant. Decided not to press charges as he's in jail for a while anyway. He painted parts of it purple and the trailer hitch and panniers are gone , but it's mostly there. It's a beater anyway.
So overall a good ending.
So overall a good ending.
I'd like to hear more about the chase, did he know you were following him? Did he go inside a home and you just waited outside of it? How did that play out? Also, how did you know it was yours?
12-07-12, 02:31 AM
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Good deal - both the bike and the perp are where they belong 
I love a happy ending!
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I love a happy ending!
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12-07-12, 03:11 AM
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At least he was using the bike for transportation instead of selling it for $10.
12-07-12, 06:35 AM
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