mxyzptlk

I just closed on a new house yesterday, and I came home to my old place to find that my full Record Merckx Team SE was stolen. I lock it up inside the building's parking garage and the thief cut the damn chains. The weird thing is, my parking spot is in a very very secluded part of the garage and you wouldn't know my bikes were there unless you had seen them before. The other thing is, locked to my Merckx was my Dura-Ace Ridley cross bike and my wife's Bianchi, but those were left untouched.

If anyone happens to see a 2002 Merckx Team SE in blue with full Campy Record 10-speed, please let me know.

My insurance will cover the purchase price of the bike, but I paid a lot less for it than it's worth. Not sure if I am happy about that or not. Looks like I need to look for a new bike.

blonduathlongrl

That's terrible

Mariner Fan

Sounds like an inside job. Sorry about that.

blandin

Sorry to hear about your back luck. Hopefully it will turn up and the thief gets arrested.

LanceFanBoy

I couldn't imagine leaving my bike out in the open (or my garage) locked or not. And I only have a Trek 1500

KinjaBoy

Sorry to hear about that, man. Be sure to keep an eye on CraigsList; there are not too many Merckx bikes out there.

Dead Extra #2

That sucks!

Punx

That sucks! Ill keep and eye out i dont think you live close to me though. Check on craigslist.

atomship47

that totally blows. the world would be a better place if people reaped what they sewed.

ollo_ollo

"the world would be a better place if people reaped what they sewed"

That's the Law of the Harvest! It just takes time to operate.

(edit: You reap in a different season than you sow & You reap more than you sow)

donhaller 

What kind of insurance do you have on your bike? You takin' homeowners insurance? or what? My Insurance comissioner told me my HOI is for the lender and not for me!!!!

Psimet2001 

To leave a Dura-Ace Ridley.....definite that the theif knew what he was doing. Does sound like an inside job.

mxyzptlk

I am using my renter's insurance for the bike as I was renting the apartment I am currently living in. I am moving out at the end of the week into the condo that my wife and I bought. The HOI that the lenders want is for the four walls of the unit, not the contents... the building's insurance policy is what they want.

Regarding why I left my bikes in the garage.... believe me, I am as anal about where I put my bike as the rest of you. But where my parking spot is, and the controlled access into the parking area (and out of the parking area) made me believe (falsely) that it was safe in the garage even though I locked it up. The bonus is that my building has cameras over every exit of the building so the thief was definitely caught on tape, now it's just a matter of getting access to it.

rollin

That really sucks.

Good luck with the new condo and catching the thief, hope the camera works.

Hambone

every once in a while I'll see a delivery guy on an expensive bike (usually an MTB) and figure there is some guy somewhere telling his friends about the sweet bike he "used to have."

Sorry to hear about it. (You should tell your LBS!)

Garfield Cat

Report this to the management of the parking structure.

orcanova

Man that totally blows chunks...sorry to hear about your loss and may somehow the person be caught.

DrPete 

Do I have your permission to throw a bottle in the spokes if I see it on the road?

To me, stealing a bike is a more personal offense than stealing a car. Maybe it's just because I don't have a really nice car, but I feel much more attachment to my bike. A pox upon the thief's house.

wrote4luck

That sucks. I had a bike stolen once in the same manner, which is why my bikes live inside with me.

timmyquest

That doesn't surprise me at all.

jeffc7

Home Owner's Insurance is for the homeowner, hence "home owner's insurance". You're insurance guy is an idiot. HOI covers all possesions of the homeowner. I had a bike stolen when I was in college 20 years ago (A now vintage Casati with full dura ace with the old aero center pull calipers) and my parent's HOI covered the bike. You may have to check your policy because there may be a cap like $1000 or $2000 on a single item and you may have to pay a little extra premium to get full coverage. Also, don't foreget about the deductible.

donhaller 

I hear ya! This was not from my insurance guy. This was from the State of South Carolina Insurance Commissioner. State Farm dropped us for less than $8,000 worth of claims in a two year period for three separate claims. Flood Damage, Lost or Stolen Jewlery, Small Kitchen Fire. I complained to the Insurance Commision formally and they sent me the brochure about how HOI is primarily to protect the lender and the value of the home in the event of damage. I'm just saying that there are all kinds of riders on polcies, but I personally won't go making any claims without a lot of thought into the matter any more.
Respectfully,
DonHaller

Blue Jays

Hi All-

Just bumping this back up so fellow riders in the Washington, D.C. area can keep their eyes open. It's not often that I wish for bad things to happen to people, but thieves deserve all our ill-thoughts.

~ Blue Jays ~

CrimsonKarter21

Let us all gather underneath the pregnant moon and pray a chicken bone to lodge into the thiefs throat.

orcanova

got a pic of the stolen bike...?