I'm not going to touch the other thread I had started a few days ago. Some people really took that too far. For everyone who kept their head and offered good advice, I really appreciate it.

Long story short, I got the bike back. To do that, I had to take a trip up north for a few days, sorry to keep everyone hanging.

All and all in was anti-climatic. I showed up to the sellers house with two friends, he seemed like a relatively nice, reasonable guy. We looked over the bike and talked about it for a bit.

After his sales pitch I asked him what he was doing with such a small road bike (it looked like he would've riden something around 56-58cm, this was 47cm). He got a little uncomfortable and hesitated... then I told him that the frame had been taken from my apartment during a party a couple weeks ago.

When I said this his face turned white. Looking pretty embarrassed and sort of intimidated he explained that it was one of his friends who had taken the bike to ride back home because he was drunk and the buses had stopped running. He had, in turn, been offered the bike to fix up and sell.

Was his story convincing? Well, theres no knowing if he was being honest, but that was good enough for me.

After some discussion he offered to let me take the bike, minus the new wheelset, for free. I asked him if he had the original parts from the bike... turns out he did. So he brought out a cardboard box and in 20 minutes we swapped out most of the new parts (seat, stem, handlebars) for their older counterparts.

So all and all things turned out just fine.

And then you punched him in the throat?

well at least no one was hurt and you basically scared him *****less with confrontation. glad you got the bike back with no harm and no cops.

nice work sir. i approve of the situation.

Just right, buddy. Good job.

Congrats on getting your bike back, man.

I had two stolen in Washington, I did get one back, of course, it was the cheaper one, and not the one I really liked. (Not that either bike was really great)

I vote for you as the next USA ambassador to Afganistan / Iraq / Lebaonon or whatever.

way to go dude

"Damn, the busses stopped running. I'll just take this dude's bike."

Lame.

good for you-

yeah that's lame busses stopped running...

(congratulations) but this thread is worthless without pictures

i was too lazy to say this,... figured someone else would.. but they havent..

dude was selling a bike he knew was stolen and all you did was take it back? im not saying pound the guy..im not a beliver in violence really.. but something.. anything? the bike was stolen.. and he was selling it.. i would have made him give me the new wheels.. or something.

i didn't want anything to do with his wheelset.

i just got what was mine and got out of there. i'm sure he'll catch **** for what he did from some direction, i'm done with it though.

a non violent solution . nice . I would have taken the whole bike though , new parts and all . call it damages awarded for mental suffering .

Seriously. I demand pictures of this velocipede.

well done

I agree let's see some pictures

This thread ****ing sucks without pictures

that is good news.



but has anyone seen my missing 40?


its got a red ans hite lable and it went missing froma party i was at.



see yall at the meet and gret in sf

Good.
That's the aikido way.

I have a 40 I'm selling on craigslist.

i think you accidently left out the part where you shiv him in the throat using a sharpened crank arm

+1. Something tells me he won't pull that crap again if he has any sort of a conscience.

I'm just glad you got your bike and parts back. That's a great story. Dude was pretty lucky he delt with you and not someone else with a temper.

It sure would be great to see this bike!