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Got my bike stolen!

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dquan97

Lifer
Situation: Rode my bike to the train station and locked it up on the bike racks (in the station) when I boarded the train. I left it locked up overnight and found it missing this morning at the train station (I got a ride).

While waiting for the train, I saw a guy (about 100lbs+ more than me) holding on the bike as he is waiting to board the same train. I figured that I should just let the bike go because the bike is not licensed to me, it's a beater bike, and I didn't want to get beat up. I don't think I have a legal claim to the bike, though I could ask him to give it back to me. btw, it's my wife's bike anyway 🙂 It's an 18speed yellow Azama (sp?) brand mountain bike.

What would you do?
 
drop kick'd him and take back my bike...


j/k... if he was 100+ lbs and seemed like he could handle himself probably the same thing... but if he looked slothy... i would have confronted him
 
Originally posted by: dquan97
Situation: Rode my bike to the train station and locked it up on the bike racks (in the station) when I boarded the train. I left it locked up overnight and found it missing this morning at the train station (I got a ride).

While waiting for the train, I saw a guy (about 100lbs+ more than me) holding on the bike as he is waiting to board the same train. I figured that I should just let the bike go because the bike is not licensed to me, it's a beater bike, and I didn't want to get beat up. I don't think I have a legal claim to the bike, though I could ask him to give it back to me. btw, it's my wife's bike anyway 🙂 It's an 18speed yellow Azama (sp?) brand mountain bike.

What would you do?
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wow your not 100lbs? I wouldn't take my chances lol. I hope you don't get fvcked by you wife.
 
Originally posted by: suse920
call the police on my cellphone and follow him on the train. That would be awsome.
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kinda hard to do since it's just going to be his word against the other guy, at least this is what i got from the OP (no legal claim?).
 
Tough call. Someone my size, maybe I'd have done something, I dunno. Someone bigger than me, probably not. I guess one thing you could do is trail him, and do a sneak attack and grab the bike. Hop on and pedal away before he can catch up! Or wait until he's on it, and push him over. Then pull your gun on him while he's down. You do have a concealed carry permit, right?
 
I would have made a report to the police, telling them about the bike you lost. Then when you see it, say you found it and tell the police.
 
Are there any distinctive features or pieces of ID on the bike?

I can imagine that if I went up to a thief and said "That's my bike" without any proof, we probably wouldn't get in a fight but they still wouldn't do anything but laugh...
 
confront him. i'd rather know i'm not a push over and get a shiner than never do anything at all about it.

my first fight was with my ex's ex bf and he was bigger than me. i didn't want it to lead to fighting but he wouldn't stfu but after the fight, i walked home without any cuts.
you never know man, he could be a pansy.

gl
 
Cellphone + cops + next train stop. Assuming of course that you can prove it is your bike.

If you dont do anything, your wife is gonna kick your ass.
 
Originally posted by: Triumph
Tough call. Someone my size, maybe I'd have done something, I dunno. Someone bigger than me, probably not. I guess one thing you could do is trail him, and do a sneak attack and grab the bike. Hop on and pedal away before he can catch up! Or wait until he's on it, and push him over. Then pull your gun on him while he's down. You do have a concealed carry permit, right?
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Since I live in CA, concealed to carry permits are hard to come by. The other guy looked to be about 250-270lbs. Hmm...I do have a removable bike light that fits onto the clasp on the handlebar. The tires have road tires with white sidewalls, which most mountain bikes don't have. I'll call the train police and file a report, just to have it on record.

If I see him again tomorrow, I'll confront him; bike light at hand.
 
Wuss! You're pathetic. Your wife should dump you for me. I would've taken out my tec9 and flashed all the gangs signs and then knocked the pig out.

Yah, I can just imagine you going up to this pimp. This is how it happens:

dquan97: "geee mister, that's a lovely bike you have there"
pimp: "I'm a woman. Yah, I know its nice"
dquan97: "what kind is that"
pimp: "how the hell do I know, it's got wheels and stuff"
dquan97: "awesome!"
pimp: "what do you got there?"
dquan97: "oh, this - it's a bike light"
pimp: "can I touch it?"
dquan97: "ummm, OK. Can I check out your reflectors? They look... "
pimp: "stop busting my balls and go buy me a newspaper"
dquan97: "Ok. bye. You keep the bike light. I don't have a use for it anyway"



 
You hit him in the back of the head when he is not looking. Then you run...eventually the guy will get tired and that's when you take your bike back.
 
take back your bike, the moment he lets of it, ride away as fast as you can

but instead you chose to sit infront of a computer
 
Wow, a real chance to get in someone's face about something.

I assume you know what I would do, I don't care if it's fvcking Goldberg holding the bike. He's going to give it back - ESPECIALLY if it were my wife's!! Holy sh!t - it makes me mad just thinking about it. And if by chance he got away with it, I would guaran-fvcking-tee it wouldn't be worth it for him.

God damn
 
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Wow, a real chance to get in someone's face about something.

I assume you know what I would do, I don't care if it's fvcking Goldberg holding the bike. He's going to give it back - ESPECIALLY if it were my wife's!! Holy sh!t - it makes me mad just thinking about it. And if by chance he got away with it, I would guaran-fvcking-tee it wouldn't be worth it for him.

God damn
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*yawn* everyone is so tuff on the internet.
 
Originally posted by: Triumph
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Wow, a real chance to get in someone's face about something.

I assume you know what I would do, I don't care if it's fvcking Goldberg holding the bike. He's going to give it back - ESPECIALLY if it were my wife's!! Holy sh!t - it makes me mad just thinking about it. And if by chance he got away with it, I would guaran-fvcking-tee it wouldn't be worth it for him.

God damn
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*yawn* everyone is so tuff on the internet.
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Hey, I was just being honest :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Triumph
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Wow, a real chance to get in someone's face about something.

I assume you know what I would do, I don't care if it's fvcking Goldberg holding the bike. He's going to give it back - ESPECIALLY if it were my wife's!! Holy sh!t - it makes me mad just thinking about it. And if by chance he got away with it, I would guaran-fvcking-tee it wouldn't be worth it for him.

God damn
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*yawn* everyone is so tuff on the internet.
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I can see you're point on being tough but some people just don't put up with crap like that. He might be bigger but I know a guy that towered over everyone in my grade, he had weight and height but he was the biggest pansy I knew. Now he's in the Air Force and I doubt I would eff with him now.


 
File a police report.

Tell them you even think you saw the guy who has it.

Follow the guy - when he's not looking, steal the bike back.

If you are descriptive in your police report, you'll be able to "prove" that it's yours. Just to be safe I'd try to dig up if you have any photos etc of the bike.

I've had two bikes stolen (one a beater and one I really liked, pissed about that) and I was on a mad rampage for the few weeks after scouring my neighborhood for the bikes.. never saw any sign of them, but I was determined to swipe it back if the opportunity presented itself. I would NOT confront someone, but I figure with a stolen bike they probably aren't too careful about leaving it around - and if they had the nerve to lock it up somewhere - I'd just bring along some bolt cutters. After all, they'll be on foot and I'll be on my bike. 🙂


 
1) Go to a fortune teller who will tell you its at the basement of the ALAMO.
2) Go down to the ALAMO only to realize there is no basement.
3) Find out that the older brother from the Wonder Years has your bike and is using it in a movie.
4) Get it back
5) Get a movie made about your journey
6) ???
7) Profit!


Seriously though, if its a beater bike as you claim it, I suppose just cut your losses. Its not worth getting your butt kicked over it. Good luck though.
 
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