Coach Thrasher

The bike has been returned!

The SF Police were able to recover it for me from someone trying to sell it, and Craigslist played a pivotal role. There were a total of 9 days from "theft day" to "reunion day". The bike was mostly unharmed save about $100 worth of parts that had been removed, all of which are replaceable. The cool stuff like my Paul's brakes, old-school XT pedals, and 36-spoke wheels, were still attached.

It was a pretty amazing turn of events from my perspective, as I'd never had a bike stolen before. The SFPD were very professional, and knew exactly what to do. I don't want to give nitty gritty details to protect the innocent, and officers involved, but my first and only interaction with the SFPD was great.

The key elements to my recovery were 1) filed a police report online, 2) call the station and get an officer on the case, 3) post a "STOLEN: " report on Craigslist under "bikes".

Noah, my 2-yr old son, and I, celebrated the return with a trailer ride to see "ducks and airplanes" at the Palo Alto airport.

Posted at 10:51PM Jun 09, 2009 by jason in General  |