[Noisebridge-discuss] my bike was stolen

[Jeffrey Carl Faden]

This doesn't fit your situation but it's worth pointing out for those who
do (or will) use U-locks: the instructions on proper U-lock use on the SF
Bike Coalition website is probbbbably bullshit: http://www.sfbike.org/?theft

While it's nice to surround as much of your bike inside the "U" (they
suggest surrounding the front wheel as well if the "U" is large enough),
their layout leaves both the front and rear wheel (the most expensive part)
vulnerable, secured only by a pithy cable lock.

If equipped only with a U-lock, the best configuration is secured around
the rear wheel, through the rear triangle of the frame. Getting the U to
surround the frame itself is a nice-to-have, but not required. If the
U-lock is placed through the rear triangle and around the rear wheel, the
only way to get both the back wheel and the frame (without removing the
U-lock itself) is to cut through the rear wheel, which renders the whole
exercise pretty much useless.

Just an FYI!


On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 2:20 AM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

> not from noisebridge.  i know you probably thought i meant it was stolen
> from noisebridge but NO it wasn't.
>
> but it WAS stolen in San Francisco in the "tenderloin" last night 2/23.
>
> from right here:
> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=**tenderloin+SF&ll=37.781616,-**
> 122.409044&spn=0.000794,0.**001206&hnear=Tenderloin,+San+**
> Francisco,+California&gl=us&t=**h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=37.781692,**
> -122.408946&panoid=vCFEbWMf_**dHGdHJpD24E-Q&cbp=12,311.5,,0,**27.53<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=tenderloin+SF&ll=37.781616,-122.409044&spn=0.000794,0.001206&hnear=Tenderloin,+San+Francisco,+California&gl=us&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=37.781692,-122.408946&panoid=vCFEbWMf_dHGdHJpD24E-Q&cbp=12,311.5,,0,27.53>
>
> It was locked with a pretty serious cable lock, which they cut pretty
> cleanly somehow.  The Rivendell (a much nicer bike in every way) next to
> mine was not taken because it had a U-lock in addition to a cable so it
> could not be ridden away.  Let that be a lesson to us all.
>
> this is what it looks like: (batteries not included)
> http://spaz.org/~jake/IMG_**0832.JPG <http://spaz.org/~jake/IMG_0832.JPG>
>
> as you can see it's rather distinctive.  If you see it somewhere and
> recognize it i authorize you to use whatever means necessary to acquire it,
> even if doing so causes damage to the person currently in posession of the
> bike (i will revoke this message if i re-acquire the bike) or even damage
> the bike in the process.
>
> It has a red Down Low Glow light and a big battery labeled JAKE on the
> side of the seatpost (battery not seen in this picture)
>
> If you see the bike and it is not accompanied by a human i urge you to
> overlock it and contact me at 415-JED_FOXY so that i can come claim it
> myself.  Please make a note of whatever other locks are involved (besides
> yours) so i can bring the appropriate tools along.
>
> clearly this is a very valuable bike, so I will reward you for helping me
> get it back (as long as you are not the original thief).
>
> thank you for your time and attention regarding this serious matter.
>
> -jake
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