Stolen bike RECOVERED!

[mimitabby]

A few months back I posted here when my older son's Miyata cheapo fixie
was stolen. He had it at the University; locked with a cable lock. Whoever stole it actually left the padlock behind with the ruined cable.
Yesterday, my younger son spotted someone riding it. Later, he tracked the bike down to the U. Bookstore and waited for the rider to come out. The guy said
he found it out by the dorms abandoned (why didn't he turn it in?) and didn't know it belonged to someone (duh) DS told him it was Raleighdonson's bike
and that we were looking for it and that there was a reward. (!!!)
So they exchange info and when Raleighdonson got home from helping his grandmother do yardwork, he drove to this guy's house and got his bike back.
He gave the guy $20 for being reasonable. (humph)

but the bike is home now. The guy put a freewheel on it. Raleighdonson has no use for a freewheel (I dont know, i'm just telling the story)

Just so you guys know, keep looking for that bike.

[steinspinne]

Congratulations!

[RoadRaven]

Mimi- fab story... I take it bike ok? in tact? This guy who "found" it had replaced cable as well as the new wheel?

Great it "found" its way home again... wouldn't it be great if this type of story was the rule, not the exception?

And does Raleighdonson now have two bikes instead of one?

[mimitabby]

Road Raven

Raleighdonson has two bikes now, yes. And since he's the slug of the family, he's not riding either.
I am not sure what you are talking about. It's a fixie and now it has a freewheel. It used to NOT have a freewheel, which I believe means that when your pedal moves in either direction, the wheels move too.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Road Raven

Raleighdonson has two bikes now, yes. And since he's the slug of the family, he's not riding either.
I am not sure what you are talking about. It's a fixie and now it has a freewheel. It used to NOT have a freewheel, which I believe means that when your pedal moves in either direction, the wheels move too.

There's a new fad going around in young daredevil bikers to do trick riding much like skateboarding. They ride backwords too. Somebody wanted to use your bike for these riding gymnastics, or just to be "cool".

If it were me I would have brought the police to talk to the young man about where he got the bike. Could be he already was on record for bike swiping. People need to learn there are consequences for taking bikes- whether they assume the bike is "abandoned" or whether they maliciously steal it.

Glad you got the bike back though- a good ending! Maybe you should just sell it as a freewheeler now- you'll get more than $20 for it I'm sure.

[mimitabby]

I agree with you Lisa, I would have called the police or at least the campus police! and i certainly would not have given him 20 bucks for giving back something he "FOUND"