someone stole my bike ;(((((

[Bad JuJu]

Oh, that just sux! I'm so sorry for you. It's not even so much the money (though that IS an issue) as the time and effort you spent making the bike just right for you. I'm sure your heart just sinks every time you think about it and all the good miles you did together. I've never had a bike stolen but I have had a pretty wonderful guitar stolen, and I think the feelings of loss and sorrow and violation hurt me worse than the monetary loss.

Remember that old saying: when one door closes, another one opens (I'm usually not that sappy, but it seems called for in this situation). Now, on to new things--your new road bike. Sooner than you expected, but hey, life doesn't follow a script.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

...Lisa,you knew me when I found out I couldn't run anymore ,and just bought the bike. I couldn't even ride up the hill...I was so frustrated. I've came a long way on that bike (4 months) ,and I will learn to ride a road bike.

So that shows that frustration with something can often lead you in wonderful new directions- and so it shall be with your next bike!
Hey, you and I have BOTH come a long way on our bikes in 4 months!
Suzie, you will LOVE your road bike. Just be sure to be careful and patient about getting one that fits you well. Try out a LOT of them if you can, the more you test ride the more likely you will feel the difference between one that fits and one that doesn't. Expect it to feel different from your hyrid upright-position bike.

You're lucky to have a guy who totally supports your biking. And think how sad that some people wouldn't even be able to get a new bike if theirs was stolen.

[CyclChyk]

Tho I can't relate to having a bike stolen from my vehicle, I can relate to having my car broken into and things stolen from it. They even stole the change I had in my coin seperator (they did leave the pennies tho). Yes the items could be replaced but what pissed me off most was "what the h*ll gave them the right to take MY stuff?" Who the h*ll did they think they were?? They had no regard for me or my feelings or stuff or my situation. They simply didn't care. I remember feeling like my vehicle was so dirty that I took it into a car wash and then wiped the inside down completely before I went into work. My DH thought I was a bit crazy for that part but everything just felt so dirty.

I am so sorry you had to experience this. {{{{{hugs}}}}}

[Trek420]

My namesake, my Trek420 was lifted from my own home. Went downstairs because I really needed a ride (going through a nasty break up at the time...) and no bike

I went on to get a new bike I've never forgotten the 420 and I would love to have it back.

Check Craigs, get the word out, post pictures in LBS. You never know you may see your baby again.

Ask AG, she actually did-her hubby saw her mountain bike (which if it wasn't so sad it was lifted would be funny to think of a male bike thief on her bike, AG is my height or shorter. I'm thinking like circus clown cycling for the guy)

I'm sure my Trek was sold for the cost of a hit of crack (and I think I know who it was). If I saw him on it or near it I would (and could) do serious damage and the only thing that would stop me is...there's no cycling in jail Though it is a good way to meet women...nah, never mind.

In the back of my mind I always think one day I'll round a corner and see my fully customised unique unmistakeable Trek but know if I did she'd be in such poor shape. The Trek was roughly 10 years old and I was constantly asked if it was brand spanking new, I took good care of her.

There is a special place in H*** for bike thieves, no other sport is your equipment like part of your body. So go on, get a new bike, don't take your eyes off it and let G**, karma, the Great Pumpkin sort it out.

May he get door'ed

[BeeLady]

So sorry to hear about your bike being stolen. Major bummer.

Hope you can recover from the shock, etc. soon and get some new wheels!

[suzieqtwa]

Thanks TE sisters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My eyes are red from crying ,so I'm going to bed. I feel like someone died. I'm sure it was sold for meth . Sad huh!!!! Bad JU JU you are right...when one door closes another one opens. If I hadn't destroyed my ankle I never would have bought my first bike. I thought my life was over when I found out I couldn't run anymore. Look forward to doing my first metric on my new road bike in April...speaking of...Bad Ju Ju how was your ride????/

[Bikingmomof3]

Oh Suzie, I am so sorry to hear your bike was stolen. ((((((Suzie)))))

[Running Mommy]

Oh man I feel for you!! I think it's the feeling of being violated that makes it so bad. Yeah it's just an "object"... But bikes become more than just an object to us. It's like losing a part of you. Man that just stinks!!

I actually have a story that takes the cake on bike thievery...
My friend Rayne is a Phoenix firefighter. He had his bike LOCKED IN HIS TRUCK, parked INSIDE the firestation, and it was stolen while they were out on a call!! Someone actually came INTO the station and stole it!!! Now THAT is cajones!!!
And stealing from a firefighter no less??!! Sheesh! What is it with people??!!

[pooks]

Suzie -- I'm so sorry, and angry on your behalf!

But stop beating yourself up for being upset. Of COURSE you're upset. There will be a time to "just get over it," but right now is the time to be upset. It just happened!

I hope you wake up feeling better, but if you don't -- well give yourself another day or two before you start demanding that you move forward.

[Popoki_Nui]

I'm calming down a bit ,but when I go into the garage ,and its not there I feel like I want to cry.. Im just soooooooooooo SAD !!!! Thanks again for all the sympathy. I need HUG. Ok , Ill quit whinnying.

You are NOT whinnying! You have every right to feel sad and violated. I empathize totally with you; my beautiful old Falcon was stolen right out of my (very private, enclosed) back yard many years ago. I rode that bike thousands of miles. I overhauled her, painted her, fussed and fawned over her, and one day she was gone. I was CRUSHED. And PISSED. I have never forgotten that feeling.
Big warm (((((hugs)))), and deepest sympathy to you. Yes life goes on, but the loss you feel is very real.

~Sherry.

[lph]

That SUCKS! I had my own beloved Trek stolen once, and went berserk. Luckily it was an "impulse theft" in a small neighbourhood and I guessed it, so I turned into Raving Mad Bike Police and tracked it down. I was sooooooo pissed!

Good luck getting over it. Don't channel it into road rage...

[Thistle]

Oh Suzie that sucks so much I dont even know what to say. Just sending you hugs.

[SouthernBelle]

Let me join in sending my sympathy.

[margo49]

Had my first bike stolen when I was 12 and have never forgotten the feeling or the bike.When I was messenger-ing in London in the early 80's I would leave it around at drops and pick-ups and nothing would happen to it. My touring bike too. They were both perfectly inconspicuous - perfectly maintained but that was only obvious to a fellow-biker.
I really feel for you because a bike is so much a part of us.
It will take you a few days to regain your emotional equilibrium, so be patient with yourself as you find yourself overcome by it all every now and then.

[mimitabby]

About a month ago, I was downtown, on my way to Elliott Bay Bike when I saw a guy holding a nice looking mountain bike and trying to sell it to a couple tourists for twenty bucks. I started yelling at him. Don't you try and sell that bike you stole from someone!!
He scudded away... and the tourists looked very relieved.


I am sorry about your bike. (all of your bikes, actually) We've noticed an unfortunate trend in Seattle. THere is less and less $$ for law enforcement, so unimportant crimes like theft are being ignored because there aren't enough cops to do the jobs. When my husband's laptop was stolen out of his truck
they didn't even want to come to the scene to make a report. They wanted to do it over the phone.