In Memoriam: The bikes we have lost

[kathybiker]

Ivona,

I'm sorry your bike was stolen. I don't suppose there's any hope of returning to the area where the party was and hunting down the young gangbangerly kids, maybe buying your bike back from them?

Old bikes from the Goodwill, flea markets and garbage pickings are sometimes the best loved -- $12 was a great price.

I like the way you put your coffee cup holder on the Columbia Sports 3, a modern touch on an old gal of a bike.

Sometimes older Columbia bikes are advertised on craigslist and elsewhere, if perchance you're interested in another of the same model.

A woman in Jamaica Plain, MA offered a Columbia 3 speed for free in an ad last January -- a long shot, I know:
http://www.neighborsforneighbors.org...a-free-beat-up

[IvonaDestroi]

Ivona,

I'm sorry your bike was stolen. I don't suppose there's any hope of returning to the area where the party was and hunting down the young gangbangerly kids, maybe buying your bike back from them?

Old bikes from the Goodwill, flea markets and garbage pickings are sometimes the best loved -- $12 was a great price.

I like the way you put your coffee cup holder on the Columbia Sports 3, a modern touch on an old gal of a bike.

Sometimes older Columbia bikes are advertised on craigslist and elsewhere, if perchance you're interested in another of the same model.

A woman in Jamaica Plain, MA offered a Columbia 3 speed for free in an ad last January -- a long shot, I know:
http://www.neighborsforneighbors.org...a-free-beat-up

Yea you know a few of my friends live around that neighborhood and I always keep a hopeful eye out.

The bike theft problem here is huge (we're kinda in a ghetto)- I see a crackhead on an obviously stolen bike at least 3 or 4 times a day. I always stare them down! Yesterday I saw two of em tryin to steal a schwinn as I rode by. I gave them a dirty look but they're like creepy old crackheads that were hitting on me so I didn't exactly want to stop and deal with it.

The swap meets here are always full of stolen bikes as well, it's pretty depressing. If I see one that stands out I post an ad on craigslist thinking maybe the original owner will see it. I have a feeling I just might see my columbia riding around here one day... I actually always do a double take when I see some crackhead on a step through frame!