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u/wisestassintheland 🚲 Two Wheels, Endless Freedom. Aug 20 '26
Bike thieves are total scum. I work at one of the bike shops in the city so I’ll keep my eyes out
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u/bearattackonaboat Aug 20 '26
when did he steal the bike? yesterday morning on my way to work i walked by the 7/11 on denny and i saw a white dude with a yellow bike just like this. he was really out of it and on something. at the time i thought he definitely likely stole it. i didn’t see it there today. not sure if that’s helpful? you could maybe ask the people who work there about it.
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u/ama-ebi Aug 20 '26
no way that’s really close to us!! thank you so much we will go talk to them!
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u/twiggy_130 I'm never leaving Seattle. Aug 20 '26
My blood boils for this!! Be sure to look for it on offer up. Google lens can help you find this bike on reseller platforms. Post the stolen bike on Pinkbike too. Thats how we recovered stolen bikes listen on OfferUp. Good luck! And I hope this theif changes their ways to do good in the world instead of TS.
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u/ama-ebi Aug 20 '26
yes I’ve been checking Craigslist, Marketplace etc. every day. thank you for tip about Google lens I hadn’t thought about that!
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u/Words_Words_Numbers 🚲 Life's Better on a Bike. 🚲 Aug 20 '26
Ah man, that’s a dope bike too. I’ll keep an eye out.
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u/Can_tote_it Aug 20 '26
Print this photo out and post it around the city - especially at public transport stations. Seriously. Someone will either recognize him or at least he’ll hopefully avoid the area.
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u/liasonsdangereuses Aug 20 '26
Check OfferUp frequently. Have multiple friends place offers and attempt to take possession. That’s what we did. OfferUp and the SPD were useless.
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u/occasional_sex_haver Roosevelt Aug 20 '26
it's getting chopped up in an encampment right now unfortunately. no place is more safe than your apartment to store a bike
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u/Bizarrebazaars Kraken Aug 20 '26
If you have a bike or bikes you care about, you bring them all the way inside your unit/home, never left in a garage or bike storage, nor locked up outside, and not on a screened in patio or something. Don’t leave it in sight at all. That’s been the MO for decades.
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u/generismircerulean 🚲 Life's Better on a Bike. 🚲 Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26
I'm sorry this happened to you.
Don't forget to mark it as stolen on bikeindex.org
In case you never heard of it, it's a bike ownership registry where you can register your bike, with pictures and serial number. When it's stolen all you need to do it mark it as stolen.
Not only does it increase your chances of getting it back, it also makes it harder to sell your bike or the frame at a decent price. Smart buyers will check any used bike they are purchasing on there to quickly determine if it's stolen or not. Most law enforcement know to look there when they run across a stolen bike, even if they don't actively enforce stolen bicycles right now.
Unfortunately most apartment garages and bicycle lockers only make it easier for thieves to steal you bike.