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Well... NOT me... but for example one recent ad from Seattle:
STOLEN Electric Bike - $100 (Near Zoo):
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/5999614604.html
Notice anything missing (from this ad, not the bike)?
Seems to me, as use of electric assist takes off in NA, etc, that folks might like a sub-forum on Endless Sphere about stolen bikes? Ebiking folks in Toronto actually have such a separate sub-forum:
https://www.meetup.com/Electric-Bicycles/messages/boards/forum/2592212
... with a "Pinned" message at the top titled "Standardized TERA "My Bike Has Been Stolen" Report" where folks have contributed ideas for adding to any Lost Bike ad. First post:
... and lately I've been suggesting that folks might "customize" with lots of "non-standard" bits and features. To maybe make the bike/trike/etc as "un-saleable" as possible. Make it unique enough that it would require lots of bits to be removed or changed maybe, and aren't really useful with numbers labeled, etc, etc.
Anything you might add to above if YOU had to post a "Lost" bike message?
STOLEN Electric Bike - $100 (Near Zoo):
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/5999614604.html
My blue Ezee Sprint electric bicycle was stolen. I have the serial number for identification. It looks the same as the picture except that there are a number of stickers on the bike -- classic record labels, Sounders, Tottenham Hotspur, FH (Icelandic soccer team). Wald folding wire rack on the back.
REWARD
Notice anything missing (from this ad, not the bike)?
Seems to me, as use of electric assist takes off in NA, etc, that folks might like a sub-forum on Endless Sphere about stolen bikes? Ebiking folks in Toronto actually have such a separate sub-forum:
https://www.meetup.com/Electric-Bicycles/messages/boards/forum/2592212
... with a "Pinned" message at the top titled "Standardized TERA "My Bike Has Been Stolen" Report" where folks have contributed ideas for adding to any Lost Bike ad. First post:
1) Time and date and location (as near as possible) of theft.
2) Name and model name/number of bike/trike.
3) Date purchased, and from whom (which retailers name, or?).
4) Any and all distinguishing features, marks and blemishes.
5) (Hopefully) One (more better) very recent picture of the bike/trike. (Pic sizes on this forum limited, but original pic can be HUGE/detailed.)
... and lately I've been suggesting that folks might "customize" with lots of "non-standard" bits and features. To maybe make the bike/trike/etc as "un-saleable" as possible. Make it unique enough that it would require lots of bits to be removed or changed maybe, and aren't really useful with numbers labeled, etc, etc.
Anything you might add to above if YOU had to post a "Lost" bike message?