As though stealing your bike weren’t enough, this thief leaves behind a five-fingered shoe as an extra little fuck-you to his victims. Truly evil. This Craigslist post explains:
STOLEN: Giant OCR1 (black) (mission district)
some @!#$ stole my bike from INSIDE our house in the common area between 6:45pm and 7:00pm. Whoever stole the bike propped the back door open with five fingered shoes. I HATE FIVE FINGERED SHOES.
It is a Giant OCR1 in black. The front tire has radial spokes and it looks very similar to the attached photo (right down to the saddlebag). I think the only visible difference between this photo and my bike is the spokes on the wheels.
Ugh, that photo makes me sad. I miss my bike already.
Bike was stolen near the corner of Valencia and Liberty.
If you see this bike please please please please please say something. I will love you long-time.
:*(
Keep your eyes peeled. Here’s hoping this heinous criminal gets pinched.
[Shoe pic via REI]
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Your bike was likely sold to another vendor this morning at the Oakland Coliseum Flea Market. Seems like the intial sale goes down on Tuesday and then they are resold to the public at various markets. You should comb the Laney College Flea Market and Oakland Colisuem Flea Markets this weekend. Especially Laney, check the areas both inside and outside the paid area. There are tons of bikes (all probably stolen). It will also help to file a police report, since they can help you if you do find it. We were able to reclaim my girlfriend’s stolen bike over the weekend (it was up in Roseville) and I helped another C-lister get their bike back when I spotted it at Laney on Sunday (it was stolen on Saturday, and already at the market on Sunday). He went to Laney, grabbed a staff member, told the thugs that it was his and stolen and that he didn’t want to involve police, and they gave it back to him. Good luck.
5 finger shoes? Wow, some people have no souls.
…or soles.
Is it ok to ask at least how in HELL did they steel your bike from inside your house? seriously, how?
No way to be sure but my guess is they found the door already propped open. The bike was in a common area.