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found this bike today

Postby hobo finds » Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:24 pm

Found this in an alley with two flat tires by a garbage can. http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/Bike ... &Type=bike Cant find out the value of a used one yet. Still looking.
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Re: found this bike today

Postby Thogey » Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:28 pm

You better make sure it's not stolen before you sell it.
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Re: found this bike today

Postby hobo finds » Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:43 pm

yea thats what i was thinking.
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Re: found this bike today

Postby HoardCopperByTheTon » Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:11 am

I could use that. How much copper would you want in trade for it? :mrgreen:
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Re: found this bike today

Postby cesariojpn » Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:07 am

Go to 4chan and hit up the /n/ - Transportation Board. Get some advice there.
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Re: found this bike today

Postby NotABigDeal » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:10 pm

Are they serial numbered? How can you be sure if it's "hot"?

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Re: found this bike today

Postby hobo finds » Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:41 pm

NotABigDeal wrote:Are they serial numbered? How can you be sure if it's "hot"?

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Found bike in alley by an over flowing shared garbage can. Both tires were flat. Filled them up yesterday and the tubes held, tires are ok. I need to check for a serial number. If the bike was stolen and the person got 2 flat tires riding down the alley and then dumped the bike, that would make sence. But as the tires hold air I am thinking someone just threw it away. I don't want to take it to a pawn shop or bike shop and find out it was stolen! Checked the TPD website looking for lost and found section or a list of stolen bikes etc, but no luck...
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Re: found this bike today

Postby fansubs_ca » Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:56 am

I would say once you find the serial number go ask the local police wherever
you are. Hopefully if it is stolen the person who it was stolen from wasn't too
dis-spirited to bother repoting it. Around where I live bike thefts are a very
non-priority crime for the local police...this means an increase in potential
vigilanteism though. If you sell someone a bike and it comes close to getting
them killed they will be very dis-pleased with you. ^_-

You however may live in an area where the police still care.
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Re: found this bike today

Postby PennyBoy » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:26 am

fansubs_ca wrote:I would say once you find the serial number go ask the local police wherever
you are. Hopefully if it is stolen the person who it was stolen from wasn't too
dis-spirited to bother repoting it. Around where I live bike thefts are a very
non-priority crime for the local police...this means an increase in potential
vigilanteism though. If you sell someone a bike and it comes close to getting
them killed they will be very dis-pleased with you. ^_-

You however may live in an area where the police still care.


This is what I will be doing with the bike that ended up next to the trash at work. Hope I can keep the bike as it's a Trek, albeit a kids bike. Still a nice bike.
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Re: found this bike today

Postby PennyBoy » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:27 am

hobo finds wrote:Found this in an alley with two flat tires by a garbage can. http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/Bike ... &Type=bike Cant find out the value of a used one yet. Still looking.


The pic doesn't come up on that link.
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Re: found this bike today

Postby NotABigDeal » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:07 pm

hobo finds wrote:Found this in an alley with two flat tires by a garbage can. http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/Bike ... &Type=bike Cant find out the value of a used one yet. Still looking.


So.... About the bike?

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Re: found this bike today

Postby PennyBoy » Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:04 pm

NotABigDeal wrote:
hobo finds wrote:Found this in an alley with two flat tires by a garbage can. http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/Bike ... &Type=bike Cant find out the value of a used one yet. Still looking.


So.... About the bike?

Deal


It must be a nice bike.
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Re: found this bike today

Postby hobo finds » Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:30 pm

PennyBoy wrote:
NotABigDeal wrote:
hobo finds wrote:Found this in an alley with two flat tires by a garbage can. http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/Bike ... &Type=bike Cant find out the value of a used one yet. Still looking.


So.... About the bike?

Deal


It must be a nice bike.


Have not done anything with the bike. Had a 37 gal fish tank break in the house this week, have some water damage, homeowners insurance to deal with... fun times...
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Re: found this bike today

Postby PennyBoy » Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:32 pm

hobo finds wrote:
Have not done anything with the bike. Had a 37 gal fish tank break in the house this week, have some water damage, homeowners insurance to deal with... fun times...


Sorry to hear that. Did the fishies survive?
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