My bike got stolen.

[Sub Atomic]

Sometime between yesterday at 12:30 pm and today at 4:45 pm, my bicycle was stolen.

I bought this bike after my last bike was destroyed in a hit and run accident. I was battered and bruised, but my bike was destroyed.

If there's anyone around Denver that has a mountain bike collecting dust in their closet that wouldn't mind loaning it out for a good beating until I can afford to buy another one, I would truly appreciate the loaner.

Thanks for your help.

[PeaceNikki]

1. :(

I'm sorry. I hope someone can help you out.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. Man, that sucks! I'll kick it for ya.

K&R

[tabasco]

3. Sorry, tough luck.

I had two bikes stolen in Germany. Crime might be lower in Europe but don't leave a bicycle alone for five seconds.

[Sub Atomic]

4. If I were to have left it unlocked, I wouldn't be asking for help.

I locked my bike behind my apartment building in the space allocated.

I don't have renter's insurance, so I'm SOL.

[elocs]

7. Locks are to keep honest people honest. If somebody really wants what you have locked

they will get it sooner or later.

[xmas74]

5. Wish I could help.

Post for your local Freecycle. Someone might have something for you.

[Kennah]

6. Check out Craigslist and also Bikeforums.net

There are sometimes FREE, or nearly FREE, functioning bikes on Craigslist.

[shraby]

8. check out freecycle also.

[bvar22]

9. Having a Bike Stolen is tough.

It was traumatic for me.
I felt assaulted.
I was surprised how deeply it affected me.
It was hard to get to the point where I could just Let it Go.
In fact, I can feel my anger coming up as I type this.

I posted about it in the Bicycling Group at DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=324x1373

Good luck finding a replacement.
Bummer :(

[applegrove]

10. That happened to me once. I was housesitting and stopped in to check on the house one day.

I was inside for maybe an hour. Parked the bike around the back of the house. Someone was probably watching me. When I went to leave the bike was gone. The worst thing was it didn't belong to me - it was my dad's bike.

[uponit7771]

11. Hoping you find it...

[alphafemale]

12. Happened to me a while back. BF let me ride his for a couple weeks.

Then I found a much much better one for a great price on Craigslist. Ratnastythiefpunk ended up doing me a favor.

It still sucked though. I liked my ugly old bike. It saw me through some rough times. And the ratnastytheifpunk probably just dumped it to rust in some ditch somewhere.

[Doremus]

13. Another bump up top for you. Hope you find a replacement soon. nt

[kestrel91316]

14. People who steal bikes are the lowest of the low.

[tblue37]

15. knr nt

[frylock]

16. such a gut punch when you realize your bike was ripped..

sorry to hear this. i'm so paranoid that i keep a cable around my bikes even when they're locked in the garage. hope you get back in the saddle real soon.

[Art_from_Ark]

17. I can sympathize with you

When I was a teenager, I had 3 bicycles that ended up being stolen.

&%$# bicycle thieves :grr:

[Just-plain-Kathy]

18. K&R n/t

[hwmnbn]

19. kick

[WilliamPitt]

20. Any luck yet?

You should re-post this in the CO forum if you haven't already.

Good luck.