Comments on: SOMA STOLEN! http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/ A site about lugs, tan sidewalls, maybe jazz, classical, punk and bluegrass, local riding, worldly riding and people, cool cats, lame ducks, 110 bcds, wool, and smelling like hell after a long ride. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: voice of reason http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-8595 voice of reason Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:13:15 +0000 http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/#comment-8595 I guess you were just putting Frederick to the "bicycle test" http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE4978DK20081008?sp=true I guess you were just putting Frederick to the “bicycle test”

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE4978DK20081008?sp=true

]]> By: voice of reason http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-8578 voice of reason Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:42:43 +0000 http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/#comment-8578 Ha! the city punks don't like your bike, Mel :( Ha!
the city punks don’t like your bike, Mel
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]]> By: Johnson http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-8577 Johnson Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:37:50 +0000 http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/#comment-8577 We already found it! Thanks John!!!! Apparently someone ditched it in Maxwell Alley. Maybe they didn't like the gear ratio-ha! We already found it! Thanks John!!!! Apparently someone ditched it in Maxwell Alley. Maybe they didn’t like the gear ratio-ha!

]]> By: AJ Pasl http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/comment-page-1/#comment-8575 AJ Pasl Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:31:21 +0000 http://ridelugged.com/2008/10/11/soma-stolen/#comment-8575 From what I've gleaned from reading too much: If it's punk kids, keep your eyes open. If it's a random crackhead (do you have those in Frederick?)... ...it'll eventually be in a pawn shop, regardless of whether the shop owner intentionally deals in stolen bikes, so drop off 'wanted' flyers at any local joints that might end up with it. ...it'll be sold for $50 to a cook at a restaurant. Cruise alleys in Frederick, where they park when they work. If it's a "pro", it's on a truck out of town. Keep an eye on the Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond, and maybe even Pittsburgh Craigslists for a long time, and set up eBay daily-email-searches for any parts off of it, because it could be parted out. I'll swing by Eastern Market this afternoon or tomorrow. I've heard of a "bike man" there, never seen his wares, but somehow I don't expect someone selling all kinds of bikes in Eastern Market to be completely in the green. Then again, he's fairly well known, so if he trafficks in stolen bicycles, I'm sure something would have happened to him already. Of course, aren't you some kind of ex-shop-monkey? Maybe you know all this already. From what I’ve gleaned from reading too much:
If it’s punk kids, keep your eyes open.
If it’s a random crackhead (do you have those in Frederick?)…
…it’ll eventually be in a pawn shop, regardless of whether the shop owner intentionally deals in stolen bikes, so drop off ‘wanted’ flyers at any local joints that might end up with it.
…it’ll be sold for $50 to a cook at a restaurant. Cruise alleys in Frederick, where they park when they work.
If it’s a “pro”, it’s on a truck out of town. Keep an eye on the Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond, and maybe even Pittsburgh Craigslists for a long time, and set up eBay daily-email-searches for any parts off of it, because it could be parted out.
I’ll swing by Eastern Market this afternoon or tomorrow. I’ve heard of a “bike man” there, never seen his wares, but somehow I don’t expect someone selling all kinds of bikes in Eastern Market to be completely in the green. Then again, he’s fairly well known, so if he trafficks in stolen bicycles, I’m sure something would have happened to him already.
Of course, aren’t you some kind of ex-shop-monkey? Maybe you know all this already.

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