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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
I'm sorry to hear about your bike.
Might I suggest that you include the area where you live? -- Lewis. .......................... ******************************* "Bob McCutcheon" wrote in message ... STOLEN: PANASONIC COMMUTING/TOURING BIKE ----------------------------------------- After 21 years of living in the same Takoma Park bungalow, I regret to report that I have experienced my first burglary -- a burglary that targeted just one item: the Panasonic Pro-Touring road bicycle that I use for daily, year-round commuting. I will be extremely grateful for any information that may lead to the recovery of this bike, which was stolen from my home sometime between 9pm on Saturday, 12/6, and 3pm on Sunday, 12/7 -- with suspicion obviously falling on the middle of the night. The thieves stole the bike from our garden shed and lifted it across our rear fence. From there the tire tracks lead to the street and disappear -- most likely into a truck. I suspect this was a well-planned theft, as nothing other than the bike was taken. Someone obviously knew what he/she was looking for. The description follows below. Please send any information to: Bob McCutcheon H: (301) 587-0776 W: (240) 568-5111 Again, I will be most thankful for any help. BTW, this bike originally came to me from Steve Ciccarelli of tandem and Cyberider fame. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = BIKE: PANASONIC PRO-TOURING, ~1987 vintage, 18/19 inch frame, Tange-2 CrMo COLOR: slate grey EQUIPPED AS FOLLOWS: o Dropped handlebars; old-fashioned, non-aero brake levers; rear view bar-end mirror on the left side o Brooks saddle o Cantilever brakes o Non-indexed down-tube shifters o Campagnolo triple chainrings, cranks, and sealed bottom bracket o Platform pedals with clips o Three water bottle cages (one of them in use for Cateye Stadium lamp battery) o Wheels -- o front: Sun CR-18, 36-spoke, Phil Wood hub o rear: new 36-spoke no-name with 8-speed free- hub (fortunately, I had just removed my good 40-spoke wheel with Phil Wood hub the previous day) o Panaracer Pasela 700x35 tires front and rear o front and rear fenders, matte silver/chrome finish o Racks -- o rear: Nitto rack with Rivendell (Baggins) canvas panniers o front: Blackburn rack **and** Blackburn low- rider with one red Ortlieb front-roller bag and an unwired motorcycle horn o More lights than most three other bikes combined: o front: 1) Cateye Stadium lamp 2) 6-volt Niterider o rear: 1) ~12-inch diameter yellow flasher similar to those found on highway barricades (i.e., an Ed Kearney light system from the 1970s) 2) 2 flashing red strobes 3) ~3-inch diameter red and yellow reflectors There is a photo available at the following link: http://users.rcn.com/delimadantas/st...anasonic_1.jpg |
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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
Lewis -- Sorry 'bout that. The area is Takoma Park, MD, just outside the DC
line. -- Bob Mc Lewis Campbell wrote: I'm sorry to hear about your bike. Might I suggest that you include the area where you live? -- Lewis. ......................... ******************************* "Bob McCutcheon" wrote in message ... STOLEN: PANASONIC COMMUTING/TOURING BIKE ----------------------------------------- After 21 years of living in the same Takoma Park bungalow, I regret to report that I have experienced my first burglary -- a burglary that targeted just one item: the Panasonic Pro-Touring road bicycle that I use for daily, year-round commuting. I will be extremely grateful for any information that may lead to the recovery of this bike, which was stolen from my home sometime between 9pm on Saturday, 12/6, and 3pm on Sunday, 12/7 -- with suspicion obviously falling on the middle of the night. The thieves stole the bike from our garden shed and lifted it across our rear fence. From there the tire tracks lead to the street and disappear -- most likely into a truck. I suspect this was a well-planned theft, as nothing other than the bike was taken. Someone obviously knew what he/she was looking for. The description follows below. Please send any information to: Bob McCutcheon H: (301) 587-0776 W: (240) 568-5111 Again, I will be most thankful for any help. BTW, this bike originally came to me from Steve Ciccarelli of tandem and Cyberider fame. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = BIKE: PANASONIC PRO-TOURING, ~1987 vintage, 18/19 inch frame, Tange-2 CrMo COLOR: slate grey EQUIPPED AS FOLLOWS: o Dropped handlebars; old-fashioned, non-aero brake levers; rear view bar-end mirror on the left side o Brooks saddle o Cantilever brakes o Non-indexed down-tube shifters o Campagnolo triple chainrings, cranks, and sealed bottom bracket o Platform pedals with clips o Three water bottle cages (one of them in use for Cateye Stadium lamp battery) o Wheels -- o front: Sun CR-18, 36-spoke, Phil Wood hub o rear: new 36-spoke no-name with 8-speed free- hub (fortunately, I had just removed my good 40-spoke wheel with Phil Wood hub the previous day) o Panaracer Pasela 700x35 tires front and rear o front and rear fenders, matte silver/chrome finish o Racks -- o rear: Nitto rack with Rivendell (Baggins) canvas panniers o front: Blackburn rack **and** Blackburn low- rider with one red Ortlieb front-roller bag and an unwired motorcycle horn o More lights than most three other bikes combined: o front: 1) Cateye Stadium lamp 2) 6-volt Niterider o rear: 1) ~12-inch diameter yellow flasher similar to those found on highway barricades (i.e., an Ed Kearney light system from the 1970s) 2) 2 flashing red strobes 3) ~3-inch diameter red and yellow reflectors There is a photo available at the following link: http://users.rcn.com/delimadantas/st...anasonic_1.jpg |
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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
"Bob McCutcheon" wrote in message ... STOLEN: PANASONIC COMMUTING/TOURING BIKE ----------------------------------------- Can I assume you have already contacted the local police and your insurance provider? |
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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
Bob McCutcheon wrote in message ...
STOLEN: PANASONIC COMMUTING/TOURING BIKE ----------------------------------------- After 21 years of living in the same Takoma Park bungalow, I regret to report that I have experienced my first burglary -- a burglary that targeted just one item: the Panasonic Pro-Touring road bicycle that I use for daily, year-round commuting. I will be extremely grateful for any information that may lead to the recovery of this bike, which was stolen from my home sometime between 9pm on Saturday, 12/6, and 3pm on Sunday, 12/7 -- with suspicion obviously falling on the middle of the night. The thieves stole the bike from our garden shed and lifted it across our rear fence. From there the tire tracks lead to the street and disappear -- most likely into a truck. I suspect this was a well-planned theft, as nothing other than the bike was taken. Someone obviously knew what he/she was looking for. Sounds like someone you probably know or have met. I lived in Memphis, Tn. and a neighbor in my apt. complex had a shipmate over one day (he's in the Navy). A few nights later I observe this car driving very slow through the parking lot and it stops right at this guys truck. A man gets out, climbs in to the truck bed and breaks the sliding rear window. He's half-in half-out of the truck when I open my apt. door and start to run down 3 flights of stairs to catch him. He flees, jumps back into the awaiting car and they speed off. I go get my neighbor and tell him someone broke into his truck. I tell him I think it was the same guy he had over his apt. a few days earlier. He says there is no way his friend would do such a thing. He was wrong. It was the same "friend". The description follows below. Please send any information to: Bob McCutcheon H: (301) 587-0776 W: (240) 568-5111 Again, I will be most thankful for any help. BTW, this bike originally came to me from Steve Ciccarelli of tandem and Cyberider fame. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = BIKE: PANASONIC PRO-TOURING, ~1987 vintage, 18/19 inch frame, Tange-2 CrMo COLOR: slate grey EQUIPPED AS FOLLOWS: o Dropped handlebars; old-fashioned, non-aero brake levers; rear view bar-end mirror on the left side o Brooks saddle o Cantilever brakes o Non-indexed down-tube shifters o Campagnolo triple chainrings, cranks, and sealed bottom bracket o Platform pedals with clips o Three water bottle cages (one of them in use for Cateye Stadium lamp battery) o Wheels -- o front: Sun CR-18, 36-spoke, Phil Wood hub o rear: new 36-spoke no-name with 8-speed free- hub (fortunately, I had just removed my good 40-spoke wheel with Phil Wood hub the previous day) o Panaracer Pasela 700x35 tires front and rear o front and rear fenders, matte silver/chrome finish o Racks -- o rear: Nitto rack with Rivendell (Baggins) canvas panniers o front: Blackburn rack **and** Blackburn low- rider with one red Ortlieb front-roller bag and an unwired motorcycle horn o More lights than most three other bikes combined: o front: 1) Cateye Stadium lamp 2) 6-volt Niterider o rear: 1) ~12-inch diameter yellow flasher similar to those found on highway barricades (i.e., an Ed Kearney light system from the 1970s) 2) 2 flashing red strobes 3) ~3-inch diameter red and yellow reflectors There is a photo available at the following link: http://users.rcn.com/delimadantas/st...anasonic_1.jpg |
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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
Matthew -- Yes on both counts. The good news is that my insurance will cover
the replacement cost. The bad news, of course, is that it will take a good deal of my time to equip any replacement in the same manner as the stolen bike. -- Bob Mc Matthew wrote: "Bob McCutcheon" wrote in message ... STOLEN: PANASONIC COMMUTING/TOURING BIKE ----------------------------------------- Can I assume you have already contacted the local police and your insurance provider? |
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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
Matthew -- Yes on both counts. The good news is that my insurance will cover
the replacement cost. The bad news, of course, is that it will take a good deal of my time to equip any replacement in the same manner as the stolen bike. -- Bob Mc Matthew wrote: "Bob McCutcheon" wrote in message ... STOLEN: PANASONIC COMMUTING/TOURING BIKE ----------------------------------------- Can I assume you have already contacted the local police and your insurance provider? |
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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
Matthew -- Yes on both counts. The good news is that my insurance will cover
the replacement cost. The bad news, of course, is that it will take a good deal of my time to equip any replacement in the same manner as the stolen bike. -- Bob Mc Matthew wrote: "Bob McCutcheon" wrote in message ... STOLEN: PANASONIC COMMUTING/TOURING BIKE ----------------------------------------- Can I assume you have already contacted the local police and your insurance provider? |
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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
Somehow I doubt that anyone who would appreciate that bike, or the care with
which you assembled its components, would be inclined to steal it. It was probably just too easy and too visible a target for the local stolen bike operation to ignore. Since this occured during the snow storm, they were probably out on the prowl, figuring that law enforcement would be pre-occupied with other things, and that the cover and confusion of this much snow would make their getaway that much easier... I've read that most stolen bikes end up in Mexico, or perhaps China or southeast Asia. I hope you get it back of course... "Bob McCutcheon" wrote in message ... STOLEN: PANASONIC COMMUTING/TOURING BIKE ----------------------------------------- After 21 years of living in the same Takoma Park bungalow, I regret to report that I have experienced my first burglary -- a burglary that targeted just one item: the Panasonic Pro-Touring road bicycle that I use for daily, year-round commuting. I will be extremely grateful for any information that may lead to the recovery of this bike, which was stolen from my home sometime between 9pm on Saturday, 12/6, and 3pm on Sunday, 12/7 -- with suspicion obviously falling on the middle of the night. The thieves stole the bike from our garden shed and lifted it across our rear fence. From there the tire tracks lead to the street and disappear -- most likely into a truck. I suspect this was a well-planned theft, as nothing other than the bike was taken. Someone obviously knew what he/she was looking for. The description follows below. Please send any information to: Bob McCutcheon H: (301) 587-0776 W: (240) 568-5111 Again, I will be most thankful for any help. BTW, this bike originally came to me from Steve Ciccarelli of tandem and Cyberider fame. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = BIKE: PANASONIC PRO-TOURING, ~1987 vintage, 18/19 inch frame, Tange-2 CrMo COLOR: slate grey EQUIPPED AS FOLLOWS: o Dropped handlebars; old-fashioned, non-aero brake levers; rear view bar-end mirror on the left side o Brooks saddle o Cantilever brakes o Non-indexed down-tube shifters o Campagnolo triple chainrings, cranks, and sealed bottom bracket o Platform pedals with clips o Three water bottle cages (one of them in use for Cateye Stadium lamp battery) o Wheels -- o front: Sun CR-18, 36-spoke, Phil Wood hub o rear: new 36-spoke no-name with 8-speed free- hub (fortunately, I had just removed my good 40-spoke wheel with Phil Wood hub the previous day) o Panaracer Pasela 700x35 tires front and rear o front and rear fenders, matte silver/chrome finish o Racks -- o rear: Nitto rack with Rivendell (Baggins) canvas panniers o front: Blackburn rack **and** Blackburn low- rider with one red Ortlieb front-roller bag and an unwired motorcycle horn o More lights than most three other bikes combined: o front: 1) Cateye Stadium lamp 2) 6-volt Niterider o rear: 1) ~12-inch diameter yellow flasher similar to those found on highway barricades (i.e., an Ed Kearney light system from the 1970s) 2) 2 flashing red strobes 3) ~3-inch diameter red and yellow reflectors There is a photo available at the following link: http://users.rcn.com/delimadantas/st...anasonic_1.jpg |
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STOLEN: Panasonic Commuting/Touring bike
Bob McCutcheon wrote in message ...
[snip] Dear Bob, You might have better luck if you mention where Takoma Park is. Not everyone will enlarge your picture to see what state is mentioned on your license plate. "The chief of police of a Southern city once gave me a description of a man, complete even to the mole on his neck, but neglected to mention that he had only one arm." --From the Memoirs of a Private Detective by Dashiell Hammett Sorry that your bike's gone. Carl Fogel |
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