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Strange thefts part II: ConferenceBike stolen in USA
This one really will be hard for them to turn into dollars...
Thanks to Dave Frantzen for posting this to the HPV mailing list:
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For immediate release
Friday, March 28, 2003
The ConferenceBike, a tricycle built for 7, enjoyed by so many people in Coney Island (Brooklyn, New York) has been stolen. The theft took place in early March 2003 but was noticed on March 26th. The bike, which belongs to David Niles of Astella Development, was used primarily in a program which gives seniors the opportunity to be physically active. If you have any information on the whereabouts of the bike, please contact David at Astella 718-266-4653 or [email protected].
Further pictures of the bike can be seen at www.astelladevelopment.org/bike.htm.
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The manufacturer's website is at http://www.conferencebike.com.
Posted on 31 March 2003
Your comments ...| From: Antony (at pedalcars dot info) on 01 April 2003 |
Quite stunning what some scumbags will nick.
Still, having ridden and driven one (similar), I can see it would very definitely be the ultimate joy-ride! |
| From: Sue Archer ([email protected]) on 01 April 2003 |
| I guess the cops will be looking for the Coney Island Gang of Seven. Not the kind of bike you can disguise with a respray is it? |
| From: andy scaife ([email protected]) on 01 April 2003 |
You'd be surprised what they think they can get away with. Wheel Alternatives once had a Cycles Maximus trike pinched from a secure shipping container, and apparently when the lowlifes were caught up with, they were hairdryering off the graphics in an attempt to be able to ride the thing around unnoticed. And this was when there were only about six Maxima in existence.
They really don't give a toss, because the risk of jail for bike theft is minimal, and jail is the only penalty they are interested in (fines, community orders etc are routinely ignored because they will go away). Myself, I favour the forcible insertion of a Zefal HPx in a place that wil stop them riding anything else. |
| From: Tom Riley ([email protected]) on 01 April 2003 |
| Remind me not to borrow your HPX again. Yes, it is amazing what people will abuse for fun. Last season we had attempts to hijack ZEMs from tryout shows twice. (Which proves it's not just the joyous velos that are at risk). |
| From: John J ([email protected]) on 01 April 2003 |
| Tom - were this suspicious looking bunch some of the hijackers? http://www.ukcycling.net/albums/showpic.php?image=275&scale=1 |
| From: Tom Riley (tom@compofcyclists) on 02 April 2003 |
| Ah- Cambrige, Bikeweek '02. A fun show. No, they were all well brought up sorts and gave it back to us, dammit. |
| From: Ralf Grosser (Buzz [email protected]) on 05 April 2003 |
I wonder how they stole this in the first place.
Did they ride away on it, or put it on a Lorry.
The question is, what to do with it.
Maybe sell it it for scrap, but this will not be worth it.
Prehaps some pranksters stole it for a joyride and have hidden it in a pond or a river nearby. |
| From: Antony (again) on 07 April 2003 |
If the 'seniors' loved it as much as I did, maybe the police should be searching all the local lock-ups owned by 'seniors'?
;-)
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| From: Tom ([email protected]) on 07 April 2003 |
| Regardingthe method of getaway, I seem to recall being told that the new model can be towed behind a car with its steering locked. Anyone know whether this is the case? |
| From: David ([email protected]) on 08 May 2003 |
The bike was recovered in Coney Island by the NYPD on Tues and I picked it up today. No major structural damage but it did get roughed up. A person was pushing the bike who said that he just found it.
The story that I heard on the street was that an addict stole it and sold it for $600 to someone in Coney Island.
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