That's good news. I really thought you would retrieve it after you said it had been reported spotted earlier on. It sounds like it migrated just a few miles. I couldn't help but wonder what the posessor of stolen property had to say. I hope it leads to the original perp.
BTW, the pictures you took just might have saved the day. And weren't you already in the process of building a replacement?
Long live the U-series Peugeots. I especially enjoy riding my SuperSport UO9 with it's sportier 1979 geometry.
David Snyder
Auburn, CA usa
> Bikies,
>
> I have some very good news: my Peugeot UO-18 mixte, which was stolen from
> outside our apartment on April 5,
> was recovered early this afternoon, May 1:
>
> It's a little the worse for wear (like me) and beaten up, but she's whole,
> and only missing her leather-padded
> toe straps and the contents of my panniers and my seat bag (tools, lock,
> cable, pump, 3 flashing
> red bike lights, etc.).
>
> Many thanks to Jason, a Cycles of Change APC volunteer, who spotted my
> unique mixte in Emeryville,
> trailed the 12-year-old riding it back to his house in Oakland, watched
> the house, and called me.
>
> Many thanks also to Oakland PD Officers Charles O'Connor (#8732) and Terry
> Jones (#8427), who
> quickly responded to my call to the Oakland PD and were at the house
> before I arrived. They checked out the house,
> recovered my bike, and brought it to me.
>
> Thanks to all of you who kept an eye out for my ride, spread the word,
> posted about it in blogs, and
> offered your support through all this. It has meant a great deal and
> helped keep me going in the search,
> which took lots of time and effort in my depressed state.
>
> The lessons from all this?
>
> 1) ALWAYS lock your bike up securely. ESPECIALLY when you'll only leave it
> "for a minute."
>
> 2) TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES OF YOUR BIKE and document the components, serial
> number, and other details.
>
> 3) Engrave it with your driver's license number, SSN, or similar
> identifying marks, and/or stuff a business card or
> other identifying paperwork inside the seat tube where only you will know
> it's there.
>
> 4) If your bike is stolen, TELL EVERYONE--THEN KEEP TELLING THEM. Pass out
> flyers with a good color photo,
> inform all the local bike shops and bike clubs, file a police report AND
> contact other local jurisdictions as well.
>
> 5) OFFER A REWARD, "no questions asked." (I offered $200 for a bike that
> would have cost me $800 or more to replace. The reward was donated to
> Cycles of Change in Alameda, at Jason's request.)
>
> 6) NEVER GIVE UP. This bike was stolen on April 5 in Alameda. I did not
> know it was spotted in Berkeley on April 17 and April 24 until Saturday,
> April 24. Linda and I were looking for the bike at Berkeley's Ashby BART
> station flea market again today when Jason spotted my bike, trailed it,
> and called me around noon.