David,
Indeed, I was in the process of replacing it.
I doubt very much that the severely-understaffed Oakland PD has the time or resources to investigate the original theft.
My own Alameda PD suspended the investigation almost immediately, a point I meant to take up with my friend, Chief Tibbets...
It is clear that my own efforts to publicize the theft and the bike's description were the reason the bike was recovered--in addition to some incredibly good fortune, of course...
Jon Spangler Alameda, CA USA
Message: 6 Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 19:53:07 -0700 From: "David Snyder" <dddd@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: [CR] My Peugeot mixte was recovered today, mostly intact To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <1A756FE9DE114E3B9F64A742A7BF255A@ddddPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original
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.).
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