Los Angeles Stolen Bike Alert

[trebor]

There seems to be a fair number of SoCal riders frequenting this forum. I'm posting on behalf of a friend who had his bike stolen from his vehicle in West LA today. Specifically off of Olympic Ave in Santa Monica.

The bike is unique - Blacked out Jones Space Frame and Truss fork.
The Specs:

Black steel frame and fork
Black on black "Jones" sticker on frame downtube. Will reflect light at night.
2x10 Shimano XT Drivetrain
170mm crank length
Jones Loop Bars
Velocity Blunt/P-35 rims
Thomson Stem and Seatpost
Maxxis Ardent 2.4 rubber
Avid BB7 brakes

If anyone sees this bike, call the Santa Monica PD at 310-458-8491.

According to Jeff Jones, there is no other build in SoCal that meets this spec.

Thanks!

[JRA]

Bummer!  I hate that kinda chit.
Will keep a look out down here in OC.

The painful irony is the thief often has no idea what he's stolen - it's just a bike to him.

[Roland Sturm]

It's almost my neighborhood, so I pay attention. My son had 2 bikes stolen, one also from our car, the other at the high school.

[offroute]

Sorry to hear it. It's uniqueness will make it dicey to unload. Don't give up hope...I hear about recoveries after months-long waits.

Thieving scum...

[nick]

If it's any consolation I had my bike stolen and got it back (well the frame anyway) a year latter.

[BigRingRider101]

I just heard about this by the owner himself. I just finished building mine(having so much fun on it). I was driving to the trailhead with the bike on my roof rack. This guy was riding along the opposite way. He probably saw me and thought (BINGO! I found my bike back). We talked, he found out it wasn't his. Feel sorry for him and angry at the fu**in thieves. I'm keeping my eyes open for it.