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So, stolen bike was retrieved...
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- Album
- Kids-bikes
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- Bikes - Dirt/Street/Park
- Date Posted
- May 29, 2015 at 17:11May 29, 2015
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Fapital
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- 9 0
This is an outrage.
I think most of the parts can be salvaged - but that fork is screwed. I would definitely invoice the parents for the fork and make its clear you want the kids to pay for it. Get the parents to withhold birthday and christmas presents or whatever until it's paid for. You can't let them fuck you over like this - even if they are 14.
- 4 0
I don't think the fork is as screwed as it looks. The kashima coat, all hype aside, is pretty fucking good. I'll hopefully be able to use some light thinners and light abrasives and get it back to new. The profile hubs are really what I'm pissed about. They even painted the fucking driver.
- 6 0
At least take the parents for a new fork, Everything else looks horrid but can be fixed. Suspension is a whole other game.
So stoked you got it back but man it was an absolute gem when you built it up new.
- 4 1
I dunno. I talked to one of the parents today, and he was utterly livid about the issue. I expressed pretty early that I didn't want the parents to be liable for what their stupid kids had done. It's given me reason to strip the fork and give it the work it really does need.
Maybe I was just too stoked on having it back, but I really just wanted to leave and never get involved with the people again.
- 8 0
Do what you gotta do, but if anyone took something I worked so hard for I'd make them pay for every cent.
Ya it will come out of his parents pocket at first but little timmy will be paying them back every Christmas till he turns 18.
- 5 0
That's a really smart way of thinking of things. Not sure if that option is available at this point as I didn't pursue anything at the time.
- 4 0
Think you could go and have a sit talk with the parents and explain the situation if they are legit they will collaborate and help you.
- 3 0
Say that it is a $1200 retail priced component and that you have tried to fix it but to no avail. And in a way, you can't fully exculpate the parents when their children are going around stealing and doing this, presumably with stolen spray cans. Do what you gotta do
- 2 0
The fork is 2200 at retail. Off by a grand. I'm heading into a shop hopefully sometime this week to get a quote on fixing it. I know I can't afford to have it fixed.
I figure I'll ask for a payment every month, with the stipulation that the children need to be earning that money, via paper route, or something akin. Part of me really hates going after the parents, but the amount of negligence here is certainly criminal.
- 4 0
I will never understand what goes through someone's mind when they think to steal a bike, but this just adds a whole other level of ridiculousness, total insult to injury. Well, at least you have something back of it, shame to get it back like that though.
- 3 0
Parents are responsible for their kids, therefore they must be responsible for what they do. When I was a kid I accidentally broke my neighbor's window, and my parents paid for it. Now make a conclusion from my short story and make them pay for what they did to your bike. You need to teach them a lesson.
- 3 0
Fucking kids. Glad you got it back and lots of respect for being able to hold yourself back from beating the shit out of them. It's crazy looking at this photo next to a picture of it before it was stolen.
- 2 0
No kidding. When I first saw it I did such a huge double take.
I honestly thought I was going to lose it when I saw it. Took a deep breath, and said cops are coming. Went from there.
- 1 0
Damn, that really sucks. They really messed it up. Badly... Very Badly. I'd be real fcking mad if this happened to me... a thousand bucks of hard savings ruined by spray cans and whatever crap they did.
When and how it get stolen, and did you just happen to run across the bike or something?
When and how it get stolen, and did you just happen to run across the bike or something?
- 1 0
We were picking up pizza, ready to get the last of our shit ready for a move we're doing today. Saw the kid who took it, recognized him, watched a bit from the corner, then saw the bike. Ran down and told the kids to stay put, called cops, etc. Lucked out super hard cause of some dumb thieves.
- 2 0
wow dude i had to go into your album and look at this remarkable transformation! you really gotta wonder what the hell goes thru the kids head who did this.
a) steal an awesome bike (shitty thing to do, but not surprising).
b) i know, lets make amazing bike look total crap with some of my dads cheap spray-cans that i stole out of his shed (what the serious fvk? are they completely off chops?)
total idiots, so nice to hear some justice was dealt haha!
a) steal an awesome bike (shitty thing to do, but not surprising).
b) i know, lets make amazing bike look total crap with some of my dads cheap spray-cans that i stole out of his shed (what the serious fvk? are they completely off chops?)
total idiots, so nice to hear some justice was dealt haha!
- 1 0
Do you have renters insurance or home owners?? i read most of the comments and yet to see any one suggest this idea. i just bought rents for the fact im shipping my bike across the country and if some thing happens its covered.
- 1 0
False, my bike is covered if stolen. dude you should really ask your insurance company about that.
- 2 0
dude, Im not kidding I felt cold inside and broken... still cant see it.
dude I hope the f*cker that did it got a beating.
are the stanchions fine at least?
dude I hope the f*cker that did it got a beating.
are the stanchions fine at least?
- 1 0
dude that is f*cking bad.
are you presenting charges? I would make those little twats pay for the damages of the bike.
I'm so f*cking mad like this was my bike, really I'm mad at those jerks it was simply perfect and the f*cker of the shop argh...
but well at least is back...
are you presenting charges? I would make those little twats pay for the damages of the bike.
I'm so f*cking mad like this was my bike, really I'm mad at those jerks it was simply perfect and the f*cker of the shop argh...
but well at least is back...
- 1 0
The kids were 14, so I cannot press criminal charges (not that I would) and if I want to go civilly and have the costs addressed, it would be coming out of the parent's pocket, which I can't really condone cause it wasn't the parents that were that f*cking stupid.
What's done is done, and like you said, I'm just glad it's back. At the least I can raw EVERYTHING.
What's done is done, and like you said, I'm just glad it's back. At the least I can raw EVERYTHING.
- 1 0
well with me being their parents I would pay then make them pay me but well doubt that would work like that, legally their parents are the ones responsibly for the minors.
but as you said is done and done
Raw will look sick and unique, hope you fix the fork it looked perfect
- 1 0
If you're doing raw, you should try getting some celestial somewhere on there too. Could look amazing
- 4 0
Sherb- Although the parents are clearly not directly responsible, The kids should have been raised to know that stealing another persons possessions is f*cking wrong.
You should be reclaiming the costs. The kids will pay for it one way or another, via slaving away to the parents or having to get a job to pay them back. I cannot see the parents thinking "Right, we've paid him, now lets let little Jimmy off the hook and forget this ever happened".
Sucks dude.
You should be reclaiming the costs. The kids will pay for it one way or another, via slaving away to the parents or having to get a job to pay them back. I cannot see the parents thinking "Right, we've paid him, now lets let little Jimmy off the hook and forget this ever happened".
Sucks dude.
- 2 0
I'm honestly hearing so many people say that. I think at the time I was just too fucking stoked to see the bike again, and just wanted to fuck off. We're also currently moving, so really just wanted to go do other things.
Not even sure how I'd start that process now.
- 1 0
How come the parents never batted an eyelid over their kids new bike out of nowhere? Isn't that suspicious? Again, unlucky dude :/
- 3 0
Naw. Ran around the corner to BEAT someone, noticed they were children, told them to sit the fuck tight and I was phoning the cops.
Trust me when I say they're fuct. Sadly just didn't have it in me to beat a 14 year old.
- 2 0
Turr getting bike back shortly before moving out of area = WIN!
Stoked for you bro. Rebuild her purdy.
Stoked for you bro. Rebuild her purdy.
- 1 0
How did they wreck the stanchions so fast? Hard to tell if it's just paint or if they're worn.
That really sucks though.
That really sucks though.
- 1 0
There seems to be this weird white tacky shit, like they fucking put window caulking on it or some shit. Absolutely retarded.
- 2 0
Wow.
Paint stripper won't strip the Kashima on the fork, so it might be worth applying a layer then pressure washing it off.
That being said, there's a few other problems aside from that anyway!
Sorry about your bike deer!
Paint stripper won't strip the Kashima on the fork, so it might be worth applying a layer then pressure washing it off.
That being said, there's a few other problems aside from that anyway!
Sorry about your bike deer!
- 1 0
Yeah, that's basically the plan! Take the fork apart and see what can be done. Obviously they didn't get into the internals of anything.
- 2 0
Yeah, pissed as fuck. Caught the little shit that stole it today while waiting for pizza. He was in pizza pizza, totally didn't see me scope him. He bounced out, I watched a bit from down the road, saw my bike, and fucking got there instantly. Two 14 year olds, arrested. One kid had his dad show up and absolutely put him on blast at the scene. Was nuts.
- 1 0
@sherbet: dude thats so shitty :c my macneil got stolen a couple years ago its still kicking around though no one has been able to grab them on it yet
I spent many years buying parts that had this type of treatment and I found the easiest way of fixing bad paint is as follows. Submerge the part in hot water/bicard mix and leave to soak for 30 mins, the paint should come off with a stiff plastic brush and doesn't effect the anodising and harder paint costs underneath. Probably won't save the frame but should hopefully save your hubs and stanchions!
Make it pretty again!