The only record of my S/N is the tag that came on the frame when I got the bike.
Which is a pretty cool tag. On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Tom Virgil <tevir...@gmail.com> wrote: > From > sfgate<http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Here-s-how-to-get-your-stolen-bike-back-in-S-F-5448933.php#page-1>. > The article has some reasonable ideas. The comments are chaotic so please > don't be discouraged by them. > > It made me think. Do I even know or have I recorded the bicycle frame > serial number of my Sam? Nope. I do not even know if it has one. I went > back to my original invoice at the rivbike My Account to see if one was > recorded there. It was not. Perhaps that would be a good idea if Riv bikes > have such a concept. > > Failing the above, I will call Jared on Monday to see if Riv bikes have > serial numbers and where to find them. More immediately, before tomorrow's > ride I will check the underside of the bottom bracket (the obvious place) > and see of one is stamped there. > > As is the case with most of you, my Sam arrived partially assembled. I > have stuffed business cards and a "reward" card down the seat tube before > installing the seat post. I would remove them if I sold Sam (not bloody > likely unless my heirs prey my cold dead hands off of his new eggplant > taped noodle bars.) > > We hear from time to time of a stolen bike on this list and there is a > very good response from members as to remedies. That is greatly > appreciated. > > The latest here in San Diego is theft from garages. I live in a gate > guarded community with security patrols and still the thieves tailgate > gardeners and maids. Charming as they might be, windows on your roll up > garage doors just let the thieves see what can be had. Hanging your bikes > from the ceiling and frosting those windows could help. They are also > using garage door band frequency scanners to see what pops open when they > roll through the neighborhood. There are newer garage door controllers > that are resistant to that. > > The worst is having some thief jump in front of you on the bikeway and > announce he is taking your bike from you. This has been happening on the > Santa Ana River Trail and the Highway 56 route. Nothing is worth your > life, so give it over if you must. The same attitude you should have > toward a car jack. My solution to this situation (has happened twice) is > not suitable for polite discussion on this forum. I have not lost any > bikes. On a more positive note, I would advice much situational awareness > and using continuous emotional awareness as to what you are riding into. > > ~Tom > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
