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I live in a college town, with suspected organized bike theft. The theory is that bikes are trucked to say, Mexico, then sold - they aren't sold locally. That m
by justinator 10y ago
I live in a college town, with suspected organized bike theft. The theory is that bikes are trucked to say, Mexico, then sold - they aren't sold locally. That makes it very hard to track down your own bike.
I also remember the classic film The Bicycle Thief, where all the parts of all the stolen bikes are taken off, and liquidated that way.
- bfuller 10y agoyou don't even have to go as far as mexico, they usually just move to the nearest metro.
- Zigurd 10y agoThat's correct. Steal them in Amherst, sell them in Ithaca. It may also be a "Traveler" practice. They are involved in all kinds of organized theft of middling value items, e.g. shoplifting infant formula, and home repair scams. Anything that can be sold on Craigslist.
- justinator 10y agoI hear this is also true between Seattle <-> Portland.