Sorry for your loss. Please file a police report, even if you don't think you'll get your bike back. Will keep an eye out...
2011-04-06 01:39:33
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Stolen from in front of Union Project
I just had to learn the hard way about the importance of using a U lock instead of a cable lock. Someone used a bolt cutter in broad daylight to take a bike from one of the racks in front of the Union Project in Highland Park yesterday. The bike was a Mongoose and looked like this: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1079104_-1___ if not the same model. It had a milk crate on the back bumper and some of those circular Bike Pittsburgh reflector stickers on it. It wasn't a terribly valuable bike and I'm not really expecting to see it again, but if anyone runs across an XL bike fitting this description, please send me a message.
Thanks.
2011-04-06 01:33:01
Truly sucks. I had my own bike locked to the U.P. rack nearest Stanton just a week ago. *shudder*
2011-04-06 02:42:22
If you know the serial number you can report it stolen. You will never see that bicycle again.
2011-04-06 03:29:35
you might see it again, sometimes bikes are just dumped really nearby in the area! ill keep a lookout when i walk around, and try to let folks know. are you on the highland park listserv? i can post for you there if you want.
major bummer 
2011-04-06 04:06:10
Edward, your optimism is notable. We've actually seen people on this board reunited with their stolen bikes, a number of times.
2011-04-06 05:03:53
It may be worth a stop in nearby bike shops to ask people there to be on the lookout. Back when Gatto was on the corner of Penn & Braddock, the people there reunited our neighbors with two stolen bikes.
2011-04-06 10:17:02
also you dont need the serial number to make a report.
2011-04-06 14:50:10
I live a couple blocks down the street. Will keep my eye out while walking the dog.
2011-04-06 16:27:45
Aye, if you have another bike, might be worth patrolling the area
You might get lucky and see somebody riding it; that's how I got mine back
2011-04-06 18:07:50
I will keep an eye out for it also. Sorry to hear about that. People are shitty.
2011-04-07 00:06:51