— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Ever since the Bay Area Bike Share roll-out plan was unveiled, Mission residents have been fussing about the program's absence in the city's residential neighborhoods. But where's there a demand, there's someone willing to fill it, and one of our city's many bolt cutter entrepreneur's did that.
According to @SFPDBikeTheft, one such thief was spotted cruising Capp Wednesday evening with the 44-pound ride concealed with toilet paper (and what looks to be a magic wand):
@teen_archer at 25th and capp he covered up the bay area bike share logo w/toliet paper covered the front part of the bike w/ a jacket
— SFPD Anti Bike Theft (@SFPDBikeTheft) September 5, 2013
SFist adds that there there “no word yet on how the thieves managed to make off with the bike in the first place;” however, Officer Friedman of @SFPDBikeTheft indicates that Bike Share users are struggling to re-dock their bikes properly.
[@SFPDBikeTheft] [SFist]
Comments (5)
friscolex | [Permalink]
Sheesh city…
I think this was Meligrosa that captured the shot, though? https://twitter.com/meligrosa/status/375445738546675712
GG | [Permalink]
Great headline :)
En-Chu Lao | [Permalink]
Entrepreneurship, it’s what makes the USA great!
chalkman | [Permalink]
at 44lbs, it might be worth more as scrap metal than as a bike
friscolex | [Permalink]
$5,000, but not sure how much meth that gets you. http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-san-francisco-bike-share-2013…