Buddy of mine who is training for first Ironman had his brand new Cervelo P2 stolen today off his rack (cut the cable lock) in the midtown Atlanta Whole Foods parking lot. He saw the loser in the act, chased him down on foot as he sped away in his car ramming several cars in the get away. Just missed him but the loser is now facing felony theft and hit and run if caught. Description of bike is below, likely also has an All3Sports sticker somewhere on the bike. Keep a look out - thanks!
· Cervelo P2
· Adamo split seat
· Profile design wing seat post bottle holder, carbon
· FSA gossamer compact crank
· Profile design gossamer brakes
· Rear tire has a hole, patched from the inside
· Rear wheel rim has a hole in the tape and rim with a patch over it (ran over a nail)
Keep an eye on Craigslist. Stolen bikes have turned up there more than once.
When I was a teen, someone stole my bike, then about a week later my dad saw the teen who took it riding down a nearby street. It didn’t turn out too well for that kid, or for his father who dared go after my father when my dad took the bike back and called the cops. The kid got juvie, and his dad got 30 days for assault.
My dad got a set of bruised knuckles for defending himself – guess the other guy leaned the lesson to make sure if you’re going to try to beat up someone, that they’re not former special ops. lol
What color/size is the frame? What kind of wheels (deep rim? carbon? tri-spoke?)? What kind of handle bars (road? clipons? aero?) What kind of pedals? What color is the seat?
We need enough detail so if I saw a picture of it on craigslist, etc. we could determine if it might be it.
It is the base configuration for the bike with the exception of the Shimano 105 pedals, the carbon Profile Design dual water bottle cage on the seat post, and the Adamo split seat. Seat is black. Size is 56.
Atlantabill and I do many rides around Atlanta every week. We’ll keep an eye out for a new silver 56cm P2 with split saddle and shimano pedals.
I’ve had a bike stolen before and I know how much it sucks. Sometimes when I walk by a bike rack I still think i see a glimpse of her in my periphery. RIP ol’ red Nishiki Olympic single speed conversion with Pashley chaincase and bullhorn handlebars!
Be sure to check Craigslist in other cities, too. Thieves have caught on to the fact that people are looking for them. So they advertise in other cities. usually close enough to drive to in a couple of hours.
I found a bike that meets most of your description. I found it tucked away in my place of business. Obviously in a place where it doesn’t belong. How can I privately send you an email or phone number so we can figure out if the bike is your friends?
This really must be the stolen bike. I hope so. And I can’t wait to figure out who at my company stole it. It will be nice to see the handcuffs click.
I found a bike that meets most of your description. I found it tucked away in my place of business. Obviously in a place where it doesn’t belong. How can I privately send you an email or phone number so we can figure out if the bike is your friends?
Wow, thank you! I believe you can send me a private message with your contact information by clicking on my profile. I can then get you in touch with the owner.
That is awesome, I am sitting in my office in Buckhead looking over Peachtree right now and i dont see police, so i am guessing it is in a different part of town.
My company is near Howell Mill Rd so you won’t get to see the action from your office.
I’m keeping it on the down low at my company, but the two people I have talked to don’t know if we have an employee with a silver VW. I’ll walk the parking lot tomorrow when the full staff is here and see if the car is here.
I’m going to remove the bike from its current hiding place and secure it in my office. I don’t want to risk the thief getting rid of it first thing in the morning when they come to work. I’m hoping someone will start looking for it but I doubt I will get that lucky. But I’m certain other employees had to see the bike come into the building so it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out who is responsible. I hope the police will get involved before I have to fire the person so I can watch them make the arrest.
My company is near Howell Mill Rd so you won’t get to see the action from your office.
I’m keeping it on the down low at my company, but the two people I have talked to don’t know if we have an employee with a silver VW. I’ll walk the parking lot tomorrow when the full staff is here and see if the car is here.
I’m going to remove the bike from its current hiding place and secure it in my office. I don’t want to risk the thief getting rid of it first thing in the morning when they come to work. I’m hoping someone will start looking for it but I doubt I will get that lucky. But I’m certain other employees had to see the bike come into the building so it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out who is responsible. I hope the police will get involved before I have to fire the person so I can watch them make the arrest.
Maybe just send an email to all employees stating that bikes should not be stored in that area of the office, you moved it because of a saftey hazard, and they must come to you to claim it? Or maybe just leave a note where the bike was?
That might give the theif some assurance that you’re not on to him. But if you secure it in your office without sending out a notice…I’d probably be spooked if I was the theif…because I don’t think that would be normal company policy.
will coming back for the goods,be careful.