<random thought>
just over a year ago, i sold one of my bikes to someone - the transaction went real well, no hitches, no issues. well, two days ago i got an email from the guy who bought it - saying he loved the bike, but the problem he had now was that the bike had been stolen. he said that when he contacted the police, they asked for the serial number of the bike. he said that he had never written it down and was hoping that i had saved my bike papers from when i had bought it originally, hoping i would have the number... i bought the bike from high gear back in 2002, so the likelihood of me having those papers were pretty low (even though i'm kind of a pack rat). i dug around in my bike stuff, and unfortunately, i didn't have the papers anymore... so he's out a bike, and with no serial number to prove if the bike was recovered that it was actually his.
so just in case your ride is stolen, make sure you have the serial number written down somewhere, and maybe a pic of the bike stashed away, just so you can help yourself out if (god forbid) your ride is stolen.
</random thought>
just over a year ago, i sold one of my bikes to someone - the transaction went real well, no hitches, no issues. well, two days ago i got an email from the guy who bought it - saying he loved the bike, but the problem he had now was that the bike had been stolen. he said that when he contacted the police, they asked for the serial number of the bike. he said that he had never written it down and was hoping that i had saved my bike papers from when i had bought it originally, hoping i would have the number... i bought the bike from high gear back in 2002, so the likelihood of me having those papers were pretty low (even though i'm kind of a pack rat). i dug around in my bike stuff, and unfortunately, i didn't have the papers anymore... so he's out a bike, and with no serial number to prove if the bike was recovered that it was actually his.
so just in case your ride is stolen, make sure you have the serial number written down somewhere, and maybe a pic of the bike stashed away, just so you can help yourself out if (god forbid) your ride is stolen.
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