Just started doing the Avenue Verte Paris to London route today, stopped by a Super U supermarket in Chatou to grab some water. Was in there for literally 5 minutes, came back and it was gone. Filed a police report, and they said they get 100s of stolen bicycle reports from the exact same spot every month. Don’t have any high hopes of getting it back. Anyway, now I don’t know what to do with myself.
by NarrowChef5134
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Damn, all loaded up?
That sucks so much. They probably saw the PB and that stuff is like gold there. Seriously I would do a gunfundme, I dont know if they let you post it here but I think you might get some help.
Fuuuck, that’s gutting as hell
Hope they step on Lego’s barefoot everyday for the rest of their lives. How can someone unpack all your shit and not feel bad… animals. Good luck recovering man. 🙁
Bro! That’s just not good! What will you do? 😳
The funds required to send some undercover police there must be in the billions.
Hows police not a joke today!?
Was it locked?
Fuckkkk man 🙁 was your bike locked up? How shitty, with all your stuff as well.
An airtag is a bare minimum those days :/
Aww man. And that bike was loaded up for the apocalypse, too :'(
A wise man once told me: [u/mini-velo](u/mini-velo) you did not loose a bike, you exchanged it for a lesson…
The lesson for me was to learn how not to beat myself, learn how to pull myself by the bootstraps and learn to accept the risks that come with bikepacking.
Hope you recover from this OP!
P.S. check out Knog Scout rechargeable bike alarm and Apple FindMy compatible tracker, have it on all my bikes
🙁
I feel your pain bro, so sorry.
paris seems to be crazy. A colleague went to Paris, bikes for the whole family on a bike rack on his RV. They just sawed the whole rack off, all bikes gone.
I have started carrying a cable lock. It’s a few hundred grams. Wherever I wouldn’t usually bother locking, I chuck it through the wheel and frame.
But I’d also never leave my bike unlocked/locked with luggage in Paris or London. I joked to my partner I’m more comfortable leaving it unattended in rural France for a few hours than out the front of our London suburban flat for a few minutes.
Oh no, welcome to an awful club. Gare du Nord for me, many years ago.
Hopefully you have everything insured?
I see you lost the PB too….. double ding. So sorry!
Check Leboncoin, they’ll try to resell it on this website.
Sorry to hear this. Some very unpleasant scum out there.
Aw that sucks! I’ve reposted this on r/pedale, the French bicycling community. Perhaps we’ll see the bike or accessories turn up?
Yo la entro siempre o casi dentro del super o tienda y la hato
Oh man that sucks. What’s wrong with people. I hope you’ll get over the loss soon. I don’t know what I would do now as well.
Sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed for a miracle!
Fuck Paris
Should’ve just taken it inside with you.
I know it’s not easy, but don’t change your plans! Find a cheap used bike and gear, borrow one, rent one if you have the opportunity. It sucks that some idiots just come and destroy our plans and opportunities for happiness.
So sorry to hear this… I’d be devastated. I hope the universe compensates you somehow for this. Some people suck
Go on facebook and on the group « velos volés paris banlieue » make a post, with a picture and details of where and when it was stolen. Also dont forget to add anything specific to the bike on the post (marks or things you changed). People open their eyes and some are found.
Go on leboncoin (french craiglist) and facebook marketplace and setup some alerts on relevant keywords (marin) for the île-de-france area. Also check « velo » and « vtt » non stop by newest (tri : « plus récent » on leboncoin)
If you find it, say you want to buy it (« bonjour, je suis intéressé par le vélo, peut-on convenir d’un rendez-vous pour que je le vois ? »). Setup a meeting. Use google translate if you don’t speak french to not raise suspicion or ask for help on [r/france](r/france). Then call the cops and tell them to meet you there.
Good luck, I’ll keep an eye out
Mi dispiace molto 😢
Damn dude I’m sorry, good luck getting it back. In big cities in Europe I take the bike inside the grocery store and then lock the wheel, no one has ever told me not to.
Europe is different these days.
Bummer. I feel your pain. I think I would go home, rest, try to be philosophical and fail, then look at buying another bike. Good luck.
I added a Apple AirTag. Got my bike stolen 6 times and found it back 5 times. The tracker is not ideal but better then nothing.
En France il y a 1 vélo volé toutes les minutes ! Environ 500 000 par ans .
Je regarderai sur Leboncoin pour voir si il est en vente.
C’est quoi la marque du vélo ?
Met des photos du vélo sans les sacoches .
Doctor or lawyer?
thats rough man, a fully loaded bike as well
Very sorry..consider insurance for your next ride
Damn at first I read Super U and was like yup then I saw Chatou and that’s the nicest Super U I’ve ever seen. I live 15KM south of there just outside Versailles and I’ve been guilty of leaving my bike outside the grocery store and even unlocked for a minute or two, not anymore. Thanks for sharing OP.
Also 100s of stolen bikes from that one stop, that’s insane. I have to think some type of syndicate, police are useless.
That’s why u shouldn’t drive a bike in Africa
Start walking, they probably took off the distinctive packs and threw them locally. Look in bins too.
Perhaps go to Decathlon and ask about they buy back scheme in London. You may get able to get a bike for a couple of hundred pounds, just to complete the journey.
The cookware,sleep and tent is still gonna cost.
Do you have insurance that has cancellation cover?
Some will have continuance cover, that may cover it.
Good luck and keep your head up.
When my bikes have been stolen, i try to believe that the person who took it will be able to eat or feed their family, or something good good will happen because of the bike. Dumb, but makes me feel better.
Bring out the guillotines. I’m so sorry for you. I’m broke and don’t know how but we should open a found raiser for you.
Id check local pawn shops for your belongings. I got one of my stolen bikes from facebook marketplace after asking to meet to test it. Dont recommenf that approach as you never know how crazy the other person is. But some thieves are more stupid than you’d imagine even if your bar is low
Dude your peanut butter/milk setup is top tier! sorry about your bike.
Fuck.
A very expensive lesson to learn.
This sucks