re: Bike stolen, we know who did it ....what would you do????

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Here's a solution: contact the investigator's supv. and tell him that unless a cop meets him at the criminal's house TODAY to get your bike back that you're next call will be to a local tv station (especially if they do public shaming investigative bits on things like bad cops, crappy landlords, etc). Don't accept any answers that involve waiting.

If it's an aggressive station with a good audience, I can almost guarantee a cop will be waiting at the criminal's house to help you get your bike back.

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but the manager doesn't know how he's gonna get my bike back,

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I don't wanna have this kid arrested or something and ruin his record forever

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So, you know how I can tell you knownothing about bikes.....you make a comment like this. Just because you don't ride, or have any knowledge about the technology, you make sweeping accusations.

A boat isn't worth 60k if you use that logic, but plenty of people spend money on it. A shotgun isn't worth 2k, but plenty of people spend that much on them. I could go on and on when talking about any hobby.

Going from a 1k bike to a 3k bike, I can seriously tell a big difference. And I see places that still could be improved. Wheels that give me .5 MPH advantage and save me a few minutes in a triathlon and make it easier on my legs are going to add another 2k to my bike. A lighter stiffer crank with power meter is another 1200ish and will let me gauge my power output to make it much easier to get through a half or full Ironman, a goal I want to accomplish in my life and willing to spend that money to achieve (much like someone paying 10k a year on a lease to shoot a trophy buck). There's a lot in an expensive bike that you aren't familiar with that make them cost that much. I will admit some frames are priced just because of the name brand, but all the parts and pieces can add up easily.

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