I am an addict. I can't pass up a bike that I believe I can breathe new life into. In the beginning I tried too stick with certain winners Mongoose IBoc Comp, Univega Range Rover, First Gen Eddie Fisher, Kamikaze Shox and on....
In the first 2 years I had 4 stolen and realized my garage was being watched!!!!
Then I got a beautiful Bianchi frame with Campy crank and BB which I lovingly restored. I purchased a huge chain and combination lock but one summer afternoon fell asleep outside the UC Berkeley campus with my bike and back pack by my side. The chain was in the pack with the lock open to the combination.The pack also contained...(yeh stoopid)
I woke to find my bike and pack gone..
I had had enough.....perturbed!!!
finding a friend with a car we went to every tent city until finally I went to the spot were the XXXXXX hung out
I was extremely reasonable not offering money but offering the same treatment a thief would expect in Saudi Arabia if I suspected....
One week later my bike was chained outside the BART. Same combination
Is this a miracle
Cheers