PSA : Becareful of shady characters
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PSA : Becareful of shady characters
Last week we were at the bottom of Diablo in front of Athenian. 2 guys in a car pulled over asking for direction. They were holding smart phone so I told them to use google maps. They claimed they don't know how. I was searching it on my phone. Then the red flag comes, they asked if I can hand them my phone and take a look. I politely declined and biked away.
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Also, it sounds like the thieves were driving SUVs, but what color, what makes, how many of them, etc? It sure would be nice to know if all the thefts were from a white BMW SUV so we can be on the lookout. I was riding up on Skyline/Grizzly yesterday and found myself constantly checking my rear-view mirror for approaching SUVs, especially the ones who slow way down as they approach. Not that the thieves can't change the stolen cars they're driving to avoid detection, but I'm counting on a certain level of stupidity from anyone dumb enough to steal bikes at gunpoint from riders in broad daylight.
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Wait, is this a new spree of Oakland Hills robberies? There were similar incidents some months ago, even a thread about it here.
Edit, yes, it is new...pays to read the entire article I guess! Jeez, time to find a new place to ride, although I'm sure Redwood, Pinehurst, Grizzly, Bear Creek, Alhambra, Wildcat....etc...aren't any safer.
Edit, yes, it is new...pays to read the entire article I guess! Jeez, time to find a new place to ride, although I'm sure Redwood, Pinehurst, Grizzly, Bear Creek, Alhambra, Wildcat....etc...aren't any safer.
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For those of use who frequently ride in that area, there is some useful information in that article, but it would sure help to have more. It sounds like all the bikes taken were mountain bikes, but I'm wondering if that was just coincidence, and the thieves weren't necessarily targeting only mountain bikes and it's just that they happened to come upon them at that time. Was it only mountain bikes stolen in the thefts from April on Grizzly? The latest batch of thefts appears to have been on Skyline, from JM south, so I think I am going to avoid riding that section for a while.
Also, it sounds like the thieves were driving SUVs, but what color, what makes, how many of them, etc? It sure would be nice to know if all the thefts were from a white BMW SUV so we can be on the lookout. I was riding up on Skyline/Grizzly yesterday and found myself constantly checking my rear-view mirror for approaching SUVs, especially the ones who slow way down as they approach. Not that the thieves can't change the stolen cars they're driving to avoid detection, but I'm counting on a certain level of stupidity from anyone dumb enough to steal bikes at gunpoint from riders in broad daylight.
Also, it sounds like the thieves were driving SUVs, but what color, what makes, how many of them, etc? It sure would be nice to know if all the thefts were from a white BMW SUV so we can be on the lookout. I was riding up on Skyline/Grizzly yesterday and found myself constantly checking my rear-view mirror for approaching SUVs, especially the ones who slow way down as they approach. Not that the thieves can't change the stolen cars they're driving to avoid detection, but I'm counting on a certain level of stupidity from anyone dumb enough to steal bikes at gunpoint from riders in broad daylight.