[Yak] BUMMER: stolen Green Bike Friday Tikit #446 in Berkeley

[Lynette at Bike Friday]

Hey folders on the dock of the Bay ...

I feel even worse for poor Eric than for myself leaving my passport in a NY cab last week.... see attached rant below my rant. There's a shot of a green folded tikit at http://www.bikefriday.com/tikit

Please don't hound poor Eric as to why he didn't wheel it inside, it will only make him feel worse and liable to jump off Grizzly Peak....  do please forward this to all your Bay area and beyond listserves. Velosport tell me a stolen SF bike was recovered on craigslist in Chicago recently ... :o(

On a sunnier note, I'm here til Jan 10 and I'm thinking of 2 BF club of SF rides for the first Sat and Sun of Jan... A chilly hilly Sat and a flat out'n'back Sun (or vice versa)starting from Velosport in Berkeley. Then eating of course. Anyone interested? Anyone like to help me lead since I have no idea where I am going? I'm being ushered all over the Appenine-like Berkeley hills here by Friday friends ... a bit of a shock after three months flat urban riding in NY....
 
Check out the clip of our little launch at Velosport in Berkeley at http://www.bikefriday.com/dealers/velosport
It was great to see some old faces looking no older, perhaps because they're still funstering around on their Fridays....

Let me know if you're interested in the ride. 

Your faithful BF evangelista...
Ps that guy who said 'the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco ...' Yes what is this, Eugene Oregon? Brrr 

------Original Message------
From: eric l. berlow
To: lynettec at bikefriday.com
ReplyTo: eberlow at ucmerced.edu
Sent: Dec 27, 2007 11:20 AM
Subject: Stolen Green Bike Friday Tikit

Hi Lynette, 
  
Just following up our conversation. 
  
My *brand new* Bike Friday Tikit was stolen yesterday (12/26/07) on the UC Berkeley campus. 
It was locked with a U lock to the bike racks on the south side of the Valley Life Science Building. 
It is GREEN, and the serial number on the frame is 446. Attached is a picture of a green Tikit. 
Paul at Bike Friday said he’s pretty sure it is the only green Tikit in the Bay Area. 
  
I would be so appreciative if you could forward this information to any Bay Area Bike Friday folks, or cycling groups, or whatever you think would be useful. 
  
It is such a distinctive bike, that the chances of it being noticed would hopefully be better than 0. 
  
I was barely able to afford this bike, and purchased it for an upcoming international bike tour (and hopefully many more after that). 
  
my contact info is: 
Eric Berlow 
eberlow at ucmerced.edu <mailto:eberlow at ucmerced.edu> , (or ericberlow at gmail.com <mailto:ericberlow at gmail.com> ) 
209-625-6700 (cell) 
  
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. 
  
Sincerely, 
  
Eric 
  
  
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eric l. berlow, station director 
uc merced, sierra nevada research institute 
wawona station 
yosemite national park, ca, 95389 
209-375-9917 (office) 
209-625-6700 (mobile) 
209-375-9932 (fax) 
 <http://snri.ucmerced.edu/snri/wawona/index.html> http://snri.ucmerced.edu/snri/wawona/index.html 
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Sent from the saddle via BlackBerry (please forgive any weird typos) 

Lynette Chiang
Bike Friday Adventurette
http://www.galfromdownunder.com 
Cell (USA): 541-513-7711


Sent from the saddle via BlackBerry (please forgive any weird typos)  

Lynette Chiang
Bike Friday Customer Evangelist
BIKE FRIDAY. PERFORMANCE THAT PACKS
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