MY 3RENSHO IS BACK!!! Reunited after being gone for almost 4 years. ===== If you know me well you know I have been waiting for this day for almost 4 years. My dream bike was stolen in Portland on my birthday in 2009, and today it came back. I got an email late last night with a phone number saying "please call me" with a subject that said "3Rensho". So I called him this morning. Talked to him to confirm all the parts. It is my bike 100% complete from the day it was stolen. He did not steal it. He got it but he isn't a bike dude so decided to do some research on the bike to see if he could sell it. He saw it on my flickr and saw an old post about it being stolen. So he made a Flickr account to contact me about returning it. I am beyond happy and thankful if fell into the hands of a decent human being. Gonna try and drive down to Portland this weekend and get it from my friend Patrick who runs Pedal Consumption. He was nice enough to pick it up from the nice guy this afternoon. My mind is totally blown. Can't believe I'm getting it back complete almost 4 years later, let alone in perfect condition. =======Recovered Feb 14th 2013. ====================================== Only has this bike a couple months before it was stolen. It was stolen in Portland in August of 2009 on my birthday at a Pedal Consumption event/race. ======================================== http://www.flickr.com/photos/laali/ http://jesusaintsavingshit.tumblr.com
Frame:
3Rensho NJS Track 56.5 Late 80's/Early 90's
Fork/Headset:
3Rensho, Campagnolo Record NJS
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Sugino 75 165mm, Hatta Swan NJS BB
Pedals:
MKS Sylvan w/ Cadence Double Straps
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
49x17, EAI Cog, Sugino 75 Ring, Izumi Chain
Saddle/Seatpost:
San Marco Rolls, Thomson Elite
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Spin Wheel, White Gran Compe SS
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Chub Hub, H+Son, Vittoria Randonneur
Added by Laali. Last updated almost 12 years ago.
47 Comments
Just read the story
let's just say this is the parable of the prodigal bike
a miracle of a thousand tears..and a few chain links
Posted almost 10 years ago
so psyched for you getting your bicycle back, that's insane, what a lucky chain of events!
Posted over 10 years ago
WOW, THIS IS LITERALLY A MIRACLE. lol happy for you dude. sick bike btw.
Posted almost 11 years ago
I remember this being stolen. I don't know you but I'm an avid craigslister and saw a post about this on portland a Craigslist. Glad to hear the crazy good news
Posted about 11 years ago
I don't get the whole story... If he didn't steal it I'm guessing he bought it from the person who stole it?
Posted over 11 years ago
He didn't steal it and the person he got it from didn't steal it. He contacted me about returning it. It's not like I tracked him down. The dude just wanted to do the right thing and get it back to me. I ain't trying to get even. I got my bike back complete in almost perfect condition. "Only a fool trips on what is behind him..."
Posted over 11 years ago
Wow. 4 years? That's like a one in a million chances. Congratulations. You're really lucky!
Posted over 11 years ago
To get even more weird, I was on tumblr just now (2/20/2013) and seen a picture of a purple rensho and thought, "that looks like that stolen one from PDX that I read about a few days ago?" So I came here and seen the story. I'm mind blown right now because IT WAS YOUR BILE ON TUMBLR AND U GOT IT BACK!!! Crazy dude. Stoaked for u man. Hit me up if your ever in EUG.
Posted almost 12 years ago
Holy crap it is exactly the same!! It looks like it was never actually ridden!
Posted almost 12 years ago
i'm glad you got it back but why would someone just take it to "do some research"? Couldn't he just have asked you? I still call it stealing. Especially keeping it 4 years?
Posted almost 12 years ago
He didn't take it to do research lol. He found it I'm guessing, and was doing research on to who the owner of the bike was. Not doing research on the actual bike.
Posted almost 12 years ago
No, someone stole it, then this guy ended up with it, did some research, found it belonged to Laali, and then gave it back to him. (I think that's it)
Posted almost 12 years ago
The guy I got it back from didn't steal it.
He got it from a guy a couple months ago.
He wasn't a bike dude so he googled it to see how much he could sell it for.
Then saw my bike, which was the bike in his possession at the time and wanted to give it back.
So he went out of his way to track me down and return it.
Posted almost 12 years ago
This is amazing man, I am so glad you got your bike back. Simply Wonderful.
Posted almost 12 years ago
Sick! can't imagen how stoked you must have been when you got that email.
Posted almost 12 years ago
wow! what a great story!dont ever think to sell it..its belong to you forever :)
Posted almost 12 years ago
You sir are one lucky bastard !
...No that's not a tear it's my contact lens...
Posted almost 12 years ago
That's sick dude, congrats! always nice to hear bike theft stories with happy endings
Posted almost 12 years ago
Holy crap you got it back!!!! That's amazing! I can't even begin to imagine how great that must feel!
Posted almost 12 years ago
That's one of the nicest looking 3rensho's i have seen. What a bummer, I really hope you find this thing one day. Everything about it is perfect...
Posted almost 14 years ago
So nice man, such a shame what happened.
Posted about 14 years ago
Yeah it's the worst!
I actually think about it everyday.
I still hope to get it back someday.
Something this rare can't stay unseen forever.
Posted about 14 years ago
It won't man. the bastard how stole it can't hide it forever. Can't sell it, can't ride it. any updates?
Posted over 13 years ago
Nope. Still never got it back.
But my future wife bought this for me a couple days ago as a wedding gift.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickuh/58...
We get married next month.
She's the BEST!
Posted over 13 years ago
Photos
a-cung says:
LOVE IT
Posted over 7 years ago