A man in Oregon had his bike stolen. Shortly after it was stolen, he saw it advertised for sale on Craiglist. The man became Simon Jackson and managed to get his bike back from the thief and documented it all on video.
I live in Portland and OMFG!!! Bike theft is HUGE here. Some jerk offs broke in to my building TWICE in the last six moths and stole several bikes out of our locked basements. It's like the bike capital of the nation so 70% of people here ride bikes.. My pink Shwinn cruiser is on triple lock right now.
Amber are cyclists big meanies in your city too? I swear the more " bike friendly " this city gets the evil-er the cyclists become. I ride a bike for pleasure not for every day use and the hard core cyclists scare the beejeezus out of me!
Alicia, I'm not sure about "meanies", but a great deal of them don't abide by traffic laws which is a pretty big problem when they are riding in the city. Do you know what the really really tall bikes are all about? There's a bike "clique" here that rides these bikes with really tall seats and handlebars.
@dia - hello fellow pdxer! Fine day we are having here!
And yes on the hygiene factor!!!! Omg would it kill you to wash your hair?
I thought I was the only person in this city to not have a bike too.. I probably wouldn't have on now if it weren't for someone buying me one on my birthday. I'm glad I have one now especially in summer, it's super fun.. But the bike meanies still scare me.
I was going to ask how much bikes cost and then he said $2500! I kept thinking felony? for a bike? If that's your only transportation and maybe he races, I totally understand.
OMG I cant believe you got made fun of for your bike - that is the silliest thing I have ever heard of. The Youtube comments for this video are hilarious... My fave - "Justice is served - with a Chai Latte"
this shit is stupid. He's lucky he wasn't shot or worse. It wasn't about the bike, they wanted a take down to be internet heroes. 8:33 "fans" what a bunch or losers
Unfortunately for this bastard, I no longer live in Seattle. If I did, I would've been happy to mow this guy down on foot and jiu-jitsu his ass right there on the asphalt.
Kudos to you, Simon, and your friends in the beautiful City of Roses! You restored my faith in friendship and karma. And bicycles in general.
This was funny. Loved how he made sure to thank his lucky hat for a second time in the end credits! LOL
@zombiecrush- A better way to look at it is that someone is going to jail over stealing a $2500 piece of property. My bicycle isn't worth $100 and hasn't been ridden in years, but I'd be pissed if someone stole my laptop. I guess I wouldn't survive in Portland, haha. @dia papaya- East Coast girl all the way :)
@amber Charlotte, NC has alot of bikers around my neighborhood. They take up the entire lane and really hinder drivers. They act like they own the road - sometimes you can get stuck behind them for miles. I have also seen some of the really tall bikes around the more artsy parts of town.
@Ingrid - Bruce Dern's character is so great, and I love his wife!
@hunter - get on it, STAT!
@goheels - There are fewer in the part of town I just moved to, thank God. By my old place, this one street has a huge bike lane on each side of the street that goes through the middle of the driving lane. I'm not even sure how you're supposed to handle it.
@Dia I want to join all your groups. Since moving to PDX from the east coast 4 years ago I have had to mute my opinions and personality just to not be completely eye-stabbed by everyone here. I swear people are so freaking judgy.
Amber: I know of at least one group around the Boston area w/the tricked-out high bikes (one w/a disco ball, IIRC); they're called SCUL (I forget what the acronym stands for), I know a couple of people who've been involved w/them over time, and they go out on "missions" periodically (read: ride around late at night w/a boom box, the disco ball, etc.)--it's pretty funny to watch, actually.
Oh, and can we get a group of Boston-area Hipster Haters together? I live in Somerville, which is pretty much Hipster Central around here, so you can imagine how I feel...
Yayyy raechel! My friend is bartending at da hui Friday .. It's on foster and 65th and it's a very anti-hipster dirty se bar. I'll be the blonde with pigtails and sleeved tattooed arm.. Who laughs annoyingly loud.. You can't miss me!
this video could benefit from heavy editing. Especially the smug self-satisfaction parts. It's a good thing he's from Portland, where people under 30 go to retire, so he could take time out of his not-so-busy life to hunt down the thief in another state and engage in this sting operation.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's great he got his bike back...and it's interesting how he did it...but the story could have been told in 4 minutes.
I live down in Eugene and it is the bike thief capital of the state. This is one of the most bike friendly cities. A lot of people use bikes as their primary form of transportation, including my daughter.
When we moved here and went to buy her a bike I wanted to get something good that she could upgrade and thought $400 sounded good. We went to the neighborhood bike shop---there are several, and the least expensive bike was $800. We did find here one for $350, added fenders $30, front and rear lights $70, lock $50, helmet $60, bell $6, rain jacket $70 (it's OR) and yeah, folks are really into their bikes because they cost so darn much. You need the quality though--no plastic gears and such.
I know a guy who rides $3000 bike and he covered it in some funky tape so it looks like a trashy bike. A lot of people take off their seat or pedals and front tire when they park their bikes.
I'm always late to the comment party but I just wanted to add, Yay Oregonians! Born and raised, but don't live there currently. I'm quite proud of my home state.
Also, I would love to join the "I Hate Hipsters" club. What would we do as a joining ritual...perhaps shower?
Dagny, always late to the party, so I totes understand. But I have to chime in cause you guys ailit on the funny jokes, every time!ad, cause I'm jealous I can't be a part of your meet up!
What a fucking bloviating hipster moron- wearing a horribly sexist hat, no less. Fuck him, fuck his bike, fuck the guy who stole it. Fuck the lot of them.
I caught your meaning, @E Gee! And I really wish I could be there for the meetup as well. I'd buy a round for all the witty commenters here who routinely make my day.
Good for him. He had to put a lot of effort into setting that up. Good thing guy wasn't crazy or dangerous...
ReplyDeleteits nice to see somebody was able to get their bike back.
ReplyDeleteYes!! This is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI live in Portland and OMFG!!! Bike theft is HUGE here. Some jerk offs broke in to my building TWICE in the last six moths and stole several bikes out of our locked basements. It's like the bike capital of the nation so 70% of people here ride bikes.. My pink Shwinn cruiser is on triple lock right now.
Watch the bike thief sue for defamation and pain and suffering.
ReplyDelete" The bike is in .. The Alamo.. In .. The basement! "
ReplyDeleteLOL, ahhh takes me back
DeleteWhen he says the guy is under citizen's arrest, did it make anyone else think of the citizen's arrest scene from the end of The Burbs?
ReplyDeleteLol, Amber I love that movie.
ReplyDeleteToo bad the thief and his whore girlfriend weren't hit by a bike.
Uh, buying stolen shit is against the law. Dumbass.
ReplyDeleteI'd put a fucking hit out on the bastard for a $2500 bike. No wonder Portlanders are hardcore about their bikes.
ReplyDeleteAlicia - did you know that Portland has a rivalry with my Mpls over bikes? Pretty sure we were voted most bike friendly this year! :P
ReplyDeleteVicki, it's so genius. I've probably watched it 75 times and it never gets less funny. I call every bone a femur.
"Klopek? What is that, Slavic?"
ReplyDelete"NO!!"
"Whoa, about a 9 on the tension scale, there, Rueb."
Movie is a classic!
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ReplyDeleteThey had this on the news here in Seattle a while back.
ReplyDeleteGood on him for getting his bike back.
Amber are cyclists big meanies in your city too? I swear the more " bike friendly " this city gets the evil-er the cyclists become. I ride a bike for pleasure not for every day use and the hard core cyclists scare the beejeezus out of me!
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ReplyDeleteAwesome!
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ReplyDeleteDia, they spend so much on their bikes, maybe they can't afford soap. lol
ReplyDeleteBoston's a great bike city. If I didn't have such a fear of falling or getting hit by a car, I would get one.
Alicia, I'm not sure about "meanies", but a great deal of them don't abide by traffic laws which is a pretty big problem when they are riding in the city. Do you know what the really really tall bikes are all about? There's a bike "clique" here that rides these bikes with really tall seats and handlebars.
ReplyDelete@dia - hello fellow pdxer! Fine day we are having here!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes on the hygiene factor!!!! Omg would it kill you to wash your hair?
I thought I was the only person in this city to not have a bike too.. I probably wouldn't have on now if it weren't for someone buying me one on my birthday. I'm glad I have one now especially in summer, it's super fun.. But the bike meanies still scare me.
I was going to ask how much bikes cost and then he said $2500! I kept thinking felony? for a bike? If that's your only transportation and maybe he races, I totally understand.
ReplyDelete@ dia - meanies I tell you! My neighbors made fun of my cruiser :(
ReplyDelete@ amber - I'm not sure about the tall bikes.. I see a few around but I think it's a group of cycling circus/clown folk.. Seriously..
This is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG I cant believe you got made fun of for your bike - that is the silliest thing I have ever heard of. The Youtube comments for this video are hilarious... My fave - "Justice is served - with a Chai Latte"
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome, but i would really hope someone wouldn't go to JAIL for stealing a BICYCLE. Holy waste of government resources.
ReplyDeleteI woke up late and missed quoting The Burbs and PDX bike talk.
ReplyDeletePIZZA DUDE! Bruce Dern is the biggest comedy star of the 80's just for his role in that movie, as far as I'm concerned.
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ReplyDeletethis shit is stupid. He's lucky he wasn't shot or worse. It wasn't about the bike, they wanted a take down to be internet heroes. 8:33 "fans" what a bunch or losers
ReplyDeleteI hate being Debbie Downer but while this is cool, all I kept thinking was "First World Problems"
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ReplyDeleteI hate being Debbie Downer but while this is cool, all I kept thinking was "First World Problems"
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately for this bastard, I no longer live in Seattle. If I did, I would've been happy to mow this guy down on foot and jiu-jitsu his ass right there on the asphalt.
ReplyDeleteKudos to you, Simon, and your friends in the beautiful City of Roses! You restored my faith in friendship and karma. And bicycles in general.
Ingrid, yes!
ReplyDelete"A soldier's way saves the day."
I could quote that movie all fucking day. I might even buy it tomorrow on Amazon.
Dia it's ridiculous here and I was born in the NW. And I'll take a swig of your whiskey thanks.
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ReplyDeleteThat was awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove you Simon.
This was funny. Loved how he made sure to thank his lucky hat for a second time in the end credits! LOL
ReplyDelete@zombiecrush- A better way to look at it is that someone is going to jail over stealing a $2500 piece of property. My bicycle isn't worth $100 and hasn't been ridden in years, but I'd be pissed if someone stole my laptop. I guess I wouldn't survive in Portland, haha.
@dia papaya- East Coast girl all the way :)
Am I the only one who was thinking they should have gotten the police involved BEFORE chasing his ass all over?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, clearly I need to see The Burbs and start watching Portlandia.
@amber Charlotte, NC has alot of bikers around my neighborhood. They take up the entire lane and really hinder drivers. They act like they own the road - sometimes you can get stuck behind them for miles. I have also seen some of the really tall bikes around the more artsy parts of town.
ReplyDeleteHunter, fuck that hipster bullshit and just watch the Burbs. It's classic comedy.
ReplyDelete@Ingrid - Bruce Dern's character is so great, and I love his wife!
ReplyDelete@hunter - get on it, STAT!
@goheels - There are fewer in the part of town I just moved to, thank God. By my old place, this one street has a huge bike lane on each side of the street that goes through the middle of the driving lane. I'm not even sure how you're supposed to handle it.
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ReplyDeleteMy bf refuses to go to Molly Moon because he doesn't want to wait in line with a bunch of hipsters.
DeleteI think he just doesn't want me to have delicious ice cream!
@Dia I want to join all your groups. Since moving to PDX from the east coast 4 years ago I have had to mute my opinions and personality just to not be completely eye-stabbed by everyone here. I swear people are so freaking judgy.
ReplyDeleteHunter, those fucking fingerstaches alone make me stabby.
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ReplyDelete@dia - "Then I would take out my flask of whiskey and tell them to F*ck off!"
ReplyDeleteThis statement alone made me want to be your friend in real life. I love it.
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Delete@ All PDX CDAN'ers: Drinks Friday?? Let's unite with our love of slacking and gossip!
ReplyDeleteHahaha I love the hipster haters club!
ReplyDeleteMany of us PDXers hate the show Portlandia.. My bf refuses to watch it and calls is hipster bullshit.
I listen to a lot if east coast hip hop so I'll just join your guys's club. I'll bring my Australian friend too.. She's a riot and a wu tang fanatic.
My favorite antiWeird bumper sticker " keep Portland normal "
@ raechel - yup lets do this! Whiskey for everyone
ReplyDelete@ Alicia - 6:30 Friday, place is your choice. @Dia you coming???
ReplyDeletethumbs up, tenacious bike guy!!
ReplyDeleteAmber: I know of at least one group around the Boston area w/the tricked-out high bikes (one w/a disco ball, IIRC); they're called SCUL (I forget what the acronym stands for), I know a couple of people who've been involved w/them over time, and they go out on "missions" periodically (read: ride around late at night w/a boom box, the disco ball, etc.)--it's pretty funny to watch, actually.
ReplyDeleteOh, and can we get a group of Boston-area Hipster Haters together? I live in Somerville, which is pretty much Hipster Central around here, so you can imagine how I feel...
Yayyy raechel! My friend is bartending at da hui Friday .. It's on foster and 65th and it's a very anti-hipster dirty se bar. I'll be the blonde with pigtails and sleeved tattooed arm.. Who laughs annoyingly loud.. You can't miss me!
ReplyDeleteSee ya there!
ReplyDeleteFuck yes, Robin!
ReplyDeleteI'll keep an eye out for the SCUL morons so I can jam a stick in their spokes.
Robin, that's pretty entertaining! I've always been curious about the whys and what fors of them! What happens if they fall?!
ReplyDeleteYou guys and your hipster hate lol. I have some fun hipster friends! However so many are sssooooooooo serious.
I wanna have a fun CDaN happy hour :(
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Deletethis video could benefit from heavy editing. Especially the smug self-satisfaction parts. It's a good thing he's from Portland, where people under 30 go to retire, so he could take time out of his not-so-busy life to hunt down the thief in another state and engage in this sting operation.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, I think it's great he got his bike back...and it's interesting how he did it...but the story could have been told in 4 minutes.
*applauds* Good for him!!
ReplyDeleteI live down in Eugene and it is the bike thief capital of the state. This is one of the most bike friendly cities. A lot of people use bikes as their primary form of transportation, including my daughter.
ReplyDeleteWhen we moved here and went to buy her a bike I wanted to get something good that she could upgrade and thought $400 sounded good. We went to the neighborhood bike shop---there are several, and the least expensive bike was $800. We did find here one for $350, added fenders $30, front and rear lights $70, lock $50, helmet $60, bell $6, rain jacket $70 (it's OR) and yeah, folks are really into their bikes because they cost so darn much. You need the quality though--no plastic gears and such.
I know a guy who rides $3000 bike and he covered it in some funky tape so it looks like a trashy bike. A lot of people take off their seat or pedals and front tire when they park their bikes.
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ReplyDeleteI'm always late to the comment party but I just wanted to add, Yay Oregonians! Born and raised, but don't live there currently. I'm quite proud of my home state.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I would love to join the "I Hate Hipsters" club. What would we do as a joining ritual...perhaps shower?
I love it.
ReplyDeleteIs anyone else reminded of Reno 911? Dangle could've used this guy's help.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me laugh. I have been in a bit of a funk about a couple of things & you have reminded me to make light of life.
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ReplyDeleteDagny, always late to the party, so I totes understand. But I have to chime in cause you guys ailit on the funny jokes, every time!ad, cause I'm jealous I can't be a part of your meet up!
ReplyDeleteWow, embarrassing mistakes, please all pretend you know what I meant!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fucking bloviating hipster moron- wearing a horribly sexist hat, no less. Fuck him, fuck his bike, fuck the guy who stole it. Fuck the lot of them.
ReplyDeleteHHAHAAA!!! I did love how he got all shrill and out of breath near the end...
ReplyDeleteI caught your meaning, @E Gee! And I really wish I could be there for the meetup as well. I'd buy a round for all the witty commenters here who routinely make my day.
ReplyDeleteUmm, I think that citizen's arrest part was ridic. WTF?
ReplyDelete@Alicia I'll see you soon!
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