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About stolenbicycleregistry.com
I have had 5 bikes stolen in 9 years. The last one was a Trek 4900 stolen in January. The one in the photo on the right? Stolen 5 years ago from my living room while I was taking a shower. I hate the idiots who steal other people's bikes, and I hate the fact that there's no good resource to register your stolen bike. I decided that the world needs is a free, easily accessable, well-organized stolen bike registry. Something that biking enthusiasts, bike shops, cops, and theft victims could all use with minumim hassle. So I hacked together a modern, searchable database. This is it. (At the urging of my Chicago-rock-band-leadin' brother, I also created a sister site: www.stolenguitarregistry.com) stolenbicycleregistry.com FAQI've been answering a lot of the same questions from people, so I thought I'd address them here:
Q: Can I register my bike BEFORE it gets stolen?
Q: You're in Tucson. How does this help people in (INSERT CITY NAME HERE)?
Q: How do you intend to make money on this site?
If for some reason I start incurring a bunch of hosting fees or it ends up eating up too much time, I'll sign a few volunteers up to help me manage the signups, or get a sponsor. But right now it isn't about money. If you'd like to donate a few bucks and help defray the costs, however, that would be great. Just click the 'Buy Now' button here:
Q: I've got a great idea, why don't you (GREAT IDEA HERE)
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