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rhohman

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Feb 1, 2011
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Last night 5 bikes were stolen from our condo bike/ski storage. It occured July 23rd between 1am and 8am at The Marquis in the Whistler Upper Village. There were locked.

2011Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Black front triangle white rear Large
Rock Shox Vivid Air
2011 Fox Shox 40 Kashima White
Cane Creek Angleset
2011 WTB Laserdisc Freeride Wheels
Shimano Pro Stem/Bar/grips
Shimano Saint Derailleur/Shifter
Shimano Saint Brakes
SDG Storm Saddle/Post
Truvatic Descendent Cranks
E Thirteen LG1+ guide
Shimano XTR Trail pedals
Maxxis High Roller 3C tires

2010 Santa Cruz Blur LT matte black Large
2011 Fox Shox 36 RC2 Kashima White
Fox Shox RP23
Chris King black headset
WTB Laserdisc Trail Rims to WTB Superduty rear hub/ Hadley front hub
Sunline Bar/Stem grey
Formula R1 brakes
Shimano XT shifter/derailleur
Shimano XT cranks
Gamut Guide
WTB Devo Saddle red
Race Face post
Shimano M424 pedals
WTB Bronson tires

Santa Cruz Jackal raw
2011 X Fusion Velvet RL white 15mm axle
Chris King Black headset
Azonic Outlaw wheelset Red
Easton Havoc Bar/Stem black
Truvativ Holzfeller cranks
SDG I Fly C saddle/post
Flat pedals
Kenda Small Block 8 tires
Avid Juicy Carbon brake

2011 Commencal Supreme DH V2 Fluorescent Green Large/Xlarge
Fox Shox DHX RC4 rear shock steel coil spring
2010 Rock Shox Boxxer Team White
Cane Creek Headset
Mavic 721 Hope Pro 2 blue rear wheel
DT Swiss 5.1 DT 340 front wheel
2011 Avid Code Brakes
Sram X9 Shifter/Derailleur
Bontrager Evoke RL Saddles
Thomson Elite Post
Truvativ Descendent cranks
Sunline V1 bar/stem grey
Gravity Grips
E Thirteen LG1+ guide
Shimano M647 pedals
Maxxis Minion DHF 3C tires

Sandusky Cycle Works custom hardtail 29er Sea Foam Green
Rock Shox Reba 29 fork white
Cane Creek
WTB Laserdisc Trail 29 wheels
Truvativ Stylo cranks
Thomson post
Singlesepeed steup
WTB Devo Saddle Black
Kenda Nevegal tires
Sunline V1 bars/stem grey

We have alerted the police; They can be reached at 604-932-3044 officer Joey Porchetta. If anyone sees anything that resembles these bikes please let us know. At this point we know that the bikes could be long gone. Pictures here:
http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/893949/

I can be contacted at 410-409-9460
My buddy can be reached at 530-400-0423

Thanks in advance
 
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rhohman

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Feb 1, 2011
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It's one of those things we never expected but are now hearing it's pretty common. That's too bad about your Demo too, Transcend.
 
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Natedog

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Nov 8, 2003
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Jeff Lenosky also got his brand new Saint/Fox equipped Glory stolen, when he was riding with his son. He walked in to go to the bathroom and came out to having no bike. Not cool.
 
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S.K.C.

Turbo Monkey
Feb 28, 2005
4,096
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Pa. / North Jersey
I'm not sure if the increase in bike theft this year is due to a bad economic environment or a "perceived" increase due to increased reporting of stolen bikes, but either way at this point I'll pay the penalty to keep my rig in my room.
 
Lelandjt

Lelandjt

Turbo Monkey
Apr 4, 2008
2,516
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^Yup. F*** what the girl at the front desk says, the bike stays in my room. At the Tulluride race everyone else in our condo kept their bikes locked in the garage. There were 20 high end bikes sitting where no one would notice a thief at work with just a single cable and Masterlock keeping them in place. Mine stayed next to the couch.
 
Kntr

Kntr

Turbo Monkey
Jan 25, 2003
7,526
21
Montana
There are only 2 roads in and out of Whistler. If it was a stolen car they would find it. Most bikes these days are worth as much as a cheap car...
 
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JayBear

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Apr 28, 2009
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Sleeping in the bushes at Burnside
S.K.C. said:
I'm not sure if the increase in bike theft this year is due to a bad economic environment or a "perceived" increase due to increased reporting of stolen bikes, but either way at this point I'll pay the penalty to keep my rig in my room.
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This.. Last year we kept all five bikes in the room..I think it cost us almost four hundred in bull**** cleaning fees..Still just a fraction of what the bikes would cost to replace..Whistlers policy on stolen bikes is " sucks for you" .

Chopping up high end bikes and selling them is big business these days, leaving a bike un attended anywhere is a bad move..

Dudes be lurking around with flat brims and laser cutters..
 
FlipFantasia

FlipFantasia

Turbo Monkey
Oct 4, 2001
1,666
500
Sea to Sky BC
we've had a couple of quiet years on the theft front, this year seems there's some highly organized **** going down. one evening a couple weeks ago in the subdivision that was the athlete's village, every single bike that was outside, locked or not, got stolen, including junky commuters and kids bikes worth next to nothing. sad times for a lot of people, I try and not leave mine out of sight and I put it away right away so prying eyes don't see it.
 
stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
21,615
7,276
Colorado
IF your summer business is based on people bringing their toys to your business, would you not do more to protect your business?

Setup a RFID locked storage room with the front desk required to take a picture of anyone entering or exiting the room. If you have pictures of everyone entering and exiting the room, it sure makes it a lot easier to identify people...

Also, is there no bike check-in around the village to store bikes?
 
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shirk007

Monkey
Apr 14, 2009
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The Joker said:
IF your summer business is based on people bringing their toys to your business, would you not do more to protect your business?

Setup a RFID locked storage room with the front desk required to take a picture of anyone entering or exiting the room. If you have pictures of everyone entering and exiting the room, it sure makes it a lot easier to identify people...

Also, is there no bike check-in around the village to store bikes?
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Agree that the hotels need to do more to ensure safe storage of bikes in Whistler.

If and when we rent something in Whistler we only rent where we know the bikes can be safe inside.

re: bike check, I think one of them got ripped off a couple years ago.
 
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JimLad

Monkey
Sep 23, 2009
101
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Whistler
I'm pretty paranoid about this kind of thing. Friend of mine had his nicked from the lockup when he was living in Alpenglow. Locks don't do much if a thief wants the bike.

Top floor balcony or inside your place is the only way. And a cheap beater for a pub bike.
 
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Tdiddy

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Apr 8, 2009
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The Joker said:
IF your summer business is based on people bringing their toys to your business, would you not do more to protect your business?
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that's the problem. if you've been to whistler you can see that mtb'ers account for a small proportion of their business. One month of the bike park makes the same as a day of ski lessons in the winter. There are throngs of tourists there to hang out and spend real money that they tend to cater more to. The bike business isn't that lucrative.
 
tacubaya

tacubaya

Monkey
Dec 19, 2009
720
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Mexico City
I kept my bike with a lock at all times during my visit to Whistler (even when eating hot dogs and keeping the bike closeby). We stayed in The Aspens condos and I kept my bike in the secure storage with 1 or two cable locks.The secure storage had electronic key linked to the room token entrance and a CCT camera pointing at the door. I thought it was decent security.

A friend of mine didn't trust the bike storage and he took it every day to WBP Rentals to store it (they charge $3 during the day and $7 for overnight). Here is the link: http://www.whistlerbike.com/rentals/valet/index.htm
 
tacubaya

tacubaya

Monkey
Dec 19, 2009
720
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Mexico City
The Joker said:
If people are too cheap to do this then their bike should be stolen.
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I think it's the best option next to keeping it in your room although I found the WBP Rentals "state of the art security system" a bit lame.

You take your bike, tell them you want to store it and they put a tag on it with your name and they give you a valet ticket. They put your bike next to the others (in plain sight) and when you want to take it you have to bring the valet ticket and/or an ID.
 
stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
21,615
7,276
Colorado
tacubaya said:
I think it's the best option next to keeping it in your room although I found the WBP Rentals "state of the art security system" a bit lame.

You take your bike, tell them you want to store it and they put a tag on it with your name and they give you a valet ticket. They put your bike next to the others (in plain sight) and when you want to take it you have to bring the valet ticket and/or an ID.
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Are they liable and are the bikes in a secure location? That's all that matters.
 
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DHJUNKIE

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Sep 27, 2001
529
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Cromwell, CT
never EVER use whistlers hotel "safe" storage areas in basements. My bike is ALWAYS in my room. Never let it out of my site EVER. Even hotels who do not "allow" them in a room you can sneak em up. We did, cleaned them off every day and never got charged for a cleaning fee.
 
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rhohman

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Feb 1, 2011
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Three of our bikes that were stolen earlier this year in Whistler, were recovered late August by Vancouver RCMP. I cannot thank them enough.

The question now is how to retrieve the bikes as we live in California. UPS can pick the bikes up from the RCMP offices but they need to be boxed first. The only thing I can think of doing is to call around to Vancouver bike shops, within reasonable distance of the bikes, to see if they could pick them up so that they could be boxed and shipped off.

I was hoping someone on here might have gone through a similar experience or might have a better solution.

Thanks
 
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rhohman

Chimp
Feb 1, 2011
6
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rockofullr- yea, we were both stoked and incredibly surprised but apparently Canadian police are pretty diligent and have been cracking down on theft rings. Our bikes were recovered with 20 others in a Vancouver house.

illnotsick- that would be more than I could ask for
 
gemini2k

gemini2k

Turbo Monkey
Jul 31, 2005
3,526
117
San Francisco
Can you get supplemental insurance coverage for the bikes while you're in Whistler? I'd imagine renters/homeowners would cover it. But I'd think that if you knew you were going into a really high risk theft situation that if you could get a policy for sub $100 for a week or 2 it might be worth it. Anyone have experience with this?
 
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rhohman

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Feb 1, 2011
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big-ted- you're a good person. just sent you an email

gemini2k- Fortunately, my buddy's insurance covered all three of his bikes, and my insurance (Encompass) partially covered the loss. It would be rad if there was a way to buy coverage for a short period though.
 
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