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Bob McCutcheon <rmccutch@usa.net> wrote in message news:<3FD6D9A2.822FFC35@usa.net>...
> Folks,
> 
> The subject line says it all.  The bike that I use for daily commuting
> in the DC suburbs was taken by burglars on the night of 12/6-12/7, and I
> want it back.  For details, go to
> http://users.rcn.com/delimadantas/stolen%20bike/Panasonic_theft.pdf.
> 
> Do I really expect to recover this bike? I know the odds are just about
> nil, but I have nothing to lose by trying.  Printed versions of this
> notice are going up all over my neighborhood and have been sent to most
> DC-area bike stores.
> 
> Regards,
> Bob McCutcheon

Bob, I feel your loss. 
Not to get your hopes up, but I recovered a commuter bike that had
been stolen out of a locked storage room at work some years ago by
posting notices in every bike shop I could find in the yellow pages at
the time. A messenger called me up and said he had the frame and had
seen the notice in a shop in Lyon Village, Arlington.

I got back the frame, fork, brakes, and crank. Insurance (homeowners)
after a deductible, paid me about $500 (be sure and claim all lost
accessories). I had the frame/fork checked out at Metropolis (where
I'd bought it), built myself a set of wheels, and cobbled together a
nice ride that lasted another 10 years.

I'll cross my fingers and pray that your outcome is similar to mine.

Good Luck,
Mike Davis