azbikeagent is a stand up guy, he emailed me, I called, the arrangements are made, my baby is coming home minus some spokes. I'll fill you all in on the details, off work, but still here, need to get home

That is too cool. I was just reading about this. If I meet "azbikeagent" I'm buying him a beer! Big ups to both of you. 5000

Great to hear - Looking forward to the details.

Cool...

Very cool, congrats!

Congrats on the forthcoming reunion.

Thumbs up to azbikeagent.

Nice when a sad tale has a happy ending.

very nice
congrats

cool to hear chuck, I sent out your blue race inc. bars today too via priority mail.

peace brett

Only on VBMX do we get the warm and fuzzy feelings of a happy ending story such as this!

I know where to get warm and fuzzy feelings with happy endings!

[ November 13, 2006, 07:16 PM: Message edited by: The 26incher ]

That is AWESOME! Here's to a safe trip home!

That's what it's all about, right there!

Awesome!

glad to here it man, also glad your bud here on vbmx, was on the ball and on ebay.
now for the guy who took it all......

Kick Arse!!! This is how it is SUPPOSED to work!

THAT IS AWESOME NEWS CHUCK!!! I am really happy for you!

Details, details!

Hey Chuck if you need anything let me know. I am glad the story had a happy ending. E-mail me or stop by the shop in Glendale. I would like to meet you and see the bike Randy

I should ask do you still live in AZ.??

Randy is a good guy. Not sure of who/what/where, but nice ending.

Let me start by saying I have a renewed faith in mankind, and a huge THANK YOU to Dan Palmer (azbikeagent) and all my brothers here on the boards. The support I got from you guys was astounding. Dan said you guys flooded his ebay message page, first round at Rockford is on me. OK heres the details. I was getting kinda nervous because I had not heard from azbikeagent and it was going on 4pm, so I checked my yahoo just before I left and this is what I found ........

Hey Cheez, how are ya doin? I understand that I have your bike.

I am the shop on 59th and Cactus. I work wtih the Glendale Police Dept. on a program called the Bike Angels that rehabs bikes and disperses them to under priveleged children for Christmas. That is how I came in possession with this bike. I just could not let this one go to a kid who did not appreciate it. Every once in a while (about 1 in 100) a bike comes along that I can recoup some of the cost of this program. I am assured by the GPD that all measures are taken to get the bikes back to the original owners before they are brought to me but I guess this one slipped through. Did you have a serial number for the police report when the bike was stolen. Doesnt matter either way. I want to return this bike to you. I think there is no better form of the quote unquote Bike Angels that to get a bike back to the original owner, especially when it is an 82? Race Inc!!!

Give me a call at the shop after 2:30 today if possible) and we can discuss this in further detail and arrange a time to pick up the bike. I am pulling all of the auctions of your stuff down as we speak.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
Dan Palmer

So I called and Dan answered, we had a long conversation about when the bike was stolen, and where I happened to be at that time, (Rockford), about how it could have managed to slip thew the cracks in PD, the condition of the bike when he got it (not the greatest) about his simular experiance with a bike of his, and intricate details of the bike. durring the whole conversation he seemed almost as excited about me finding the bike as I did, it blew me away. Turns out the guy I talked to at his shop about a year ago was just another guy that worked at the shop, not Dan. I gave Dan the phone #s of a friend of mine that lived close by so he could get ahold of him, because he had pic's to ID it and he would be picking it up and shipping it for me. Dan said that he had no dout that it was my bike by all the details I knew about every single part and by all the messages he got from other VBMX members, YOU GUYS ROCK! When I got home my wife told me my friend Jeff called and said he stopped by the shop talked to Dan and Dan told him that the bike will be all packaged up and ready to ship in a few days, damn that's cool. The only parts I won't be getting back are the 70's vintage Ashi spokes, the wonderful PD impound managed to knock a few out of both wheels so Dan just took them all out and tossed them because they weren't worth trying to save, no problem got some new double butted DT's waiting here.
Dan, your the Man, best of luck with your Bike Angels Program, I tryed getting something going like that with Peoria PD but they didn't seem interested. It 's comforting to know that there are people like you around, and I hope you make it out to Rockford, beers are on me.
Randy, sorry for any confusion and thank you for your support, get to Rockford this year, I owe you a few beers for the confusion, and you can take the Race inc. for a cruise.
Rick, I'd buy you beers anyway, don't rent a car I'll pick you up and any one else that comes along with ya at the Rock this year.
To Peter, Tim, Elf Dude, Cash, and all the rest of my VBMX brothers THANK YOU VERY MUCH for all the support, you have no idea how much it ment to me. See ya all at Rockford this year.
Chuck

[ November 14, 2006, 01:42 AM: Message edited by: cheez ]

OOOPS! Big mistake, left out a big THANK YOU to my VBMX sisters as well, sorry MOM, look forward to meeting you at Rockford this year

no worries chuck. i am just one of the guys. see you at the rock

oh and your story is great. thanks for the details. so cool you got it back. i don't hold out a lot of hope that i will ever see my powerlite again but this shows me that you just never know. way cool

A bumpy guy

oh no you di'nt

I di'nt

ya huh you did

It's so cool to have something back like that!!!
Good on ya Chuck!!!!! I've always said that people are good even if the NEWS makes most people out to be soooo BAD... I can't tell ya how happy that i am for ya!!
Scotty

sorry for the hijack big cheez. it was reilley's fault.

Glad to hear you got your bike back. I'ts refreshing to see some good happening.

I'm glad it all came out in the wash

very cool

I am going to watch chuck cry when he gets this bike back will post pics of the reunion. Does that mean no ROAD TRIP

Sweet. That is good news, cheez.
Props to this arizona cat for seeing what was going on and doing the right thing. That is a stand-up thing to do.
Makes me feel a little better to see something come out right for a change...

Mom, it's always Rielley's fault, he's such a trouble maker.
James, no your not, I'll get it out of my system before you get to my house.
Look for azbikeagent on the boards. I told him about the site, and he said he would like to come hang out, give him mad props and treat him well.
Thanks again to all

yes of course he is. i think he needs to spend some time in the corner myself.

With a pointed hat?

indeed