Comments on: Bike District Under Attack?

By: anoplura

anoplura — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:59:56 +0000

Pure Luck’s phone and power were (mistakenly) cut as part of the Orange 20 break-in. Their power, phone and alarm were still working when the window was broken, so the theives only got away with a few bikes.

By: WILL CAMPBELL

WILL CAMPBELL — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:35:32 +0000

Well, I stand corrected and looking at my watch wondering why it took you so long to update with a photo. I passed the thing around midnight.

By: Sean Bonner

Sean Bonner — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:24:21 +0000

That's cuz they replaced them this evening Will! Here's photos I took of them putting in the new plate glass around 6pm.

By: WILL CAMPBELL

WILL CAMPBELL — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:22:22 +0000

Totally sketchy is correct. Passing by there on my way home tonight all Orange 20 windows are intact.

By: Spencer Cross

Spencer Cross — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:53:34 +0000

As a reformed irresponsible vandal, I would say don’t read too much into the proximity of the damage aside from the fact that they’re within walking distance of one another and probably on the way to or from somewhere else that also got vandalized that nobody heard about because they’re not part of that circle of friends.

By: eclipse292

eclipse292 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:31:55 +0000

This reminds me of the assholery that happened when the Cache mural was painted over. Maybe somebody’s got a grudge against Orange 20 and thought Pure Luck’s phone lines belonged to them.

By: Sean Bonner

Sean Bonner — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:49:53 +0000

Well arguable those are 2/3rds of what make up the Bike District, as far as retail anyway. No word yet from the Bicycle Kitchen across the street yet, but it’s not like windows in both places were smashed. the phone lines are in the back of one and window is out front which implies that someone was at least thinking about what they were doing -not just randomly smashing places they happened to be walking pass – I’d guess..

By: David Markland

David Markland — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:42:02 +0000

Any reason to believe that the “bike district” was under attack, and not just those particular store fronts?

By: frazgo

frazgo — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:38:37 +0000

That really sucks and I’d suspect they were related, maybe not some darker motive but one never knows.