stolen 1995 Marin Bikes Bear Valley SE Tange Custom

Stolen 2018-10-04T12:00:00-0500 from Salt Lake City, UT 84105, US

  • Serial: unknown
  • Manufacturer: Marin Bikes
  • Name: Bear Valley SE
  • Model: Bear Valley SE Tange Custom
  • Year: 1995
  • Primary colors: Silver, gray or bare metal
  • Frame size: L
  • Frame Material: Steel

Distinguishing features

The only original parts are the frame and seat tube, everything else is a menagerie of newer parts from the early 2000s to 2015. It's a frankenbike to the core. Specs: Frame: Bear Valley SE (steel Tange Ultralight Custom tubeset) Fork: 2003-2005 Fox Vanilla R ~5inches travel (Ding on right stanchion that I had polished out) Wheel Front: 26" Sunrim Singletrack, XT hub Wheel Rear: 26" Ryno Lite Tires: Maxxis Brian Lopes Bling Bling Dual 2.35" width (I doubt there are many people still rocking a set of these) Brake Front: Hayes mechanical disc Brake rear: Alivio V-brake Stem: Azonic long aluminum Handlebars: Carbon Fiber Derailleur Rear - Rear only Sram 5.0 Derailleur Front - none, but the 3 rings are still there Crank: Truvativ?

Theft Details

  • Location: Salt Lake City, UT 84105
  • Locking description: U-lock and cable
  • Locking circumvented: Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
  • Stolen at:  2018-10-04T12:00:00-0500
  • Police report #: 2018-803514
  • Department & city: Salt Lake City

Description of incident

The bike was locked up to two other bikes in my backyard, both gates to the backyard were locked. They cut the padlock on the gate and then the 3/8 braided steel cable bike lock cable. I had a Ulock on the cable as well which is intact. They only took my old 1995 Marin (with the Tange ultralight custom tubeset) for whatever reason. It's not worth a whole lot, but has sentimental value. All the parts but the seattube are frankensteined from newer bikes. I don't have proof of ownership unfortunately, so hopefully my knowledge of its weirdness is enough.

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