Very sorry to hear about that. Ex -- happily ex -- insurance agent. Spend the time to put together a (1) comprehensive and (2) detailed list of all the things taken; a big hassle, but worth it. Excel is very good for this. Include makes, models, when and where bought (a bit of extrapolation is perfectly in order if you don't remember the exact date and place), and (I hope you have replacement coverage) full *retail replacement* cost. For example, I paid IIRC $1,900 for my Joe Starck custom in 1999, but I'd put in the current $3,500 plus the cost of the recent Chauncey Matthews alterations.
You've got a very good start on the descriptions of the Cheviot and Handsome. It's worth taking a few days off from work to have the time to do this thoroughly; see if you can add lost wages to your claim; can't say that they'll pay, but it's worth the attempt. And add "under loss of use" as well as the cost of any expenses incurred in replacing stuff. It's the opposite of taxes: you are legally bound to pay only the minimum tax legally required of you; so with claims: you are legally entitled to any and all money required to restore all the you've lost, and the further expenses that you've incurred as a result of the loss -- basically, what it costs to restore you and yours to the *status quo ante.* Give this to the police as well as to your insurer; the police won't find your stuff, probably, but if the list is part of the police report, just a bit more weight on your insurer to cooperate. Almost 30 years ago, my slightly upper middle class mountain bike with upgrades was stolen, along with my tool box, from a shed in the backyard. I detailed *everything,* down to each individual wrench, and got it all covered, full replacement, retail, with no hassle at all. And: this shows that spending a bit more premium for a company with good claims reputation is worth the small additional premium. It has been close to 10 years, but in my day: The Hartford and Met Life were particularly reputable. Also, get a dog. On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 12:12 AM, Matt Rhodes <matt.k.rho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm saddened to report that my house was burglarized today. The thieves > broke in through a window, turned the house inside out and made off with > most all of the valuables, including two cherished bicycles. I'm posting > here to (1) ask all Tucsonans in the group to keep an eye out for these > bikes, and (2) ask all group members for any advice that might help my wife > and I retrieve them. > > My bike is a 60cm Cheviot, in the no-longer-available-on-Chevs green > metallic color currently available on some Clems. I took delivery of it in > 2014 and have ridden it more or less daily since then. Build details: > > - Rich-built 700c wheelset with silver Deore hubs laced to 36h Velocity > Dyads, wearing 50mm Schwalbe Big Bens > - Pletscher single-leg kickstand > - SKS P50 fenders, with holes for flaps and a rear fender-mounted light > - Sugino XD2 wide/low 46t/20t crankset, 170mm, with reflective tape on the > crank arms > - MKS sneaker pedals > - Deore rear mech, Claris front mech > - Tektro R559 brakes > - Nitto SP60 seatpost > - Brooks B17 select, wonderfully broken-in after 3.5 years of riding > - Nitto Choco-moose bars > - Tektro mtb levers, black body with silver levers > - Silver bar-end shifters > - Nitto Mark's rack, two struts, with Wald 137 basket secured via zip-ties > - Pletscher rear aka Clem rack > - older (c. 2014) Saddlesack Large, tan canvas with brown leather accents > > I haven't seen another green Chev (or any other Chev, for that matter) in > Tucson since I moved here ~2.5 years ago. I also have the original business > card from Riv mechanic Mark Abele with the order number and the frame's > serial number, and I know its beausage fingerprint inside and out. > > My wife's bike is a 56cm Handsome XOXO (homage to Bridgestone XO-1), > orange with branding similar to that on the XO-1. She took delivery of it > this past February after purchasing it from 718 Cyclery in Brooklyn via > eBay. Build details: > > - 26" wheelset, black Deore rear hub and silver Shimano dyno front hub > laced to Sun Rhyno Lytes (or Alex DM24s...can't remember), wearing Schwalbe > Big Apples > - B&M Eyc T Senso Plus dyno headlight > - dyno rear light (I forget which model...) > - Sugino triple crankset > - black plastic BMX pedals > - Deore XT rear mech, Shimano front mech (again, I forget which model...) > - silver Shimano CX50 cantilevers > - brown Brooks B17 > - Nitto Tallux stem > - Nitto (I think?) drop bars wrapped in brown Salsa (I think?) foam tape > - Shimano Tiagra road levers > - Shimano bar-end shifters > > Although my wife only had the bike for a few months, neither of us have > noticed any other XOXOs around Tucson. Not sure about its serial number at > the moment, but we might be able to sort that out by getting in touch with > 718. > > Big picture: it could have been much, much worse, and my wife and I are > thankful that it wasn't. The police have been helpful so far, and we'll > learn more tomorrow about what else they might be able to do. While I'm > pretty familiar with the LBS scene in Tucson, I have no idea what the > crooks might do with our bikes. This is our first time dealing with bike > theft, so any insights or advice would be hugely appreciated! > > Thanks for reading this far, and thanks in advance for any tips you might > be able to provide. > > - Matt > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. 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