Welcome home old friend!

[Look585]

This custom Mikkelsen was stolen out of my apartment in the summer of 2007. The frame and fork turned up on the local Craigslist and I bought it back at a fairly reasonable price. It is much the same shape as I remember (less many nice parts including a set of polished record 10s hubs, grrr).

Lots of clearance for big tires even under the short reach brakes; 28s with ease and likely 30s. Will build it up from parts bin stocks and keep it around SF for headlands runs and Marin gravel roads.

Welcome home, glad to have you back.

[callt5]

Wow! How cool is that. Good for you. I am sure I would have had mixed emotions. Anger and grateful. Hopefully it had a good life while away

[gasman]

Remarkable you found it 7 years later !!

[Fishbike]

Great homecoming. Please fill in the details. Did you tell the seller about the bike's history? Do you think he /she knew about or had any involvement in the bike's sordid past?

[binxnyrwarrsoul]

Great story and sweet frameset.

[Look585]

I didn't let on to the story during email communication for fear of scaring the guy away! As to anger, 7 years was more than enough time for me to diffuse. Mostly I'm happy to have the frame back; some good memories on this one. Solo unsupported SF>LA, 1st Death Ride, many fun times.

[Keith A]

Thanks for sharing and it is amazing that you were able to find this bike after all these years.

[foo_fighter]

Wow! Did you have an IFTTT search?(Did they even have IFTTT 7 years ago?) Or was it serendipity? A friend of mine had his Klein stolen out of his apt in the city and found it a month later on the Santa Cruz CL. I'm still searching for my CX bike that was stolen 2 months ago at the ferry building...Hopefully it won't take 7 years.

[ultraman6970]

What did the guy said when you told him the bike was yours and stolen like 7 years ago?? Where did the guy get the bike??

[tumbler]

Very cool. Hopefully the CL seller had nothing to do with and no knowledge of the earlier theft.

[jghall]

Serendipity. Cool story, cool bike.

[gngroup]

Congrats! Enjoy!

[moose8]

I keep looking for a bike I had stolen like six years ago, so maybe I'm just a year away from finding it!

Congrats and post pictures of it built up!

[Muffin Man]

I had a walmart mongoose stolen from the bike racks in my condo complex when I was young, and I was heartbroken. Can't imagine what loosing a bike I have now would feel like.

[weisan]

Congratulations Look pal on the long waited reunion!

So, are you going to lock it up in a high security containment room now?

Or alternatively, you can put the Look 585 in the front as a decoy, use it as the bait and switch