PSA Carbon Serotta frame in Portland, OR --

[PNW]

Seems very sketchy...hoping someone here didn't have their bike stolen but it looks like a small frame from the few photos there are.

https://portland.craigslist.org/nco/bik/6125042433.html

[gasman]

Stolen
Serotta stopped all production in 2013.

The photos are poor and the frame is sitting in the back of some guys pickup. No rims but one flat tire.

I would be great if the bike could be returned to its owner and the seller busted.

[PNW]

Stolen
Serotta stopped all production in 2013.

The photos are poor and the frame is sitting in the back of some guys pickup. No rims but one flat tire.

I would be great if the bike could be returned to its owner and the seller busted.

Looks like Ultegra Di2 as well...sad for the owner of the bike!

[Hilltopperny]

No size, production was halted in 2013, no wheels and a broken handlebar. Tell tale signs of a stolen bike:bike:

[Elefantino]

"May trade for small car or truck"

Getaway vehicle?

[PNW]

Definitely seems sketchy..I remember the MeiVici not being cheap.

[PNW]

I message the ad and the guy replies with his cell phone number and that he lives in Gresham. He texts me and says:

"wattup, I have the bike available. I'm leaving town soon."

Is this sort of thing reportable?

[swaterfall]

Dang, that's terrible for the real owner.

[PNW]

Wouldn't give me the serial number..."says he got the bike from a guy in Santa Barbara. He built a motor for him and installed it...the guy gave him cash and the bike. He was some kind of racer, he has a whole garage of badass bikes."

[CaptStash]

Maybe worth a call to Portland Police and fill them in. If he has a garage full, it might be worth their time to try to bust him. A stolen Meivici or HSG (I can't tell which it is) is pretty rare, so there is probably a record.

CaptStash....

[alembical]

Portland Police do care about this stuff. I was involved in the re-capture of a stolen race bike about 2 years ago. I was simultaneously texting and speaking on the phone with the bike owner, the thief/seller, and the portland police. The seller thought I was meeting him at the Gateway transit center and I was running a few minutes late. I told him I was approaching and he told me where he was and what he was wearing, while I said I could not find him. While the police were on their way. They got there and busted him, all while I lay in my bed.

[PNW]

Would Gresham fall under Portland police? He wants to meet up..and I want him to get busted. I'm in Eugene lol.

[nicrump]

This is not the scam you think it is, he is leaving town soon, he'll want a wire. he doesn't actually have the bike.

very common craigs scam these days.