Police say they are searching for two armed robbers who have been terrorizing Upper Manhattan and Bronx bike riders over the last month in a string of violent stickups. amny.com/news/gunmen-up…

... conveniently left out of the NYT's 'One Big Reason Gen Z Is Still on Facebook: To Save Money' lovefest with FB's marketplace is the fact that FB marketplace is awash with stolen and fenced goods nytimes.com/2024/03/14/bus…

Carnage

👀twitter.com/SFGate/status/…

round peg square hole I will someday soon. On Venmo I’m @Dan-Christensen-42 if you want to make a donation right now. A deep thank you.

NPR marketplace 'Biking in cities can be complicated, and map apps can only help so much' marketplace.org/2024/01/31/cyc…

I was on NPR's Marketplace radio show last night - and you can listen here: marketplace.org/2024/01/31/cyc…

Stolen in pdx - bee on lookout

This message comes from heavy hearts, but, out of love and respect for yours and our health, we will be closing the doors of Gladys Bikes to the public for a little while.

Portland physical therapist launches high-end, medical-grade bike trainer

- The $2,499 trainer is targeted at professional bike fitters and medical offices, but its creator says there's a lot of interest from bike riders too.

bikeportland.org/2024/01/24/por…

'... some e-bikes Chavez watched Llamas and others (stole) from the trains later showed up on OfferUp.' twitter.com/mwollan/status…

I wrote a story for NYT Magazine about land pirates, train heists, cargo theft, detectives, and global e-commerce capitalism run wild.
nytimes.com/2024/01/23/mag…