Veysey believes bike thefts are helping prop up the local drug market. It sounds far-fetched, but it's a notion McCloskey and other bike theft experts echoed. The National Bike Registry, a company that runs the nation's largest database for stolen bikes, says on its Web site, "Within the drug trade, stolen bicycles are so common they can almost be used as currency.
via sfbg.com
Sushmita sent me this article just now -- pretty crazy to hear bikes claimed as one of the 4 commodities of the street along with cash, drugs, and sex.
Good luck on getting yours and Theo's bikes back, Sush!