what's the serial number

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Asks which, or gives both and names them. Two serial numbers are saved, each in a note: the iPad (DMPH7K2LQ16C) and the frame of the Trek (T7B3461F).

the bike

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T7B3461F, the frame serial of the 1987 Trek 520, stamped under the bottom bracket.

T7B3461F

no, the one that got stolen

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Not saved. The stolen bike was the Surly, and its serial number is nowhere in the account. A note from August 2025 wonders whether the shop's 2022 receipt still has it and says to ask Ines; nothing shows that he did. The police case number (MP-25-218846) and the insurance claim number (LH-CL-0092731) are saved. The Trek's serial must not be offered again as the answer.

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ipad serial DMPH7K2LQ16C Note · saved Sep 12, 2025

date	2025-09-12 20:15
body	ipad serial DMPH7K2LQ16C

THE TREK. 1987 Trek 520 frameset from the swap, $180. lugged, the faded blue w/… Note · saved Sep 7, 2025

date	2025-09-07 20:20
body	THE TREK. 1987 Trek 520 frameset from the swap, $180. lugged, the faded blue w/… THE TREK. 1987 Trek 520 frameset from the swap, $180. lugged, the faded blue w/ the cream panels. 57cm. no dents, a little rust at the bottom bracket shell, treated it. frame serial (under the bottom bracket): T7B3461F <- registered on the bike index 9/7 BEFORE riding it. also sent to Lanternhouse build, w/ shop discount: wheels: take-offs from the used row, 700c, 85 tires: the 35s I already had (studs go on in nov) drivetrain: 3x8, used crank from the bin (free), new chain + cassette 44, bar-end shifters from Lu's parts box (a 6-pack) brakes: cantis, new pads 14 bars/stem/tape: nitto stem from the bin, new tape 16 saddle: new, 38 rack: used 20 cables + housing: 22 total: 180 + 239 = 419. the claim paid 380 it lives INSIDE now

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2025-09-07 20:20

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THE TREK. 1987 Trek 520 frameset from the swap, $180. lugged, the faded blue w/…

THE TREK. 1987 Trek 520 frameset from the swap, $180. lugged, the faded blue w/ the cream panels. 57cm. no dents, a little rust at the bottom bracket shell, treated it.
frame serial (under the bottom bracket): T7B3461F  <- registered on the bike index 9/7 BEFORE riding it. also sent to Lanternhouse
build, w/ shop discount:
wheels: take-offs from the used row, 700c, 85
tires: the 35s I already had (studs go on in nov)
drivetrain: 3x8, used crank from the bin (free), new chain + cassette 44, bar-end shifters from Lu's parts box (a 6-pack)
brakes: cantis, new pads 14
bars/stem/tape: nitto stem from the bin, new tape 16
saddle: new, 38
rack: used 20
cables + housing: 22
total: 180 + 239 = 419. the claim paid 380
it lives INSIDE now

THE SURLY IS GONE. back stairwell, locked to the railing w/ the U-lock, sometim… Note · saved Aug 16, 2025

date	2025-08-16 09:10
body	THE SURLY IS GONE. back stairwell, locked to the railing w/ the U-lock, sometim… THE SURLY IS GONE. back stairwell, locked to the railing w/ the U-lock, sometime between 11pm fri and 8am sat. they cut the RAILING. left the lock. - police report filed online: case MP-25-218846 - Gail: bikes aren't supposed to be in the stairwell (lease). the bike room was full - Lanternhouse claim opened sat: claim LH-CL-0092731. they want proof of value: I have the shop receipt for the frame (2022) and can price the parts - value I claimed: 880 (cross-check frame + wheels + rack + dynamo light + fenders, used prices) 8/22: adjuster called. policy covers theft from the building. 880 minus 500 deductible = 380. that's it. 8/29: 380 landed in checking. registered the serial w/ the bike index too late. do it for the next one FIRST.

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2025-08-16 09:10

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THE SURLY IS GONE. back stairwell, locked to the railing w/ the U-lock, sometim…

THE SURLY IS GONE. back stairwell, locked to the railing w/ the U-lock, sometime between 11pm fri and 8am sat. they cut the RAILING. left the lock.
- police report filed online: case MP-25-218846
- Gail: bikes aren't supposed to be in the stairwell (lease). the bike room was full
- Lanternhouse claim opened sat: claim LH-CL-0092731. they want proof of value: I have the shop receipt for the frame (2022) and can price the parts
- value I claimed: 880 (cross-check frame + wheels + rack + dynamo light + fenders, used prices)
8/22: adjuster called. policy covers theft from the building. 880 minus 500 deductible = 380. that's it.
8/29: 380 landed in checking.
registered the serial w/ the bike index too late. do it for the next one FIRST.

surly serial?? shop receipt from 2022. ask ines if the POS still has it Note · saved Aug 23, 2025

date	2025-08-23 10:30
body	surly serial?? shop receipt from 2022. ask ines if the POS still has it

Traps it covers

only_in_note Most of this account is notes, so "only in a note" is the normal case. The ones the questions lean on: previous addresses with dates and old landlords; references, emergency contacts and income; bank routing and account numbers (four bare lines); what the landlord said about the deposit; Miso's chicken problem; where his SSN card and birth certificate physically are; the penicillin rash; his glasses prescription; his rates; the car's oil; the Trek's frame serial; the iPad's serial (a three-word note); and the car's mileage, which exists only as readings jotted in five notes, the newest 153,208 on 2026-08-29.