10/02/2026
𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬
A local bicycle customizer, who charges hundreds of dollars to deck out bikes with fancy specialized lighting, is charged with felony theft for stealing bikes from a customer, Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Alan Rosen said.
“These type bikes are not basic bikes, and in some cases cost a thousand or more dollars,” Constable Rosen said. “We take bike theft seriously. We will help victims and we would like to hear from anyone else out there who may have been victimized by this defendant.”
Dionicio Solis, 26, is accused of having agreed with a customer to outfit two bikes with LED lighting systems, but instead taking the bikes and reselling them.
As the cycling community has grown greatly in the Houston area in recent years, riding bikes with specialized LED lighting has emerged as a fad for groups of dozens or hundreds of cyclists who roll along bike paths and through the streets at night.
The defendant ignored the owner’s repeated queries about the bikes, and later lied by claiming the bikes were stolen from his Trill Glow workshop, according to court records.
The cruiser style bikes, a “Colossal Ripper” and “Monster Ripper,” sell new for approximately $1,000 each.
The owner said he paid the defendant $530 in advance in mid-June to have the bikes outfitted and that the work was promised to be done within a few days.
The defendant was arrested Thursday and court records note that he had his felony probation revoked for a case in which he was recently given deferred adjudication for assault of a family member.
The bikes have not been recovered.
Constable Rosen asks that anyone who has tips about Solis contact Constable Precinct 1’s special investigations unit at 713-755-5200.
“There cycling community is huge; if you have had dealings with this defendant and suspect you are a victim of a crime, we want to hear from you,” Constable Rosen said.
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