Giant Anthem
Put bike on stolen bikes.co.uk last week and got a message from Cardiff Police to say bike has been recovered from a house in the city.
Specialize Turbo Vado SL 4.0 EQ
Random chance I spotted it in shopping centre car park. Police came but not before I had to confront the guy. Fortunately no fisticuffs that I would have lost. My wife and daughter arrived and he went off. 2 and 1/2 hours with the police in the car p...
Ridgeback Meteor
Nextdoor.com local residents spotted it and contacted me thro Nextdoor.com
Trek FX3
Reported to the police, searched all local selling website (FB Marketplace, Gumtree,EBay) where bike was located. Police recovered
Python Elite 24” Wheel
Whatsapp group :)
Kawasaki Z300 ABS
Found by Police. Was on false plates.
SCOTT Roxter 24in Kid’s Mountain Bike
Was messaged via someone on Facebook who lived around 5 minutes away that the bike had been stored in their communal flat's bike shed. The person had taken the bike in after messaging so it could be verified and returned.
Trek Lexa S Women’s Road bike (2016)
Found! Locked up fairly near were stolen. Able to prove with frame number & identifiable features & wheel/handle bar pin keys. Police v helpful and came within the hour and cut the lock that the thieves had placed on. Having the original crime report...
Fuji Jari 2.5 Gravel Bike
One of the users of this site saw the bike on Facebook Markeplace and messaged me. I met up with the seller and took it back. Big thanks to this community for helping me out.
Cannondale CAAD 12
Bike had a tracker on it. Tracked it down to an estate, the thieves had left it outside their flat with a lock on it. Picked up my bike and walked away.