Recovered Bikes

Details of how some of our customers got their bikes back

FreeGo Wren

8 January 2017, ,

I sent a poster with the frame no. details etc. to the electric bike shop where I bought it. The local PCSO contacted the shop to check if they had sold it to me when a member of the public spotted my abandoned bike. However, the battery is missing (...

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Boardman Bikes Boardman Comp MX

9/10/2016, ,

Found it on gumtree and got it back!

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Haro Freestyler Gen1

I put pressure in the shop it was taken from including the use of front page adverts in the local papers with the shops name. and showing the i was adamant i was not just going to accept a cash settlement from the them. after the police also became i...

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Leader Bikes 725

Found it through word of mouth - thief was trying to sell it on!

ghost cagua 7000

29th december 2016, ,

local police found it this morning , so so lucky happy to get it back,couple of bits missing but apart from that looks fine.

Dawes Cycles Mirage

Some time between 17/12/16 and 27/12/16, ,

Was randomly returned to me, just found it leaning against our bike shed! Missing the back basket but feeling very lucky!

FUJI NEVADA 4.0

28/09/2016, ,

My freind at the local bike shop called me when a customer came in to sell it. Allways check lical second hand shops.

Carrera bicycles Crossfire 2 Hybrid

Thursday 22nd/Friday 23rd Sept, ,

Reported on this site, my local bike repair shop and to the police, who then identified the bike and returned it to me within a week. It was dumped in someone's front garden. Report the bike as soon as you realise it's gone missing.

Reid Vintage

6 December. During day, ,

Found close to where it had been stolen. It had been sold for a small amount of money to someone local. We put a lock on it and waited for the police to come along to get it released back to us.

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BATAVUS Browser

night between :13- 14 December 2016, ,

We made a lot of leaflets with a small description of the bike, some info about brand, with a clear picture and with our contact phone number and asked local clubs, pubs, shops to display it at the window. This worked out very well and bike was found...

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