gary fisher tarpon
Police found it the day it was stolen and told me about it 6 weeks later.
Brick lane bikes Lapiovra ltd air
After months of back and forth with a seller in e1 5hf (hunton street) where the seller would not try and sell it back, also the police didn't help much, the bike was sold in Shepherd's Bush. It was bought back, no police, due to personal value of th...
trek 3900 disc
Bike was found unlocked outside local superstore, 12 months following it being stolen. A man came to the bike. The police were contacted. The bike was confiscated. The man was sold it by someone else. The serial numbers had been ground out. We recog...
Apache Bicycles Matto, made in the Czech Rep.
I put posters with the pic of the bike all round the neighbourhood offering reward for the bike with my nb. Someone has spotted young people on my bike and called me.
Genesis Vapour
I put search flags up on Ebay etc., and 2 weeks after it was stolen my bike appeared on Ebay. It was being sold on auction by a shop about a mile up the road! I informed the police and they were able to recover it for me. What I learnt from this w...
Cannondale SL1
We found it on Ebay and contacted the police. We had returned after two months of it going missing.
Boardman Comp Mountain Bike
It was recovered by Staffordshire Police vice squad in a aid on house in Leicester where it looked very out of place! thankfully I'd noted the chassis number etc, and they were happy to return it after being held for evidence. Only half mile form m...
Carrera Zelos
Police got it back after about a fortnight from a cash converters type establishment. The police said tbey could only prosecute for 'handling' & as girl had learning difficulties, would I agree not to prosecute & I was that relieved to get it bac...
Transition DirtBag
I did find my bike on the street! Some guy just was riding on in. Bike was repainted but someone left yellow wheel rims and gold fork. That why I could recognise my bike and off course I knew every single part on this bike becouse I did build "my ba...
BromptonM3
The scrote that nicked it made a major mistake. He rode it to the railway station. The staff there are familiar with me and my Brompton and immediately recognised it. One watched which train he boarded whilst the other telephoned for the police. He f...