Carrera bicycles Crossfire 1
I posted in my local Facebook group. Someone had seen a post in another group by a man who had found my bike dumped outside his house. She put us in contact and he dropped the bike off for me. Hero!
Specialized Allez
I found my bike on Facebook Marketplace. It’s a distinctive bike, and still had the race number sticker on it, from the last race I did, so I informed the police. I was told that they didn’t have staffing to do anything, but if I was able to recover ...
Carrera bicycles Crixus
Recovered from Splott Market. Person riding the bike claimed to have found it -no evidence, no charges. Be persistent. I was advised when searching on Gumtree to widen the search radius to 75miles+ as bikes are often shipped out of town to sell.
Abingdon Tricycle
A passerby found the bike.
Pinnacle Lithium 3 2017
Through the email alerts I spotted my bike being sold on eBay through a pawn shop!!! It’s taken nearly 2 months for the police to sort it.. but I wasn’t giving up! Thank you!
Charge Plug 2 (2014)
Found it locked up in town, police helped me get it back - they cut the lock for me
Boardman Bikes Hybrid Comp Womens
I discovered my bike listed on Gumtree (pannier racks and all other accessories had been removed and it was spotlessly cleaned). I informed the police of the ad and they added it to the file. I made the decision though to go and retrieve the bike mys...
SCOTT Aspect
I found it in a pawnbrokers shop and contacted police.
Volt Pulse
The bike was returned to the manufacturers for servicing, who recognised it as stolen.
Cannondale Beast from the east
Saw it for sale on Facebook market place. Got someone to pose as a buyer and arranged a time to see it. I then turned up at the door with the police