Haibike Greed team
Call from a private number. Police Scotland London Road. Showed proof that it's my bike. I was lucky
Bianchi Sempre pro
Reported serial number and description to the coppers. They turned up with it 2 months after theft. It was trying to be sold at a cash for stuff shop. The owner phoned it in. I never heard from the coppers again even though they traced the seller. As...
Trek Remedy 9
Someone bought my bike from a homeless man for 450 pounds then his friend found my facebook advert which said my bike was robbed so I was informed. Then we arranged a time to meet, I gave him the money and get the bike back. Moreover, they will be my...
Whyte 805
Having reported the theft to the police, they were able to use CC TV footage from the school to find out the direction that the thieves took. The bike was recovered 24 hours later, abandoned within 2 miles of the school with a flat tyre, but no othe...
Eazi-rider Electric mountain bike
I found someone selling in on gumtree about 4 hours after it was stolen, I immediately contacted 101 and updated my report and then the next day, I arranged a meeting with the 2 sellers and then got the police with me and chased them down. So far one...
Custom Mini velo
It was advertised on Spock , the would be buyer checked the stolen bike website and got in contact with me. I contacted the police who response was / we are dealing with life threatening situations ?. As the seller was asking £20 ,I knocked on door p...
dave yates custom tourer audax
My bicycle, a candy pink Dave Yates Tourer, was stolen in May 2019. I looked at all the advice and did all that was suggested. The main advice was to publicise the theft so widely that the bike becomes “too hot to handle”. • I put up laminated pos...
Cube Access SL
Found by good people, dumped in the woods. Person finding the bike identified bike through this site. I cannot thank enough for common human decency. Quite obviously bike has been stored for long time in some shady house. Pity, police performed as...
SCOTT S30
Shared on local facebook groups... Was found abandoned at a local fishery
Specialized Hard Rock
The bike was found on Cathedral Road - handed in to Motorlegs bike repair in Riverside Cardiff - who'd heard we had lost it. Dave the owner has now refurbished it - he suggests that if you lose your bike then contact the bike repair shops who get off...