Fausto Coppi Campionissimo
Police recovered bike after it was posted for sale on gumtree. Gumtree were very helpful.
Trek Madone 5.1
Receive call from police - they have recovered bike 'in good condition'. It was in a flat which the police entered as part of another investigation. The bike looked to be out of place. They checked the stolen reports and found the matching frame numb...
Carrera bicycles Valour
I shared the bike and frame number on social media. I stopped anyone I saw with the same bike and asked to check the frame number. A group of boys I stopped took a note of the frame number and located the bike tonight and took it back
Brompton Bicycle S6L
An ebay user bid on a bike, then checked the frame number online and found out that it was stolen. I got in touch with police, who followed up the ebay listing and tracked the bike down.
Specialized Ariel 2014
I kept looking around for my bike, even in houses' front yards, where in one of them found it eventually exactly two weeks later! The man who was using it now said he bought it for £20 "from a guy down at the park"... He just gave it back to me with ...
Boardman Bikes SLR Pro
We looked into the theft ourselves, the police would not even visit the person we suspected (a local thief currently on remand) as they can't act on rumours ! It was a credible piece of evidence, so we visited the mans house and encouraged him tonret...
Boardman Road Comp from Feltham Highstreet Hounslow 2016 model black and red
Found on Gumtree a day after the theft. Unfortunately had to buy my bike back to avoid it going missing in the meantime, but no trouble had as i didnt want to make any, and I'll give all the info to the police as the guy was selling another 2 on Gum...
Trek Marlin 6
Recovered thanks to an eagle eyed friend and Social Media. Police attended and several people being questioned over theft and handling stolen goods.
Saracen Cycles Hack 02
The police found it stashed in a bush nearby!
Merida Bikes Crossway 100
The Police recovered the bike. Alot of paperwork later, one thing I would strongly recommend when you get a new bike or an existing bike. Take a note and a picture of the serial number and any other identifying elements/marks to prove that it is your...