Bike Description
black surly long haul trucker. With rear silver rack. SKS chomplastic mudguards, 2 silver bottle cages, 1 silver micro bell to handlebars. Was stolen with Kryptonite u-lock attached to frame. Brooks leather saddle in black.Theft Description
Bike was locked to lamp post with kryptonite u lock and cable. Cut using cable cutters, u -lock must still be attached to frame. CCTV footage captures theft. Outside Bill's restaurant in Hammersmith Broadway London.Recovery Description
I used the twitter handle @stolenbike London to report bike theft. A fellow twitterer saw the bike on ebay and contacted me. I then arranged to meet the seller at their preferred location and called 101 for backup. I explained I was going to meet the seller and didn't want to be in any danger, they sent a safe neighbourhood team out 'undercover' police, who followed me to the location and when the sale took place they came in to assist and recover the bike. They then returned it to me! win win