Sorry about your losses. It is painful to lose a bike.

You asked if anyone ever recovered their bike. There was a story on the local television news this week. A cyclist in Portland, Oregon, had his bike stolen. He found his stolen bike advertised on Craigs List and he and his friends set up a sting operation to catch the thief. It was a successful sting operation, and that is why there was a news story about it.

Darcy