Are stolen bikes ever recovered?

[sgtiger]

Besides Smilingcat recovering her bike, there have been other reports of TE posters recovering stolen bikes. Almost all the ones I can think of required that the victim be proactive in the search of their stolen property.

Here's a couple of the most recent ones that come to mind:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ight=recovered
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ight=recovered

ETA: It never hurts to put out ads on cycling forums and craigslist so that others are aware to look out for your bikes. Pictures are helpful if you have any handy, otherwise give a detailed description of each bike.