The result was instantaneous: The bike Lai was looking at was, in fact, stolen. While he did that, Lai quickly checked the bike’s serial number on Bike Index, a website that allows bike owners to register their bikes after purchase. Once he reached the meeting location and was checking out the bike, Lai felt like the seller’s behavior was starting to feel a little strange he was acting nervous, and fumbled as he ‘attempted’ to pull up the sale’s receipt for the bike on his phone. Still, 50 percent off of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) seems suspicious in any circumstance, so Lai retained a bit of skepticism. Lai made plans to meet the seller and said that the seller seemed communicative and unsuspicious via email and text. “I found a Rad Power Bikes RadRunner Plus on Craigslist for ~1/2 off MRSP in Santa Cruz I was a little suspicious, but you never know!” Lai tweeted in a thread about the incident. But when he went to Santa Cruz, California, to pick up the e-bike from the seller, things got a little weird.
When design researcher Justin Lai made plans to purchase a Rad Power Bikes RadRunner Plus e-bike from Craigslist last week, he had no idea he’d end up leading a sting operation to reunite the stolen bike with its rightful owner. Over 10,000 bikes have been recovered using the online database. Using Bike Index may help protect you from bike theft.When buying secondhand bikes from unlicensed sellers, it’s always good to check the serial number to ensure that the bike isn’t stolen.A California man discovered the e-bike he was interested in buying off Craiglist was actually stolen, after looking up the bike’s serial number.The old Stolen Bike Registry (Jan 2005-Aug 2006) is still available here. Search tip: Be aware indexing happens nightly so it's recommended that you eyeball at least the first 10 or 12 listings in addition to using the "search" feature.įeel free to browse recovered bike listings for inspiring tales of bike/owner reunions. Important: See Mr Bike's tips on I.D.-ing your bike before it gets stolen! You can contact us via email at at any time to add to or change your listing. Time is of the essence! Please post your report ASAP for the best chance of getting your bike back, even if you don't yet have all the information. And, if you're lucky, someone might see your bike and contact you directly and return your bike.
Your report also goes into our searchable statistics builder and is shown on our report map. Your theft report, including your bike's photo, last known location, and date of theft, are posted on our site. We mainly review reports to weed out spam and make minor editorial corrections to formatting.Ĥ. After reviewing it, we will post it on the main page. You file a theft report, and let us know about your stolen bike.ģ.
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