Call the Police immediately once you know the meet location(and you are nearby).
It will take them up to an hour to arrive and the person with your bike will surely want to leave.
Maybe ask a friend to take video (in a non-confrontational way), definitely take pictures of the bike they are holding.
Thanks for the support - do you mean call the police on the crime follow up number I was given to tell them I’m meeting the seller and the location? The operator on that was adamant that if I go to meet the seller then I’ll be on my own, they would be very unlikely to send an officer to support me.
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Tell them you are recovering your stolen bike, you have a crime number, the person doesn't want to return it and the situation is getting pretty tense/you are worried there could be violence.
This is what I did last week (and every other time..).
Take a gang.
Call the Police immediately once you know the meet location(and you are nearby).
It will take them up to an hour to arrive and the person with your bike will surely want to leave.
Maybe ask a friend to take video (in a non-confrontational way), definitely take pictures of the bike they are holding.