Bike Security-A Chambers full guide

ARE YOU A VICTIM OF BIKE THEFT? DON’T DESPAIR. HERE ARE 10 THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW TO GET YOUR BIKE BACK!

1. File a police report within 72 hours
   If you have the serial number of the bike (found on the bottom of the bike, where ...

2. List your bike as stolen
   on Bike Revolution.org, the global bike registration and recovery site at http://www.bikerevolution.org/register.html ...

3. Contact your insurance company
   Check to see if your bike was insured, your insurance company needs to be informed immediately ...

4. Kryptonite lock users
   If you were using a specialist lock, such as a Kryptonite lock and your bike was stolen, ...

5. Get alerts from eBay on bikes that match your bike
   If you don’t already have one, sign up for an Ebay account and create a saved search on ...

6. Get alerts from Gumtree
   Gumtree sells lots of bikes. Some are stolen. They have operations in the US, Australia, Canada ...

7. Use Craigslist auto-search tools
   For users in the US, Craiglist has a number of auto-search tools – one in particular is a ...

8. Alert your friends on Facebook and Twitter
   Go to My Stolen Bike page at http://www.bikerevolution.org/stolen-bikes.html and fill in ...

9. Spread the word
   Call on local bike shops with a picture and details of your bike. They are happy to help ...

10. Post a reward where your bike was stolen
    If you can’t live without your bike, post a reward for its safe return, no questions asked ...
    this list can be found here: http://www.bikerevolution.org/stolen-bike-recovery.html with all live links.

Is this not just common sense?