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drvboom

Member since Dec 2009 • Last active Dec 2010
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    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.

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    List it here: http://www.bikerevolution.org/stolen-bikes.html
    they also have a 10 pt checklist on the home page that is helpful. Good luck.

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    I've used the one you mentioned but found you couldn't get access to the database. There is a new free register service that lets you list stolen bikes among other things - bikerevolution.org

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