Often the pattern is they get stolen by random dudes, who then pawn it off to the local bike fence gang, who then ship it far far away and either sell the parts

Often the pattern is they get stolen by random dudes, who then pawn it off to the local bike fence gang, who then ship it far far away and either sell the parts or the bikes somewhere else. If you dont recover your bike in a day, there is a good chance it's in a city far far away. Look at this crazy story to see how international it can get: https://cyclingindustry.news/vanmoofs-pledge-to-recover-stolen-customer-bikes-leads-to-international-theft-ring-discovery/ https://cyclingindustry.news/vanmoofs-pledge-to-recover-stol...