I have a similar story - I had a bike that was lost for a few years, then a friend recognized it in a pile of about 50 stolen bikes in a basement nearby. The co

I have a similar story - I had a bike that was lost for a few years, then a friend recognized it in a pile of about 50 stolen bikes in a basement nearby. The cops were useless for other than getting me inside the building. Luckily the thief was too lazy/stupid to set the code on the lock (it was still 0-0-0), so I was able to just remove it and take my bike back.