The quest seemed hopeless, but a week of poring over online postings for his 2009 carbon fiber Fuji paid off when he spotted the road bike offered for sale in Seattle. Because we care about our rides! Because I will go 160 miles to get my $2,500 bike back! In May, Dave O'Hern got one of his two stolen bikes back when its new owner took it to a repair shop that recognized a crack in the frame. Gillum and two friends, Chris Williams and Williams' younger brother, Shannon Hardie, created the online persona Simon Jackson with a fake email account. Gillum said that about 40 minutes later, police still hadn't arrived and the seller seemed to be getting nervous, so Gillum agreed to buy it and said he needed to walk inside a nearby bank. When Gillum says police are on the way, the seller runs away, so Gillum hops on his newly recovered bike, starts chasing and repeats over again: "He cannot get away from me!" Whitcomb, the police spokesman, cautioned people against using stings without being absolutely sure they're right, which can be difficult using a picture on an Internet message board.
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