I got a welcome phone call from one Officer DeJesus of the University Police Department: my stolen bike has been found. It was sold to a bike shop about 5 minutes walk from where it was stolen the very same day, and it was coming out of its one month “hold before re-sale.” Sadly, the bike shop is out the money they paid the thief. I’m hoping to provide enough detail about the various aftermarket additions to the bike to allow the police to make a case.
The shop keeps bikes it takes in for cash or trade in quarantine, but they’re retrieving mine tomorrow so I can see if there’s any damage. At the very least, they’ll get to do a service on it: it was due anyway.
Now it looks like I need to refund contributions from my supporters, but I sure don’t mind.