Seattle man steals back his stolen bike

Matt Goyer’s custom bike was stolen last year, but just recently was posted for sale on Craigslist. (Photo courtesy Matt Goyer)

A Seattle man thought he had seen the last of his $2,000
custom bike when it was stolen from his condo garage last
year. But now he is reveling in revenge.

Matt Goyer told the Ross and Burbank
Show he spotted the bicycle advertised on Craigslist
recently. It was obvious to Goyer the bike was his.

“It was a custom built bike, and I had put two different
types of tires on, a Kenda on the front and a different
one on the back, and it was pretty clear in the photo that
it had my unique tire combination on it,” said Goyer.

He called Seattle Police to notify them that his stolen
property had been found, but he was told they were too
busy to get involved. So, Goyer arranged to meet the
seller himself. He pretended he was interested in buying
the bike.

“I was like, ‘Hey, can I take it for one more test drive?’
And he was like, ‘Sure, no problem.’ So I just got on it
and never looked back,” Goyer said.

Goyer later texted an apology to the seller, along with a
picture of himself on his newly rediscovered custom bike.