Hm. I agree with every one of you to certain extents.
Certainly good to gain new perspectives...
I think I might take the legal way in a month... for the time being, keep searching stolen bike lists.
Vancouver isn't much of a place to ride a road bike past September.. rains nearly everyday. I've got a mountain bike that I ride in the winter (rain / snowy weather calls for disc brakes and knobby tires) anyways.
That way, once I'm the legal owner of the bike I can sell if I wish to or give it to a friend without worrying about them running into any problems.
Thanks for all the info