Originally Posted by
JosephG
AFAIK, some of it is used in the course of a crime - maybe a drug dealer on a bicycle, as an example. If they bought that bike using money obtained illegally, the PD can take it.
If the PD has officers out on bikes, it could be their surplus if they cut back, or just older bikes no longer in service.
The only way its a stolen bike going up for auction is if they don't know who the owner is or of the owner never picked it up.
I don't know much about bikes but will keep an eye out, any opinion on the 3 bikes I posted links to? I'm hoping to get something under $200 for commutes that are about 45minutes so the lighter the better. I also took a look at craigslist bikes but I'm not really sure what I'm looking at. Some bikes are $150ish others are 300 and I don't really know the difference and their significance.