Originally Posted by
dtmoss
I really hate that you can never be sure if a bike on CL is stolen. Yeah that's the one.
You can look the serial number up on the stolen bike registry.
https://bikeindex.org/stolen
I haven't tried it from a mobile phone. Perhaps they need an app.
Many local police departments will also look up a bike if you call them.
You can't be perfect, but at least you can put in a reasonable effort to check if it is stolen.