<i>Of the first 10 or so people he helped, most were from out of town...</i><p>This rings true to me. I once rented a bike during the second week I lived in a particular city, while I was waiting for my bicycles to be shipped. That bike got stolen, largely thanks to the shitty lock the bike shop included in the rental. I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised if that shop just bought the bike back from the thief, after charging me the <i>new</i> price for a seriously used POS bike, but I certainly didn&#x27;t darken their door again.<p>Later on, after I had lived in that city for a year or so, an admitted bike thief told me straight up, &quot;oh yeah we know that bike is yours and we see you around all the time and you seem ok so we probably wouldn&#x27;t ever mess with it.&quot;<p>Thanks, I guess?