As a cyclist myself, I can easily put myself in his place. If someone stole my bike, I would probably go to extreme lengths to get it back. But he's REALLY lucky he didn't end up with a puncture wound from the guy. Kudos for getting the bike back in the end though!
Just keeping an eye on your bike from the other side of a window is pointless. Anybody can just hop on and ride away without you being able to do anything.
Nice to see how technology played a big part in this story - the text about the craigslist ad via ifttt.com
Yeah. I didn't think ifttt was so granular. Been awhile since I've used it though. Is it the same as Google Alerts?