Every bicycle commuter who has ever fantasized about getting sweet video revenge on a bike thief should watch the eight minutes of footage that Portland's Jake Gillum uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday afternoon.


Gillum's $2,500 2009 Fuji road bike was stolen from on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and 36th Avenue on Aug. 3. Four days later, it popped up on Craigslist – in Seattle.

Accompanied by a group of friends ready to make a citizens arrest and record the encounter for the ages, Gillum drove 160 miles to set a trap for the person selling his stolen ride.

There's a chase. The Seattle police get involved. And there's an arrest.

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