Oh man, I feel your pain! The exact thing happened to me several years ago...bike stolen from my (unlocked) shed. My story had a happy ending, though! After reporting the incident to the police and checking their stolen bike locker and the one at the University, I made a sad post to Facebook and got lots of comments. Three months later, a Facebook friend emailed me with a link to a Craigslist posting about someone trying to sell MY BIKE! Called the cops; they sent someone undercover to retrieve it. Woo hoo! I've had this bike since 1991, so I was kinda attached to it. Keep the hope alive!
Oh man, That's pretty damn lucky that you got it back :) I didn't bother reporting mine to the police though as bike theft is so common were I live.
Yeah, the police were extremely UNhelpful when I initially reported the theft. And once I had the lead, it took a few phone calls to the right person for them to finally take action! So sad they don't take such things more seriously, particularly when a bike is sometimes a person's main mode of transport (it was mine). I wish you all the luck in it's retrieval! Or, perhaps, if you put some positive vibes out there, a nice, free/cheap bike will wander your way :-)
We can only hope that some kind of blockchain system will be created to keep track of ownership when things such as bikes etc are stolen. :)