The sacrifice was worth it, though. We now know the definite location of one of the squirrel strongholds. But watch out for the library police. For those of you who might remember, about a month ago a letter writer related bicycle woes. We've been working feverishly behind the scenes, and we have resolution.
All parties are satisfied.
I no longer have to deal with two bikes and both of us are presumably happy, all due to the power of Network. As a side comment, someone else who shall be nameless said that they were The End of the World and tried to claim the bike. This person should be ashamed, trying to take a bike being given to a person without a bike of their own due to theft. And now you know the rest of the story.