Let’s face it, getting your bicycle robbed is quite awful.

After all, we’re talking about an expensive product that helps you to move around the city. The situation is similar to getting your car robbed.

Unfortunately, this is what happened to Amanda Needham in New York City.

Amanda is a talented writer and producer that lives in Brooklyn. One day, she decided to ride her bike for a couple of minutes and someone stole it a couple of seconds after she parked it.

While anyone could have thrown the towel or call the police, she decided to do something else.

First, she explained what happened on her personal blog. She pointed out that the situation took place on a Saturday. She also said she was too careless and that her bicycle was locked in front of her home.

“My bike was stolen a week ago Saturday. It was half my fault, half my husband’s fault, and 100 percent the fault of the person who stole it,” Amanda wrote on her personal blog. Real Tiny Trumpet.

After posting her story, she asked her landlord if she could detail her case in a giant cardboard sign. After receiving his permission, she hung it across the front of the proprietor’s brownstone.

This was a bold move since the sign was quite noticeable. What’s even better is that she crafted an 8-by-3 foot message in yellow that everyone noticed.

“To the person who stole my bicycle,

I hope you need it more than I do.

It was $200 used, and I need it o get to work. I can’t afford another one.

Next time, steal a hipster’s Peugeot.

Or not steal! PS: Bring it back,” Amanda wrote on the cardboard sign.

Believe it or not, two youngsters saw the message and felt bad for Amanda.

A couple of days later they bought her a teenage blue mountain bicycle. That was all they could buy her.

She felt touched by the gesture and accepted their gift. She knew that people wanted to express their solidarity to her. In fact, a woman who saw the sign offered her help to find her bike and the robbers.

What’s even more incredible is that an art dealer named Steve Powers offered $200 for the sign.

He told Amanda that the craftsmanship in the sign was flawless and that he wanted to buy it. They agreed and she told Powers that he could auction it for $40,000. She only asked to be invited to the auction party.

Far from ending there, Powers told her that she was already famous on social media. Many people were discussing her case, and they named her bike KarmaCycle.

After that, Amanda decided to donate the mountain bike. She knew she could now buy a new one and wanted to give this one to someone who needed it.

Here’s where JoAnne Nicolosi appeared.

She’s a mechanic and the owner of the Court Cycles bicycle store in New York City.

She offered to fix the blue mountain bike for Amanda and then give it to a child in need.

Once she fixed it, she parked it in front of her store.

She even put a sign on the bike. She also named it KarmaCycle.

A couple of days after that, Nicolosi managed to find someone to give the bike to. It was an 18-year-old boy who didn’t have the money to buy one.

Bad situations can sometimes lead to the most beautiful events.

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Source: CBS New York, Washington Post.