How to get your stolen bike back

Updated 2021-04-05T19:46:49-0500


Bike Index is the #1 resource for you when the worst happens - your bike gets stolen.

Bike Index is the world's best bike theft recovery platform, with the highest bike theft recovery rate of any bike registration service. We're here to get your bike back. All it takes is a minute to register, for free, and we'll tap into our network of hundreds of thousands of users and 1,000+ partnerships with law enforcement, bike shops, cities, and organizations to get your bike back.

Don't wait - unlock the Bike Index stolen bike recovery platform by registering your stolen bike on Bike Index now. Start using our recovery tools to recruit help from all over the world.

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How do we do it?

As a non-profit, Bike Index's main bike theft recovery tool is community. We empower the cyclist by allowing you to register your stolen bike and immediately alert not only the community in which you live, but the national and international communities on the lookout for stolen bikes.

A Bike Index account lets you:

  1. Unlock our comprehensive stolen bike recovery platform
  2. Unleash the power of our volunteer community
  3. Create social media friendly stolen bike alerts
  4. Register your bike as stolen in police and pawn industry databases
  5. Have the best chance of recovering your stolen bike

With tools like our promoted alerts on Facebook and our tweeting of stolen bikes to our thousands of followers, Bike Index amplifies your stolen bike listing.

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Bike Index gets bike-theft sympathetic eyes onto your bike. If someone sees it or finds it, they can message you via your Bike Index listing. And our network of Bike Index ambassadors, bike shops, and law enforcement partners is growing every day. Bike theft is a hot issue, and people are plugging in to monitor online sales platforms, report chop shops, and return bikes to their rightful owners.

Bike Index is the best tool in your time of crisis. Register your stolen bike now. You have nothing else to lose.

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Bike Index recovery record
  • 15,831 - Stolen bikes recovered
  • $29,802,969 - Value of bikes recovered with Bike Index

I found the person selling it on FB Marketplace. EPS tracked it down and recovered it two hours away in a northern town. The person also had their money returned to them for the purchase. Fantastic job by EPS! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Chris Bike recovered 2025.5.8

Saw it listed on marketplace, met up got it back no issue!!! In the same condition it was in when it got stolen. Minus the shock need air. Thank you to everyone that messaged me about seeing it various places. Thank you more than I can ever say!!! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Daniel Bike recovered 2025.5.8

The thief took it to a bike shop for some work (they apparently sheared off the derailleur somehow). The staff looked up the serial number on Bike Index, saw it was stolen, and contacted the police. I have it back now. Thanks! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Brian Bike recovered 2025.5.7

A good samaritan found my bike, checked the serial number, and confirmed it here with Bike Index! They contacted me and I picked up the bike this weekend! I am so grateful to have my bike back! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jenna Bike recovered 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jill Bike recovered 2025.5.5