How to get your stolen bike back

Bijgewerkt 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
  • 16.034 - Stolen bikes recovered
  • $30.230.324 - Value of bikes recovered with Bike Index

Thief brought it into a bike shop, they looked it up on Bike Index and contacted me. vertaald uit het Engels

Photo of recovered bike Charles Fiets hersteld 2025.6.17

Edmonton Police Service Constable found it leaning against a wall during his regular beat walk in downtown Edmonton. He checked the QR code and it came up as stolen. Called me directly to let me know. vertaald uit het Engels

Photo of recovered bike Colleen Fiets hersteld 2025.6.16

I got notified via several people on Bikeindex that the bike had just been listed for sale on FB Marketplace. I could immediately confirm it was my bike. Having help baiting the seller, the Marysville PD took over and recovered the bike and arrested the seller. vertaald uit het Engels

Photo of recovered bike Hans Fiets hersteld 2025.6.15

It was sold to a pawn shop for 50$. The pawn shop found the serial number on bike index and turned it in to the police. vertaald uit het Engels

Photo of recovered bike Andrea Fiets hersteld 2025.6.14

An amazing individual named Tracy was able to help us recover our bike! Thank you Tracy!! vertaald uit het Engels

Photo of recovered bike Jonathan Fiets hersteld 2025.6.13