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  Bike Index Helps EPS Recover Two Stolen Bikes in Less Than 24 Hours

  We love sharing recovery stories—especially when they highlight how effective Bike Index is when used by dedicated law enforcement agencies. Recently, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), using Bike ...

  Jul 11th - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery

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  Bike Theft is Evolving. So Are We.

  Bike Theft is Evolving. So Are We.

  Jul 10th - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking

• Bike Index Membership

  We have a membership program and we’d love for you to join!

  Jun 6th - Topics: Marketplace, Donation, New Features

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  Bike Index + Tempo: A New Approach to Bike Theft Protection

  At Bike Index, we’re focused on leveraging technology to combat bike theft and help people stay connected to their bikes, even when the worst happens. That’s why we’re excited to see Tempo’s innova...

  Mar 9th - Topics: Bike Protection

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  Why Bike Index Membership

  We're launching a membership program and we’d love for you to join!

  Mar 6th - Topics: Marketplace, Bike Life, Donation, New Features

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  2025 Bicycle Theft Stats: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Bike

  Get the latest 2025 bike theft stats and statistics from Bike Index, including trends on when, where, and how bikes are stolen and what you can do to secure your bike.

  Feb 6th - Topics: Bike Theft

• Bike Index's 2025 Annual Bike Theft Report

  Explore key trends from Bike Index's 2025 Bike Theft Report, including rising theft rates, bike registration case studies, and tips to protect your bike. Download the full report now!

  Jan 28th - Topics: Bike Theft

• 4iiii Innovations + Bike Index: Joining Forces to Register More Bikes

  4iiii has integrated Bike Index registration directly into their iPhone app, marking a significant step forward in our mission to combat bike theft and protect cyclists worldwide.

  2024-11-19 - Topics: Tech

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  Bike BOLDER: Pedaling Towards a Safer Cycling Community in Boulder

  We recently interviewed Trish Emser, Team Lead for Bike BOLDER, a grassroots organization that’s revolutionizing bike theft prevention in their city. What makes their efforts particularly noteworthy? In 2024, Boulder has seen an impressive 10% recovery rate for stolen bikes—about 5x higher than the national average of 2%.

  2024-10-09 - Topics: Bike Life, Bike Recovery

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  Bike Index for: Law Enforcement

  Curious how Bike Index can help your law enforcement agency fight bike theft? Read on ...

  2024-10-08 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Donate to Bike Index

  Thank you to everyone who has been part of Bike Index’s journey! 10+ years and counting!

  2024-10-08 - Topics: Donation

• Bike Index for: Bike Shops

  Curious how Bike Index can help your bike shop and customers? Read on!

  2024-10-08 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Run a Bike Index Registration Drive

  Want to register a collection of bicycles? Hosting a registration event is as easy as setting up a tent (or just a cargo bike!) and using a smartphone to get bikes registered in Bike Index. To hold...

  2024-10-08 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Donation

• Listen To: Bike Index Featured on NPR's "The Indicator from Planet Money"

  Ever wondered what happens to your beloved bike if it’s stolen? Bike Index co-founder, Bryan Hance, has been tracking down stolen bikes…and uncovering a lot more about the gray market of fenced bic...

  2024-06-29 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• How to Navigate the ConstruBikes Archives

  How to use the Google Doc of Construbike data to look for your stolen bike

  2024-06-12 - Topics: Bike Theft

• ConstruBikes - Oregon focus

  Oregon focus re: ConstruBike stolen bike sourcing

  2024-06-12 - Topics: Bike Theft

• ConstruBikes - Colorado focus

  Colorado focus re: ConstruBike stolen bike sourcing

  2024-06-12 - Topics: Bike Theft, Bike Tracking

• ConstruBikes - San Diego focus

  San Diego focus re: ConstruBike stolen bike sourcing

  2024-06-12 - Topics: Bike Theft

• ConstruBikes - the 10,000 ft view

  A primer on the longest Bike Index investigation to date

  2024-06-12 - Topics: Bike Theft

• New Bike Index iOS app released

  Bike Index’s (official) mobile app for bicycle registry is now available in the App Store. The free, open-source iOS app is available in the Apple App Store.

  2024-05-23 - Topics: New Features, Tech

• Bike Index’s New Electric Vehicle Audit Feature for University Partners

  Streamline electric vehicle management on university campuses with Bike Index’s newest portal feature.

  2024-05-20 - Topics: For Schools, New Features, Tech

• University of Utah Partners with Bike Index for Comprehensive Campus Bike Management and Theft Prevention

  University of Utah joins Bike Index to reduce bike theft and manage bicycles on campus

  2024-03-15 - Topics: For Schools

• Michigan State University Joins Bike Index to Protect Students and Reduce Bike Theft on Campus

  Bike Index is partnering with Michigan State University to minimize bicycle theft and provide convenient campus management tools.

  2024-02-06 - Topics: For Schools

• Bike Index's new tool in the fight against bike crimes - a bespoke intelligence platform

  Our newest tool for tracking criminal actors in the bike sphere goes live!

  2023-09-11 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, New Features

• Ten Questions with: Alberta Bike Swap

  Bike Index chats with Chris & Laura of albertabikeswap.ca

  2023-06-14 - Topics: Bike Protection, Tech

• The City of Napa and Bike Index Team Up to Fight Bike Theft

  Bringing bike registration to the heart of wine country.

  2023-03-30 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Life

• Bike Index Store

  Browse our merchandise and rep Bike Index wherever you go

  2023-03-23 - Topics: Products

• What to do when you find your stolen bike for sale on Facebook Marketplace

  Found your stolen bike for sale on Facebook Marketplace? We aren't surprised. Read on ...

  2023-01-11 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• What to do when you find your stolen bike for sale on Craigslist

  Found your stolen bike for sale on Craigslist? Read on ...

  2023-01-10 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• What to do when you find your stolen bike for sale on Offerup

  Found your stolen bike for sale on Offerup? We aren't surpised. Read on ...

  2023-01-10 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• 2022: Our Year at Bike Index

  2022 marked the 9th year of Bike Index’s registration and recovery nonprofit services. In it, we reached new milestones, expanded the registration network, and entered into exciting new realms of research and academia. Here are some highlights from 2022 and where we’re trekking in the year ahead.

  2023-01-03 - Topics: Bike Life

• How Bike Index Works for University and College Campuses

  Bike Index is the #1 platform for universities to manage bikes and keep them in members’ hands. Here’s how it works. College towns historically have higher rates of bike thefts than other non-colle...

  2022-08-24 - Topics: For Schools

• An Investigation into Bike Theft and How You Can Help

  Bike Index is partnering with UCSB and UC Davis to investigate bike theft. Here's how you can help.

  2022-08-24 - Topics: For Schools, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Donation

• Spotlight Series: Bike Shops Making the Difference

  Local shops are initiating recoveries to get bicycles back to their owners

  2022-06-09 - Topics: For Bike shops, Bike Recovery

• Bike Theft Season Is Here - What Can You Do?

  Warmer weather = more thefts. Here's what to do right now to protect bikes in your community

  2022-05-02 - Topics: Bike Theft

• Sprocket.bike - a market we like!

  A deep dive and conversation with Sprocket.bike - a fantastic maketplace for bikes and bike parts

  2022-03-21 - Topics: Tech

• The Pro's Closet in lockstep with Bike Index's mission

  Originally Published at Bicycle Retailer

  2022-02-19 - Topics: For Bike manufacturers, Bike Life, Bike Protection

• Onnee are partnering with Bike Index so you can ride with Confidence

  For the average cyclist, the simple act of proving that their bike belongs to them can be virtually impossible. If a stolen bike is recovered by authorities, how does a rider prove that it’s theirs...

  2022-02-01 - Topics: Bike Life, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Products, Tech

• Closing the loop: a deep dive on a Facebook reseller of bikes stolen in Colorado

  Bike Index tracks a Colorado-to-Mexico stolen bike pipeline - and learns things along the way

  2021-12-17 - Topics: Bike Theft

• MaxTracker moves the needle

  In a sea of bike tracking devices, there's MaxTracker

  2021-11-04 - Topics: Bike Protection, Products

• Mandatory municipal bike registration doesn't work. Bike Index does.

  Recovering bikes takes universal bike registration - make the switch

  2021-09-16 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• NBDA teams up with Bike Index

  Bike Index and NBDA work together to push bike registration

  2021-07-02 - Topics: For Bike manufacturers, For Bike shops

• Calgary doubles bike recovery rate with Bike Index

  Registration efforts in Calgary are paying off. Literally.

  2021-05-27 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery

• Cycling Hacker's 5 bike GPS tracker picks

  Looking for a GPS tracker for your bike? Try one of the ones recommended by CyclingHacker.com

  2021-05-03 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Tracking, Products

• Add another layer of protection to your bike with Velosurance

  Velosurance knows bike-specific needs

  2021-04-23 - Topics: Bike Protection, Insurance

• Bike Index is a solitary resource against stolen bike sales online

  Check Bike Index before buying online

  2021-04-05 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• How I Got My Stolen Bike Back

  Paul Andrews of Bike Intelligencer tells the story of his Seattle bike recovery

  2021-03-10 - Topics: Bike Recovery

• Boulder, CO presenting the unified front needed to reduce bike theft

  Bike shops, CU Boulder, and BPD work together to reduce bike theft

  2021-03-10 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery

• Call to Los Angeles bike shops

  Make a difference against LA bike theft with our free tools for bike shops

  2020-11-13 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements

• 5 tips to prevent your bike from getting stolen

  Make your bike harder to steal - without breaking the bank

  2020-11-06 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Theft

• Press release: LAPD now registering bikes with Bike Index

  LAPD implements city-wide bicycle registration using Bike Index

  2020-10-25 - Topics: For Law enforcements

• Safety tips for recovering your own bicycle

  What to do and not to do when going at it alone

  2020-09-28 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery

• Understanding Bicycle Warranties

  Your bicycle warranty may not be covering what you think

  2020-09-11 - Topics: Insurance, Products

• The 6 Best Bike Locks in 2020

  Finding the best lock for your bicycle can be tricky. There’s loads to choose from. And the wrong decision can have disastrous consequences!

  2020-08-13 - Topics: Products

• A Canadian case study in better bike theft mitigation

  Cities in Alberta are paving the way for reducing bike theft. How are they doing it?

  2020-07-17 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery

• 1000’s of bikes are being stolen during the pandemic. What can you do?

  Most people who ride a bike will have their bike stolen at some point. It’s just the cruel fact of our reality. If - but hopefully not when - this happens to you, what is your recourse? Bike regist...

  2020-05-20 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery

• Want Extra Bike Security? Register your Ride!

  We turned to Bike Index to get the lowdown on how you can keep your bike ... well, yours.

  2020-05-08 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery

• In our own words: Lily Williams, Olympics postponement

  "All we know is that the Olympics will be irrevocably altered."

  2020-03-26 - Topics: Bike Life

• Portland Police Bureau implements new Bike Index dashboard to fight bike crime

  Bike Index supporting city part of growing list of dashboard users

  2020-03-05 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features

• Internationalizing Bike Index

  Great news for our friends in the Netherlands – Bike Index is now available in Dutch! Here's how we did it.

  2019-11-04 - Topics: Tech

• Bicycle Insurance, Explained

  Insuring your bike is less complicated than you thought

  2019-10-27 - Topics: Insurance, Products

• Why I don't like goal-setting

  In-house pro Lily Williams talks about her process - or lack thereof - of goal-setting

  2019-09-25 - Topics: Bike Life

• What to do when your bike is stolen in Lane County, Coburg, Cottage Grove, Eugene, Florence, Junction City, Oakridge, or Springfield, Oregon

  If you live in Oregon, get your bike back

  2019-09-19 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Theft

• Life on the road as a professional cyclist - time and place

  Our own professional athlete gives us the lowdown on how she decompresses while on the road

  2019-09-10 - Topics: Bike Life

• Bike Index's new promoted alerts are the megaphone crooks don't want you to use

  New promoted alerts supercharge your stolen bike’s social reach - and recoverability

  2019-08-27 - Topics: New Features

• Edmonton, Alberta brings on Bike Index to reduce bike theft in Canada

  New law enforcement features and community approach encourage Edmonton to choose Bike Index

  2019-07-09 - Topics: For Law enforcements

• What to do when your bike has been stolen in Seattle

  Has your bike been stolen in or around Seattle WA? Here's what you should do to maximize your chances of getting it back ...

  2019-06-04 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• What to do when your bike has been stolen in the Bay Area

  Help us help you get your stolen bike back ...

  2019-06-04 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• What to do when your bike is stolen in Portland Oregon ...

  The Rose City has a huge bike theft problem - but we're here to help!

  2019-06-03 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Help your community recover bikes with a local stolen bikes facebook page

  You have the tools to make a difference in bike theft in your community right now - for free!

  2019-05-17 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery

• Bike Index's February 2019 Recoveries!

  Twenty two awesome stories of bike recoveries and various anti-theft awesomeness ...

  2019-04-16 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• San Jose registers local school bikes using Bike Index mobile registration tools

  You can host a registration drive as well using these simple instructions

  2019-04-05 - Topics: New Features

• Welcome to our Big (10) new partner - the Pennsylvania State University!

  With Penn State comes a full suite of new features ready to offer for universities

  2019-03-26 - Topics: For Schools, New Features

• Professional bicycle mechanics are the front line against stolen bicycles

  Thank your mechanic for protecting you from bike theft

  2019-03-21 - Topics: For Bike shops

• Why register your bikes on Bike Index?

  Add your bike to the registry with the highest rate of stolen bicycle recoveries

  2019-03-21 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index rolls out new features for police accounts

  Bulk search and ability to contact owners of abandoned bikes decrease administration time for Bike Index police departments

  2019-03-15 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features

• Bike Index's January 2019 recoveries!

  If the whole year's going to be like this month, we're in for a wild ride ...

  2019-03-11 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Recovering bikes before they are marked stolen

  New Bike Index feature allows select police departments to contact owners of recovered bikes before they're marked stolen

  2019-03-09 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features

• Meet Craig Dalton, new Bike Index Executive Director

  Good morning 2019. My name is Craig Dalton and I am the new Executive Director of Bike Index. You may wonder: what does the Executive Director of a nonprofit like Bike Index do? I joined early this...

  2019-03-08 - Topics: Bike Life

• New Ascend Retail integration provides free tools for thousands of new bike shops

  Ascend integration exponentiates shop registration capabilities

  2019-03-07 - Topics: For Bike shops, New Features

• Bike Index: who we are, what we do, and how we've recovered $7 million in bicycles

  Get re-acquainted with the service protecting your bikes

  2019-03-05 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery

• 5 ways to manage bikes on your campus

  Keep your campus rolling smoothly with tips for streamlining bike management

  2019-03-03 - Topics: For Schools, New Features

• 5 Ways to Grow Community for your Bike Shop

  Grow your customer base by providing extraneous value for your customers

  2019-02-22 - Topics: For Bike shops, Bike Life

• Bike Index unveils new QR stickers and partnership with the City of Palo Alto

  Bike Index increases custom development options for new partner organizations

  2019-02-22 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features

• 9 Steps for Getting Your Stolen Bike Back

  BIKE GOT STOLEN? DON’T DESPAIR: THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS YOU CAN RECOVER YOUR WHEELS.

  2019-02-12 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Products

• Driving service revenues with bicycle registration

  Use our free registration tools to enter your customers into the most successful bike theft recovery database

  2019-02-06 - Topics: For Bike shops

• Meet Bike Index's newest partner: Inglewood, California!

  Meet Inglewood, California PD - Bike Index's newest law enforcement partner

  2019-02-06 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's December 2018 recoveries!

  aka COME ON IS THIS YEAR OVER YET

  2018-12-30 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's November 2018 recoveries!

  Remember, remember, the abs. redic amount of bikes we helped recover in September ...

  2018-12-29 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's October 2018 bike recoveries

  Oh hey look we're four months behind on our recoveries

  2018-12-28 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's September 2018 recoveries!

  Hey! Here's 40+ awesome stories of recovered bikes from September 2018 :)

  2018-12-28 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's newest municipal partner: New Orleans

  Adding to Stolen Bikes NOLA's use of Bike Index, the city will now officially register bikes in Bike Index

  2018-12-11 - Topics: For Law enforcements

• Be a Bike Saver - Donate to Bike Index on Giving Tuesday

  It’s no secret that Bike Index is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We tout it all the time. Our nonprofit status allows us to work with the groups whose missions align with ours and it reflects our simple go...

  2018-11-21 - Topics: Donation

• Boomerang CycloTrac set to launch V2 with improvements

  If you haven’t read our review of the Boomerang CycloTrac from last November, then before you begin here, give it a look. About a year ago, Bryan, our in house bike tech expert, received a Boomeran...

  2018-11-08 - Topics: Bike Tracking, Products

• Eight questions with Vlad Sonkin, developer of a free Bike Index app for Android

  tl;dr: Russian devs that we've never ever met before built a Bike Index app for Android!

  2018-11-07 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Products, Tech

• Bike Index's August 2018 recoveries!

  Thirty eight stories of recovered bikes from August 2018 here at the Bike Index ...

  2018-10-22 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Eight questions with the owner of Bike Index's 5000th Recovered Bike

  The bicycle's name is 'Walter'

  2018-10-10 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bikes rule in the Netherlands

  Bike Index communications director visits Sittard

  2018-09-10 - Topics: Bike Life

• Bike Index's July 2018 recoveries !

  Wow, it's almost like lax enforcement combined with rampant online fencing leads to more bike thefts ...

  2018-09-09 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's June 2018 recoveries!

  Who has two thumbs and a bunch of bike recoveries from June 2018? THIS GUY!

  2018-08-22 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's May 2018 recoveries!

  So many stolen bikes. So little time ... This is our summer: bikes on bikes on bikes .....

  2018-07-09 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's April 2018 recoveries!

  We've officially entered the season where we're so busy that I'm months behind on these recovery reports ...

  2018-06-07 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Get your donations in this summer to help Bike Index master 'Bike Season'

  Help us keep more bikes safe

  2018-05-22 - Topics: Donation

• Bike Index launches new Ambassadors Program

  Want to help out at Bike Index? Become a Bike Index Ambassador.

  2018-05-10 - Topics: New Features

• Redmond, OR implements Bike Index citywide

  The city near Bend will expand the region's ability to recover stolen bicycles

  2018-05-09 - Topics: For Law enforcements

• Bike Index's March 2018 recoveries!

  Ermahgerrd behrks ehn Merrch ...

  2018-04-11 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Universities should use Bike Index as their registration system of choice

  Bike Index is a better choice than other registries or independently-run university registries

  2018-04-08 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features

• Bike Index's February 2018 recoveries!

  Finally, a 'light' month here at the Bike Index. If blizzards keep people from stealing bikes, hey, great...

  2018-03-30 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's January 2018 recoveries!

  So it turns out that a great way to start out the new year is to recover a bunch of stolen bikes

  2018-03-08 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• It's almost spring!!!!

  Bike season is about to ramp up but so will thefts

  2018-02-19 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Let's talk about "secure" bike parking ...

  A whole lot of bikes are being stolen from "secure" bike parking in apartments and businesses. Let's talk about that for a sec.

  2018-01-31 - Topics: For Property managements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• A few tips for the well-meaning driver

  If I drive you nuts on the road, be informed before you try to hurt me.

  2018-01-24 - Topics: Bike Life

• New Year's Resolution Diaries day 8: Commuting

  How I rediscovered my motivation to commute via bike

  2018-01-08 - Topics: Bike Life

• Bike Index's December recoveries

  December 2017 at the Bike Index - aka "a whole lotta' folks are on the Naughty list ... "

  2018-01-02 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's November recoveries

  Baby, it's cold outside ... but that doesn't stop bike thieves. Or, thankfully, the Bike Index...

  2018-01-02 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• 2017 year in review and it's awesome

  Happy new year! We summarize 2017 and talk about some of the awesome stuff continuing on into 2018 that will benefit us, and you.

  2018-01-01 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Donation

• University of Pittsburgh partners with Bike Index to protect campus bicycles

  The University of Pittsburgh and Bike Index.org have announced a partnership to protect Pitt’s cyclists.

  2017-12-03 - Topics: For Schools, New Features

• Bike Index's October recoveries

  The long-overdue backstory on all the stolen bikes Bike Index helped recover in October 2017 ...

  2017-11-27 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's September recoveries

  The long-overdue story on all the stolen bikes we helped recover in September of 2017 ...

  2017-11-27 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index review: Boomerang Cyclotrac - GPS tracking for bikes

  Taking a look at a GPS tracker for bikes - the Boomerang

  2017-11-17 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products

• We ride bikes too

  We built Bike Index for a reason

  2017-11-06 - Topics: Bike Life

• Bike Index Partners with Renters and Homeowners Insurance Company, Lemonade

  “Hey Lemonade! You guys protect stuff. I’m with Bike Index. We protect bikes! I want to chat!” Bike Index’s newest partnership with Lemonade - the renters and homeowners insurance company that actu...

  2017-10-09 - Topics: Insurance, Products, Tech

• Bike Index's August recoveries

  Who recovers stolen bikes? Bike Index recovers stolen bikes! Especially in August :/

  2017-09-05 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Boise Police Department joins with Bike Index to help protect bikes

  The BPD will use Bike Index to register, protect, and recover bikes.

  2017-08-31 - Topics: For Law enforcements

• Bike Index's July recoveries

  The summer avalanche of stolen bikes continues ...

  2017-08-11 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bend reduces bike theft by 60 percent with help from local shops, bait bikes, and Bike Index

  Summertime in Bend, OR is synonymous with bike season. But with more bikes on the road, that means a corresponding rise in bike thefts. After noting a drastic increase in bike theft over the years,...

  2017-08-11 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements

• Bike Index's June Recoveries

  Who recovers stolen bikes? Bike Index recovers stolen bikes. Especially in June!

  2017-07-18 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• UWPD recruits Bike Index to protect campus from bike theft

  The University of Washington marks Bike Index's second official university partnership

  2017-06-28 - Topics: For Schools

• Bike Index's May 2017 recoveries!

  It must be summer because we're registering - and recovering - a ton of bikes

  2017-06-08 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• VerifiR - the embeddable bike tracking tech that we've been waiting for

  We've been waiting for this kind of tech to hit the market for YEARS - and I'm excited to say, we're helping out with the cause :)

  2017-06-06 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products

• Bike Index and VerifiR partnering to protect bikes with state-of- the art technology

  VerifiR’s embedded tracking chips enable instant verification of bike ownership via the Bike Index

  2017-06-06 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products

• Bike Index's April 2017 recoveries!

  The always-interesting back stories on all the bikes Bike Index helped return in April 2017

  2017-05-05 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's March 2017 recoveries!

  Whew - Spring is creeping in, which means more bikes are on the road, which means registrations, thefts, and recoveries are all seeing an uptick. Numbers across the board are creeping up - we’re no...

  2017-04-05 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's February 2017 recoveries!

  The backstory on the 27 wonderful bikes that Bike Index helped recover in Feb. 2017!

  2017-03-23 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index—Now a Nonprofit

  Bike Index is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit!

  2017-02-28 - Topics: Donation

• Iota - a tiny tracker with huge potential

  The Bike Index checks out the Iota Tracker with an eye towards bike tracking, future hacking, and more

  2017-02-16 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products

• Bike Index's January 2017 recoveries :)

  The backstory on January 2017's stolen bike recoveries.

  2017-02-04 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's December 2016 recovery stories!

  The backstory on December's stolen bike recoveries

  2017-02-02 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's November 2016 bike recoveries

  The backstory on all our November 2016 stolen bike recoveries ...

  2016-12-05 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• BIKE INDEX TOPS 100K BIKES

  Bike Index celebrates its 100,000th registered bike! The Bike Index is proud to announce it has registered its 100,000th bike as of November 15, 2016. “One hundred thousand bikes is a huge mileston...

  2016-11-17 - Topics:

• Bike Index's October 2016 bike recoveries

  Stellar recoveries, great stories of collaboration, cute bike-recovery selfies, and tons of stolen bikes recovered in October 2016

  2016-11-07 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index partners with LeadsOnline!

  The largest bike registration system in the US partners with the largest pawn search system in the US to fight bike theft

  2016-11-02 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's September 2016 bike recoveries

  Cargo bikes! Sexy Farady Porteurs! Salsas! Surlys! Blue cycles! WE GOT EM' ALL IN SEPTEMBER, Y'ALL COME ON IN

  2016-10-11 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's August 2016 bike recoveries

  Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes. In August 2016 we found quite a few ...

  2016-09-05 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's July 2016 bike recoveries

  All of Bike Index's July stolen bike recoveries!

  2016-08-02 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's June 2016 bike recoveries

  June was busy - we’ve been doing all sorts of fun registration events in Seattle, Bend, and lighting up a steady stream of new Bike Index partners

  2016-07-21 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's May 2016 bike recoveries

  The backstory on all of our May 2016 stolen bike recoveries

  2016-06-06 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's April 2016 bike recoveries

  Summer's finally here and bike thefts are on the rise ...

  2016-05-04 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's March 2016 recoveries!

  ... in which we help recover some very, very beautiful bicycles.

  2016-04-01 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's February 2016 recoveries!

  Cargo bikes! Flea market recoveries! An assist to SPD that results in arrests! This month has it all ...

  2016-03-01 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's January 2016 recoveries!

  Some great bike recovery stories and photos from our stolen bike recoveries in January 2016

  2016-01-29 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index welcomes our newest partner - Stolen Bikes NOLA!

  Stolen Bikes NOLA - a nonprofit in New Orleans, Louisiana - is the latest in a growing list of partners using Bike Index to combat bike theft

  2016-01-10 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's December 2015 recoveries

  There's nothing better than helping return stolen bikes right before Christmas!

  2015-12-31 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's November stolen bike recoveries

  Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes ... 44 of them this month, to be exact

  2015-12-01 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index returns @pedalpt's Viva Kilo! Score!

  Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes!

  2015-11-17 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index's October 2015 bike recovery stories

  How thirty five stolen bikes made it home thanks to Bike Index during Oct. 2015.

  2015-11-09 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Our September 2015 bike recoveries

  Quite possibly our busiest month yet ...

  2015-11-08 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index welcomes a new partner - CyclingUtah.com!

  CyclingUtah.com will provide bike registration, stolen bike listings, and stolen bike search to the Intermountain West

  2015-10-11 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Here's an epic nine month bike recovery story ...

  How a stolen bike tip turned into a nine month investigation - and nabbed a local burglar

  2015-10-04 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Our August 2015 stolen bike recovery stories

  It’s been another busy month here at the Bike Index - here are the stories of last month's recoveries.

  2015-09-08 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• This month's stolen bike recoveries - July 2015 mega-update!

  The story of how twenty one stolen bikes made their way home via Bike Index

  2015-08-03 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• This week's recoveries (June 29th edition)

  Eleven formerly stolen bikes are now back with their owners - here's how it happened ...

  2015-06-29 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• This week's recoveries (June 14th edition)

  "Hi, I have your bike - I found it half submerged in a partially frozen lake..."

  2015-06-15 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• This week's recoveries (June 1st edition)

  The stories—a bike returned on the victim's birthday, a recovery via Instagram and a bike theft victim catching a shop selling multiple stolen bikes.

  2015-06-04 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• This week's recoveries (May 18th edition)

  The behind-the-scenes look at the Bike Index stolen bike recoveries from the past few days

  2015-05-18 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Mapping bike thefts at map.bikewise.org

  Getting our bike theft data onto a map is difficult enough that until now, I just threw up my hands and hoped someone else would do it. But good people say maps are cool and that we should use them, so it's map time.

  2015-05-05 - Topics: Tech

• Bike Index welcomes our newest partners: WeBikeEugene, BikeCleveland, BikingToronto, and BikingInLA!

  The Bike Index lights up four more registration partners with our Wordpress plugin :)

  2015-04-23 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• How NOT to buy a stolen bike online

  An awesome, helpful infographic that explains how to avoid buying a stolen bike on the internet.

  2015-04-06 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Here's how our last week's worth of bikes got recovered

  The behind-the-scenes look at this weeks recovered bikes

  2015-03-23 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index and Spinlister join forces to get bike theft victims back on bikes!

  PDX Bike Index users get $30 off rentals with Spinlister! OMG!

  2015-01-27 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Want to support the Bike Index? Here's how:

  Want to help support the Bike Index? Good - we could use your help! :) Here are several ways you can help in our fight against bike thieves: Option 1: You can donate online We’d always appreciate a...

  2015-01-12 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• This is how it works: the story of two recent stolen bike recoveries

  We don’t write up every single bike recovery we get here at Bike Index, but there are two recent ones that really sum up how the community, bike theft victims, the Bike Index, and local police are ...

  2014-12-24 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Lightspeed Retail + Bike Index = win

  A major update to our POS integration, now an official tool for Lightspeed

  2014-12-07 - Topics: Tech

• Bike Index evaluates TrackR - with an eye towards tracking bikes

  Bike Index reviews TrackR, a low power Bluetooth tracker, with an eye towards bike theft

  2014-12-05 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• BikeReg: an Android app for the Bike Index

  Guest Post by Darren Whanger, BikeReg creator The Bike Index now can be accessed via an Android app! Tyee Software has created a mobile app for phone and tablet usage named BikeReg, which allows fo...

  2014-11-26 - Topics: Tech

• Thanks to Seattle Bike Blog - our newest stolen registration partner!

  The Bike Index sends a huge shout-out to SeattleBikeBlog.com for becoming our newest partner in the fight against bike thieves! Starting today, SeattleBikeBlog.com is running our popular Stolen Bik...

  2014-11-03 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

• Bike Index recoveries

  Over 2,123 stolen bikes recovered, and counting. So how is it, exactly, that we've recovered so many bikes? Is there a secret?

  2014-10-14 - Topics:

• Providing the largest and most effective bicycle registry - ever

  Bike Index and StolenBicycleRegistry.com merge, forming registration powerhouse

  2014-06-13 - Topics: Tech

• Search the Bike Index using @IsItStolen on Twitter

  Announcing the @IsItStolen Twitter bot that tells you if bikes are stolen

  2014-05-22 - Topics: Tech

• Default bike data, now automatically included

  Bike Index automatically fills in the default components, information and a stock photo when a bike is registered

  2014-03-28 - Topics:

• Introducing BikeBook.io

  BikeBook - open source bicycle comparison and research

  2014-03-21 - Topics: Tech

• Heritage bicycles are now automatically registered

  How the Bike Index posts bikes to our API with Google Apps script

  2014-02-03 - Topics: Tech

• Bike Index, official registry of St. Louis

  St. Louis is now using the Bike Index as their official city registry! We are excited about this opportunity to work with Mayor Slay and Trailnet to provide St. Louis with a bike registration that works.

  2013-12-30 - Topics:

• PDF registration certificates

  The Bike Index now has PDFs for every registered bike! Since one of the biggest reasons for registering bikes is to have a verified record of ownership, we’re excited to offer a way to download and...

  2013-12-24 - Topics: Tech

• Bike Index holiday contest alert!

  Contest alert! In the spirit of making the remaining “shopping days” before Christmas a little less stressful for you guys, we’re kicking off a holiday contest today. To enter, all you have to do i...

  2013-12-16 - Topics:

• We made it all the way to Oregon and back without one dysentery scare

  It can be hard out there on the trail, but it’s significantly easier with 21st century amenities. We completed our West Coast tour last week with a 31-hour drive from Portland back to Chicago, maki...

  2013-12-04 - Topics:

• We did it!

  Updates from the second half of our West Coast promotional tour. We’re finally home from our two-week West Coast promotional tour. Somehow we made it through the 31-hour drive, the snow, and an unf...

  2013-11-27 - Topics:

• Like Johnny Appleseed, but for bikes

  Updates from the first week of our West Coast promotional tour. It’s hard to believe, but it’s officially been a week since we left Chicago for our big West Coast road trip. Since then, we’ve drive...

  2013-11-16 - Topics:

• Updates on Kickstarter rewards, Madison trip, and other exciting news!

  Happy (belated) November! Things have been moving really fast since our last blog post and we have a lot to share with you. It’s all fun, but let’s start with the most fun stuff for you guys—the re...

  2013-11-08 - Topics:

• #DoRightByYourBikeContest winners!

  A few weeks ago we announced our #DoRightByYourBike photo contest, asking our followers to submit photos of themselves treating their bikes right. We got some great submissions and we’re excited to...

  2013-11-04 - Topics:

• Visit from Copenhagen

  Mark Thyrring contacted us through Twitter because he was excited about the Bike Index Kickstarter and was visiting Chicago. He’s a photographer and videographer from Copenhagen (which he will tell...

  2013-10-17 - Topics:

• We made our Kickstarter goal!

  We are humbled and unbelievably thankful for our backers’ contributions and support! Our Kickstarter project was amazing. From people in other countries demanding we provide service outside the US,...

  2013-10-12 - Topics:

• New month brings a lot of exciting new things for the Index!

  It’s October! That means the weather is getting (slightly) cooler, the temporary Halloween storefronts are opening, everyone’s ditching their flip-flops for actual shoes, and almost everything is p...

  2013-10-01 - Topics:

• Bike Index hits the airwaves

  Outside the Loop featured the Bike Index on their radio show today! Mike Stephen talked with Bike Index founder Seth Herr on the 363rd episode of the award-winning “almost above ground” radio show....

  2013-09-26 - Topics:

• Happy Friday, everybody!

  Hey guys, it’s Friday! Happy Friday. It’s been exactly a week (and a few hours) since we launched our Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000 in 29 days to fund Bike Index. We’ve already raised $9,04...

  2013-09-20 - Topics:

• Our Kickstarter launched! Boom! Let's get this thing started!

  Today might be Friday the 13th, but The Bike Index team is feeling pretty lucky today! As of this afternoon, The Bike Index Kickstarter campaign has officially launched, and we’re already at $5,671...

  2013-09-13 - Topics:

• Registering bikes at Pitchfork

  This past weekend was Pitchfork Music festival, the first large event where the Bike Index registered bikes. Our team greeted people as they locked up their bikes, explained the benefits of registr...

  2013-07-22 - Topics:

• Bike Index Shirts!

  We solved a critical problem facing the Bike Index yesterday: Our lack of Bike Index clothing! The back of the shirt has the web address. The front has the Bike Index logo. We’re going to be out ad...

  2013-07-12 - Topics:

• Privacy on Bike Index

  The Bike Index wants to be the best place to save and share your bike on the internet. For us, prioritizing user privacy and being transparent in our policies is a required part of that.

  2013-06-17 - Topics: Tech

• Illustrations

  We wanted to do something cute, since it’s the internet, but didn’t want to seem too cute, since we are anti-bike-theft-warriors. We decided on lances and shields and medieval era imagery. Medieval...

  2013-06-05 - Topics: