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Registration Notes Launch

Partner Organizations Can Now Add Private Notes to Individual Registrations

2026-03-22T11:00:00-0500 - Topics: For Schools, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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 ...

2025-07-11T10:39:54-0500 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Bike Theft is Evolving. So Are We.

Bike Theft is Evolving. So Are We.

2025-07-10T09:30:36-0500 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking
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%.

2024-10-09T08:00:42-0500 - Topics: Bike Life, Bike Recovery
Bike Index for: Law Enforcement

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

2024-10-08T05:54:17-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index for: Bike Shops

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

2024-10-08T05:00:00-0500 - 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...

2024-10-08T05:00:00-0500 - 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...

2024-06-28T23:00:00-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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!

2023-09-11T18:06:55-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, New Features
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 ...

2023-01-10T19:00:00-0600 - 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 ...

2023-01-10T17:46:15-0600 - 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 ...

2023-01-10T17:46:10-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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.

2022-08-24T10:00:00-0500 - 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

2022-06-08T22:00:00-0500 - Topics: For Bike shops, Bike Recovery
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...

2022-02-01T14:00:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Life, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Products, Tech
Mandatory municipal bike registration doesn't work. Bike Index does.

Recovering bikes takes universal bike registration - make the switch

2021-09-16T18:47:39-0500 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Calgary doubles bike recovery rate with Bike Index

Registration efforts in Calgary are paying off. Literally.

2021-05-27T17:00:00-0500 - 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

2021-05-03T14:46:35-0500 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Tracking, Products
Bike Index is a solitary resource against stolen bike sales online

Check Bike Index before buying online

2021-04-05T15:00:00-0500 - 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

2021-03-10T02:00:00-0600 - 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

2021-03-09T22:00:00-0600 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Safety tips for recovering your own bicycle

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

2020-09-28T04:00:00-0500 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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?

2020-07-17T15:00:00-0500 - 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...

2020-05-19T21:00:00-0500 - 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.

2020-05-08T14:00:00-0500 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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 ...

2019-06-04T05:00:00-0500 - 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 ...

2019-06-04T01:00:00-0500 - 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!

2019-06-03T17:00:00-0500 - 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!

2019-05-17T10:00:00-0500 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Bike Index's February 2019 Recoveries!

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

2019-04-16T12:25:57-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Why register your bikes on Bike Index?

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

2019-03-21T14:00:00-0500 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's January 2019 recoveries!

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

2019-03-11T16:00:00-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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

2019-03-05T17:00:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
9 Steps for Getting Your Stolen Bike Back

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

2019-02-12T16:00:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Products
Meet Bike Index's newest partner: Inglewood, California!

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

2019-02-06T11:00:00-0600 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's December 2018 recoveries!

aka COME ON IS THIS YEAR OVER YET

2018-12-29T18:00:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's November 2018 recoveries!

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

2018-12-28T18:00:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's October 2018 bike recoveries

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

2018-12-28T16:44:07-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's September 2018 recoveries!

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

2018-12-28T16:43:28-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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!

2018-11-07T17:00:00-0600 - 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 ...

2018-10-22T00:00:00-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Eight questions with the owner of Bike Index's 5000th Recovered Bike

The bicycle's name is 'Walter'

2018-10-09T23:00:00-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's July 2018 recoveries !

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

2018-09-09T16:00:00-0500 - 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!

2018-08-22T18:46:46-0500 - 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 .....

2018-07-09T00:01:27-0500 - 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 ...

2018-06-06T23:45:42-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's March 2018 recoveries!

Ermahgerrd behrks ehn Merrch ...

2018-04-11T18:50:44-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's February 2018 recoveries!

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

2018-03-30T14:44:12-0500 - 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

2018-03-07T19:13:47-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
It's almost spring!!!!

Bike season is about to ramp up but so will thefts

2018-02-19T09:00:00-0600 - 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.

2018-01-31T00:00:00-0600 - Topics: For Property managements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's December recoveries

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

2018-01-01T18:23:11-0600 - 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...

2018-01-01T18:22:32-0600 - 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.

2017-12-31T18:00:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Donation
Bike Index's October recoveries

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

2017-11-26T23:01:47-0600 - 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 ...

2017-11-26T23:01:42-0600 - 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

2017-11-17T11:00:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
Bike Index's August recoveries

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

2017-09-05T00:08:20-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's July recoveries

The summer avalanche of stolen bikes continues ...

2017-08-10T19:58:31-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's June Recoveries

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

2017-07-17T19:44:44-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's May 2017 recoveries!

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

2017-06-07T21:18:32-0500 - 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 :)

2017-06-06T11:00:00-0500 - 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

2017-06-06T10:00:00-0500 - 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

2017-05-04T21:54:59-0500 - 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...

2017-04-05T17:45:40-0500 - 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!

2017-03-22T22:56:01-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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

2017-02-16T13:00:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
Bike Index's January 2017 recoveries :)

The backstory on January 2017's stolen bike recoveries.

2017-02-04T15:35:50-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's December 2016 recovery stories!

The backstory on December's stolen bike recoveries

2017-02-01T23:28:00-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's November 2016 bike recoveries

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

2016-12-04T22:15:22-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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

2016-11-06T22:05:07-0600 - 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

2016-11-02T11:00:00-0500 - 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

2016-10-11T00:00:47-0500 - 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 ...

2016-09-05T17:18:44-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's July 2016 bike recoveries

All of Bike Index's July stolen bike recoveries!

2016-08-02T10:22:00-0500 - 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

2016-07-21T13:42:33-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's May 2016 bike recoveries

The backstory on all of our May 2016 stolen bike recoveries

2016-06-06T00:19:08-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's April 2016 bike recoveries

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

2016-05-04T18:52:54-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's March 2016 recoveries!

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

2016-04-01T10:27:38-0500 - 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 ...

2016-02-29T21:44:09-0600 - 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

2016-01-29T17:08:58-0600 - 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

2016-01-10T16:26:16-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index's December 2015 recoveries

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

2015-12-31T12:08:52-0600 - 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

2015-12-01T10:27:05-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index returns @pedalpt's Viva Kilo! Score!

Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes!

2015-11-17T11:56:02-0600 - 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.

2015-11-08T20:09:39-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Our September 2015 bike recoveries

Quite possibly our busiest month yet ...

2015-11-08T16:13:19-0600 - 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

2015-10-10T19:18:20-0500 - 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

2015-10-04T11:55:01-0500 - 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.

2015-09-08T14:26:46-0500 - 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

2015-08-03T18:01:51-0500 - 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 ...

2015-06-29T14:18:03-0500 - 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..."

2015-06-15T18:50:16-0500 - 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.

2015-06-03T20:46:53-0500 - 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

2015-05-18T13:01:56-0500 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index welcomes our newest partners: WeBikeEugene, BikeCleveland, BikingToronto, and BikingInLA!

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

2015-04-23T13:08:29-0500 - 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.

2015-04-06T00:00:00-0500 - 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

2015-03-22T22:51:45-0500 - 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!

2015-01-27T02:22:40-0600 - 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...

2015-01-11T19:24:22-0600 - 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 ...

2014-12-24T17:21:41-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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

2014-12-05T11:49:10-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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...

2014-11-03T11:46:50-0600 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft

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