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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...
Topics: Bike Life, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Products, Tech
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Mandatory municipal bike registration doesn't work. Bike Index does.
Recovering bikes takes universal bike registration - make the switch
Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Calgary doubles bike recovery rate with Bike Index
Registration efforts in Calgary are paying off. Literally.
Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery
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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
Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Tracking, Products
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Bike Index is a solitary resource against stolen bike sales online
Check Bike Index before buying online
Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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How I Got My Stolen Bike Back
Paul Andrews of Bike Intelligencer tells the story of his Seattle bike recovery
Topics: Bike Recovery
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Boulder, CO presenting the unified front needed to reduce bike theft
Bike shops, CU Boulder, and BPD work together to reduce bike theft
Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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Safety tips for recovering your own bicycle
What to do and not to do when going at it alone
Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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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?
Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery
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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...
Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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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.
Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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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 ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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What to do when your bike has been stolen in the Bay Area
Help us help you get your stolen bike back ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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!
Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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Bike Index's February 2019 Recoveries!
Twenty two awesome stories of bike recoveries and various anti-theft awesomeness ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Why register your bikes on Bike Index?
Add your bike to the registry with the highest rate of stolen bicycle recoveries
Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's January 2019 recoveries!
If the whole year's going to be like this month, we're in for a wild ride ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
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9 Steps for Getting Your Stolen Bike Back
BIKE GOT STOLEN? DON’T DESPAIR: THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS YOU CAN RECOVER YOUR WHEELS.
Topics: Bike Recovery, Products
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Meet Bike Index's newest partner: Inglewood, California!
Meet Inglewood, California PD - Bike Index's newest law enforcement partner
Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's December 2018 recoveries!
aka COME ON IS THIS YEAR OVER YET
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's November 2018 recoveries!
Remember, remember, the abs. redic amount of bikes we helped recover in September ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's October 2018 bike recoveries
Oh hey look we're four months behind on our recoveries
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's September 2018 recoveries!
Hey! Here's 40+ awesome stories of recovered bikes from September 2018 :)
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Products, Tech
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Bike Index's August 2018 recoveries!
Thirty eight stories of recovered bikes from August 2018 here at the Bike Index ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Eight questions with the owner of Bike Index's 5000th Recovered Bike
The bicycle's name is 'Walter'
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's July 2018 recoveries !
Wow, it's almost like lax enforcement combined with rampant online fencing leads to more bike thefts ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's June 2018 recoveries!
Who has two thumbs and a bunch of bike recoveries from June 2018? THIS GUY!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's May 2018 recoveries!
So many stolen bikes. So little time ... This is our summer: bikes on bikes on bikes .....
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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 ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's March 2018 recoveries!
Ermahgerrd behrks ehn Merrch ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's February 2018 recoveries!
Finally, a 'light' month here at the Bike Index. If blizzards keep people from stealing bikes, hey, great...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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It's almost spring!!!!
Bike season is about to ramp up but so will thefts
Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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.
Topics: For Property managements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's December recoveries
December 2017 at the Bike Index - aka "a whole lotta' folks are on the Naughty list ... "
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's November recoveries
Baby, it's cold outside ... but that doesn't stop bike thieves. Or, thankfully, the Bike Index...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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.
Topics: Bike Recovery, Donation
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Bike Index's October recoveries
The long-overdue backstory on all the stolen bikes Bike Index helped recover in October 2017 ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's September recoveries
The long-overdue story on all the stolen bikes we helped recover in September of 2017 ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index review: Boomerang Cyclotrac - GPS tracking for bikes
Taking a look at a GPS tracker for bikes - the Boomerang
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
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Bike Index's August recoveries
Who recovers stolen bikes? Bike Index recovers stolen bikes! Especially in August :/
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's July recoveries
The summer avalanche of stolen bikes continues ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's June Recoveries
Who recovers stolen bikes? Bike Index recovers stolen bikes. Especially in June!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's May 2017 recoveries!
It must be summer because we're registering - and recovering - a ton of bikes
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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 :)
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
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Bike Index's April 2017 recoveries!
The always-interesting back stories on all the bikes Bike Index helped return in April 2017
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's February 2017 recoveries!
The backstory on the 27 wonderful bikes that Bike Index helped recover in Feb. 2017!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
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Bike Index's January 2017 recoveries :)
The backstory on January 2017's stolen bike recoveries.
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's December 2016 recovery stories!
The backstory on December's stolen bike recoveries
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's November 2016 bike recoveries
The backstory on all our November 2016 stolen bike recoveries ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's August 2016 bike recoveries
Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes. In August 2016 we found quite a few ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's July 2016 bike recoveries
All of Bike Index's July stolen bike recoveries!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's May 2016 bike recoveries
The backstory on all of our May 2016 stolen bike recoveries
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's April 2016 bike recoveries
Summer's finally here and bike thefts are on the rise ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's March 2016 recoveries!
... in which we help recover some very, very beautiful bicycles.
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's February 2016 recoveries!
Cargo bikes! Flea market recoveries! An assist to SPD that results in arrests! This month has it all ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's January 2016 recoveries!
Some great bike recovery stories and photos from our stolen bike recoveries in January 2016
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's December 2015 recoveries
There's nothing better than helping return stolen bikes right before Christmas!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's November stolen bike recoveries
Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes ... 44 of them this month, to be exact
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index returns @pedalpt's Viva Kilo! Score!
Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index's October 2015 bike recovery stories
How thirty five stolen bikes made it home thanks to Bike Index during Oct. 2015.
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Our September 2015 bike recoveries
Quite possibly our busiest month yet ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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.
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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This week's recoveries (June 29th edition)
Eleven formerly stolen bikes are now back with their owners - here's how it happened ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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This week's recoveries (June 14th edition)
"Hi, I have your bike - I found it half submerged in a partially frozen lake..."
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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.
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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This week's recoveries (May 18th edition)
The behind-the-scenes look at the Bike Index stolen bike recoveries from the past few days
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Bike Index welcomes our newest partners: WeBikeEugene, BikeCleveland, BikingToronto, and BikingInLA!
The Bike Index lights up four more registration partners with our Wordpress plugin :)
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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How NOT to buy a stolen bike online
An awesome, helpful infographic that explains how to avoid buying a stolen bike on the internet.
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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Here's how our last week's worth of bikes got recovered
The behind-the-scenes look at this weeks recovered bikes
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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!
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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 ...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
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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...
Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft