Recovery Stories
Miraculously recovered by awesome nonprofit community at Yoga on Yamhill, despite not even having a serial number! Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
Someone spotted it and reported it to Bike Portland. Bike Portland posted the photo to social media and an employee at Splendid Cycles, where I bought it, called me about the post. I notified the police who recovered it. translated from English
A friend noticed a Thule Chariot sitting in the snow in front of the Burlington Bagel Cafe on North Avenue and mentioned it. I went to check it out and confirmed it was ours and recovered it! translated from English
A Good Samaritan found it at the PCC and saw it was stolen on bike index. They took it home for safe keeping and called us to retrieve!! translated from English
Police recovered it. They found me through Bike Index! translated from English
I was alerted by a fellow cyclist who saw the bike listed on Facebook marketplace and confirmed it was stolen via bike index! translated from English
Edmonton Police found the bike! translated from English
Police Officer witnessed person on bicycle riding away on bicycle while holding my bicycle in tow. My bicycle was dropped during police pursuit and entered into evidence. The officer reached out via Bike Index alerting me bicycle had been recovered. translated from English
A guy called out of the blue and had checked a bike and traced the serial number to me through Bike Index. Super cool that the guy did the right thing. He got all info from Bike Index! Really grateful for the good people fixing bad people's actions and for BIKE INDEX!! translated from English
Thank you. The person who reported it found in August, and had it listed on Facebook Marketplace. Edmonton Police contacted me and returned it to my daughter today. Thank you BikeIndex, the person who found it, and EPS. All three were all very helpful. translated from English
Police department found it and contacted me! translated from English
The bike was brought to a pawn shop but abandoned outside when the shop owner advised the person it was stolen - the shop owner then called the police. Registering the bike was the reason it was recovered! Thanks to EPS and BikeIndex for this program. translated from English
Someone texted me, was four blocks away from where it was taken. Person holding it claimed they bought it off of someone. Bike is pretty beat up and some accessories are missing but we got it back with the help of PPD and bike index! translated from English
PPB Officer R. Wilson/Wolfson found my bike at BioClean using Bike Index registry! translated from English
Thanks Bike Index and BVT bike recovery group!! translated from English
Thanks Bike Index and BVT bike recovery group!! translated from English
Thanks Bike Index and BVT bike recovery group!! translated from English
Thanks Bike Index and BVT bike recovery group!! translated from English
Working together with bike index and the Edmonton city police, they recovered the bike when the thief tried to pawn it, bike index was notified by the pawnshop, and the city police recovered it. The thief tried to register a couple times, bike index is amazing! translated from English
The bike was given to a bike shop in Toronto, the shop owner contacted me through bike index! translated from English
Police found it, and contacted me after looking it up on bike index! translated from English
Officer Jay of Seattle PD contacted me and said that he had seen a person riding it in downtown. After recognizing it from my Bike Index post, he confiscated it and had it at the West Precinct. Tracy of SABRE helped by facilitating contact between myself and Officer Jay. translated from English
A user reached out after seeing the bike on Facebook marketplace and notified me. I contacted the Calgary Police and they were able to setup a meet up with the "seller" and verified that it was my bike from serial number. translated from English
Recovered by Glendale, AZ police in Sept 2025 and returned to me. Bike was damaged during an attempt to flee from Glendale Police. Lectric graciously took the bike from me and performed all necessary repairs for a fraction of the price. translated from English
A neighbor saw the bike and looked it up on Bike Index!! translated from English
It was found abandoned in an alley and a person contacted me on Bike Index. It was approximately 1 mile from where it was taken translated from English
Bike was listed on FB marketplace by an anonymous seller. Tracy with WA Bike Index worked with me tirelessly and with their help and the assistance from Olympia PD we were able to recover the bike from a 'fence' in Fife, WA! translated from English
Calgary City Police recovered it in Forest Lawn area and charged the person holding it. CPS called and delivered the bike to my house translated from English
Another person found it being sold on eBay, sent me a message, and I got in contact with the seller. I acted like I wanted to try it out, met up with him, and then told him it was in fact my stolen bike. After a bit of back and forth, he let me walk away with it. translated from English
FreeWheel bike shop got a call about a charger for this bike. They then looked it up, saw it was marked stolen because they asked for the serial number, and gave me a call. translated from English
Thank's to bike index my bike was found the same day it was stolen. I had posted the stolen bike, the wonderful people who found my bike also posted a found bike on the same day. I was so impressed with the diligence of this community in helping to return my bike. Thank you!!!! translated from English
Located the bike for sale on Facebook and the police were able to succeed in tracking down the individual and got the bike back. translated from English
We are very grateful for Bike Index and everyone involved. My wife was in tears of joy when I rolled up to the house with her recovered bike Happy to answer any other questions about the recovery process! translated from English
A Bike Index user notified us of the bike being posted on OfferUp. We went down and bought it back from the person who stole it. translated from English
Local biker was on the look out and alerted me when a student was riding it to and from school. It had stayed local and I don’t think they knew its value. Someone allegedly gave it to him without his knowledge of the theft. translated from English
Recovered by a Bike Index ambassador! translated from English
I went to Reddit and posted to several communities that my bike had been stolen. After a few hours someone messaged me that they had seen the bike stashed/abandoned in an alleyway a couple blocks from where it had been taken. I went over there, scooped it up and rode off with it. translated from English
Thank you Jamison for spotting it and texting me! We approached the person with it and greased the wheels of recovery by giving her some cash. translated from English
Tracy at Bike Index helped me track down the guy that stole my bike. He registered my bikes serial number here Bike Index trying to make it look like it was his. Tracy called within 5min of me completing my Stolen bike notice and gave me all the info on the suspected thief. translated from English
Police saw it with an unlikely owner, checked on it and discovered it was stolen! Thanks to Bike Index! translated from English
I like to think that it was a combination of good karma and support of bike index that brought me and my beloved bike back together! Thank you Bike Index Team! translated from English
Was found by Calgary Police, they reached out to me through Bike Index! translated from English
At the moment details are super sparse, but the bicycle was located on the springwater corridor, possibly abandoned or unattended. They turned the bicycle into the Portland Police Bureau and I was notified that my property was being held for pickup. translated from English
Someone cross referenced the serial code of the bike on Bike Index and gave my number a call. translated from English
Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
I found it on Marketplace months later after being stolen. I went there personally and took it back from the person that was selling it. I showed my BikeIndex report as proof. translated from English
Someone saw it at a camp and looked it up on bike index and called me, I then called the police and it was back to me within minutes !! The police were able to respond quickly and I would have never known if it wasn’t for bike index! translated from English
I received a call from Seaside Police Department and they located my bike. A landlord noticed it in the back yard and remembered a post or sign and called the police. translated from English
Seattle area bike recovery efforts group on Facebook! translated from English
A shop owner scanned the serial in a pawn shop. Police recovered bike from the pawn shop. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English