Recovery Stories
Someone saw it on Facebook Marketplace and went to Bike Index to check if it was there, and it was!!! They called me to say they think they had found my bike. I couldn't believe it. translated from English
The Calgary Police Service found it and then reached out to me through Bike Index! translated from English
Someone purchased my bike and went to register it on bike index and realized it was stolen. They contacted me and returned it to me. translated from English
Someone found it abandoned and matched it to me via Bike Index. So grateful! So lucky. translated from English
Someone found it in the alley behind their place. They saw my post on bike index and I was able to get it back. translated from English
Police found the bike at a pawn shop and returned it to me! translated from English
We marked it as stolen and the police were able to recover it translated from English
The police stopped someone driving it and looked it up on bike index and returned it to me! translated from English
This bike was recovered through bike index! translated from English
Police called me and said that they found it outside a McDonald's downtown. They checked the serial number and found it matched up with my post on Bike Index! translated from English
EPS found it! translated from English
My bike was found in the trash and people looked it up and found it on bike index. translated from English
Police found it on Stephen Ave and returned it this morning! translated from English
PSU Bike Shop recovered it and contacted me after determining it was stolen thanks to Bike Index! translated from English
Some help from Bike Index and BRAT Seattle, really grateful that I got my bike back! Thanks to everyone involved. translated from English
Calgary Police Service located it within a few hours and was able to find me through Bike Index!!! translated from English
Someone found it abandoned, searched online for bike registries, and found it here! Thank you Bike Index. translated from English
Found stashed in a bush in a park by a good samaritan who looked it up on Bike Index! translated from English
The police arrested the person with my bike and contacted me using Bike Index! translated from English
The Edmonton Police Service contacted me because they ran my serial number on the bike index and I had listed my bike as stolen. Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
Bike Index! Thanks to their incredible platform and community, I was actually able to recover my stolen bike! translated from English
Really nice people from the neighborhood found it and reported it on the app. Was retuned within 2 hrs of finding it missing. Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
I got a call from Calgary Police today, nearly 4 months after this bike was stolen out of my garage (lock cut) and was able to pick up my bike this afternoon! translated from English
I was contacted through Bike Index by Wayne who found my bike behind his dumpster. The thieves couldn’t even begin to come close to removing my kryptonite chain, became frustrated, and got rid of it. Wayne texted me mere hours after posting on here, I’m am eternally grateful 🥹 translated from English
After SEVEN months floating around Seattle, a gem of a person found it discarded outside of their apartment, a few neighborhoods from where it was stolen. Being a cyclist themself, they promptly came to Bike Index, searched the make/serial, and contacted me immediately. translated from English
VPD with an assist from Bike Index! translated from English
Calgary police did an excellent job and retrieved the bike in less than one week of being reported stolen, thanks to the bike being listed here on bike index! translated from English
Neighbors found the bike, put it in their garage and found it on bike index! translated from English
Community action! It was spotted by the same passionate local bike enthusiast who had encouraged me to list the theft on Bike Index and retrieved via the assistance of MBTA employees, as its captors attempted to take it away on the train. translated from English
Someone found it and found my info on Bike Index! translated from English
Thank you to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thank you to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thank you to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thank you to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Bike was spotted by someone in a local Facebook stolen bikes group. The apartment property mgmt confirmed the tip, and was crucial in the actual recovery. Bike Index helped confirm my ownership. translated from English
Police called me today after they searched BikeIndex after stopping a suspicious rider in the downtown area. They confirmed the bike was mine and I recovered the bike this afternoon. Super impressed with the local biking community, BikeIndex, and the Calgary Police!!!!!! translated from English
Police found it. Thank you Bike Index. translated from English
Someone bought this bike for $20 and then found my post on Bike Index. He just returned it today :)) translated from English
Someone searched the serial number on Bike Index and contacted me to return it! Thank you so much Bike Index! translated from English
A guy saw a bike in the back of a truck that looked out of place and looked it up on Bike Index. He found a match and contacted us. A police officer helped recover the bike. Bike index 100% helped us get the bike back!! translated from English
An awesome person here in Seattle spotted my bike under a bridge near the waterfront and contacted me, there maybe 7-8 tents and nobody was around and my bike was just sitting in the middle so I just walked in and grabbed it. translated from English
A cool, rad dude was walking and noticed the bike unlocked with some other junker bikes. My didn't appear to fit in with the others and he looked it up on the Bike Index and saw it was stolen. He brought it home and we met up for the exchange. translated from English
Some local SE bike riders recovered it from the thief and found me through Bike Index! translated from English
Was brought into a non-profit bike organization (bike Edmonton ) , they ran the Serial number and called me, thank you Bike Index! translated from English
I got a call from EPS Constable McKinnon with the good news. translated from English
The county sheriff had a search warrent on an unrelated charge and raided a house. In their search they found my bike, ran the serial number and contacted me! They gave it back to me, it's still in good shape but needed a little bit of TLC from the bike shop. translated from English
The RCMP recovered my bike in the back of a truck that was also stolen. The officers scanned the QR code and contacted me. translated from English
Returned through the Calgary City Police - rider was involved in an infraction of some sorts and the CPS checked the bike serial number. They tracked me down right away through Bike Index!! translated from English
A person found it in a tree behind some nearby neighborhood stores. We wish we had registered the serial number sooner, but are grateful Bike Index exists. translated from English
Good Samaritan reached out through Bike Index! translated from English