The Portland PD found it abandoned somewhere, and then identified it on the Bike Index. translated from English
Mark Bike recovered 2015.10.7Someone was approached by the thief, who was selling the bike, and thought it was suspicious. They purchased the bike, and checked the Bike Index for it, and found my contact info. They tuned my bike up and returned it! translated from English
Alaia Bike recovered 2015.10.7The police contacted me after they found the bike thief with my bike. They used the Bike Index to figure out whose bike it was. translated from English
Patrick Bike recovered 2015.10.7Someone saw my bike here on the Bike Index, saw it locked up somewhere, and notified the local police department for recovery. translated from English
Daniel Bike recovered 2015.10.4Portland Police Bureau recovered it from the thief and saw it here on the Bike Index. translated from English
Brett Bike recovered 2015.10.4Someone contacted me through the Bike Index. I went by and picked it up. A bit worse for wear, but cheaper than buying a new bike. Reunited, and it feels so good. translated from English
Matt Bike recovered 2015.10.1Someone from the Bike Index found the bike on OfferUp.com. Portland police were able to find the burglar. translated from English
Gunsul Bike recovered 2015.9.29Someone recognized it on the bike index and contacted me! They recognized it by the distinguishing photos. I am so happy, and can't thank everyone enough. Such an amazing support system for those with stolen bikes! Sending good vibes to those still searching. translated from English
Lindsay Bike recovered 2015.9.27Someone saw the bike on the Bike Index, and then saw someone with it on the street. They gave me a call, and we reported it to the police. Bike was recovered along with a lot of other stolen bikes. translated from English
Ben Bike recovered 2015.9.26Someone bought it and saw it on the Bike Index, they contacted me to get me my bike back. translated from English
Derek Bike recovered 2015.9.25A king County Officer spotted some people walking with my bike in Downtown Seattle. She recognized it from my listing on the Bike Index and confronted the couple, and confiscated the bike. translated from English
Daniel Bike recovered 2015.9.23A Bike Index user found it and emailed me. translated from English
Greg Bike recovered 2015.9.18local resident found bike, looked up in Bike Index, contacted owner translated from English
Bike Index Bike recovered 2015.9.17I was emailed by a Bike Index administrator about a craigslist sale ad matching the description of my stolen bike. I met the seller, who had bought the bike from a pawn shop, and verified the serial number off the bike. I explained to him about my stolen bike, and showed him the police report. The seller was satisfied and returned the bike. translated from English
Louis Bike recovered 2015.9.13A random stranger named Tom found the bike abandoned in a park a few miles away from where it had been stolen. He was able to identify it as mine from the picture I posted on Bike Index.org. Thank you Tom and thank you Bike Index.org! translated from English
Alex Bike recovered 2015.9.12Post in Portland Riders Facebook group led to multiple sightings. Recovered by a Bike Index user. translated from English
Tom Bike recovered 2015.9.9Gentleman purchased the bike from the street and brought it into Huckleberry Bicycles. They recognized it from Bike Index.org and called me in. I was able to recover this bicycle that was gifted to me from my wife as a wedding present. translated from English
Liberty Bike recovered 2015.9.1I was told by a used bike shop when calling around after my bike was stolen to register with you. Local police checked the Index and I recovered my bike within 13 hours. Thank you guys so so much I love you!!! I'll be telling all my friends to register with Bike Index! translated from English
Schuyler Bike recovered 2015.8.30The thief was belligerently drunk and threw it into a garden. The person who found it knew to look here and saw it listed! Thanks Bike Index--You guys rock! translated from English
Alexa Bike recovered 2015.7.27Portland Police recovered my bike and contacted me because my bike was registered on bike index. translated from English
Russell Bike recovered 2015.7.22Pawn shop identified the bike and notified me through Bike Index. I got my Bike back! translated from English
Jennifer Bike recovered 2015.7.15Two people thought it looked out of place with the guy who had it, they confronted him, called the police, checked the serial number, matched it to my post on Bike Index and called me on my cell. I showed up a few minutes later and the cops matched it with my police report. translated from English
Ira Bike recovered 2015.7.2Some awesome guy named Matt found it abandoned near his apartment. He looked on the bike index and called me, and now I have it back! translated from English
Nathan Bike recovered 2015.6.21My son's stolen bike is now recovered, through Bike Index. A good citizen saw it abandoned, checked the listings and got in touch. translated from English
Neil Bike recovered 2015.6.14Someone bought it at a flea market, checked the serial, tracked me down through Bike Index and got it back to me - nearly three years after the theft! translated from English
Tommaso Bike recovered 2015.6.11Someone bought it at a flea market, looked up the serial number, called me and returned the bike! Bike Index was familiar to the person as they had just had their bike stolen so thanks Bike Index, you worked!!! translated from English
Andy Bike recovered 2015.6.9My bike was retrieved from a local flea market and reunited with me this past weekend through the Bike Index registration. Such joy to have this bike returned! It's got very high sentimental value, being a gift from and formerly ridden by my step father. translated from English
Mario Bike recovered 2015.6.8A wonderful good samaritan bought my bike for $80 from a homeless person, checked Bike Index, found that it was stolen and contacted me! I'm so relieved, and so grateful to my neighbor and to Bike Index! translated from English
Kate Bike recovered 2015.5.30King County Sheriff Sergeant Cindi West spotted the bike after looking at Bike Index, a dude on 3rd and Pike had it. When asked, he said it was his bike, and he'd had it for several months. Cindi knew this was incorrect and took the bike. translated from English
Bunny Bike recovered 2015.5.27A man found my bike in an alleyway, looked up the serial number, found my stolen bike listing on Bike Index.org and called me to tell me he would like to return my bike. 24 hours later I had my bike back with only some minor damage! translated from English
Adam Bike recovered 2015.5.16Someone found a craigslist ad featuring my bike. They contacted me through Bike Index to let me know, I contacted the craigslist poster and recovered my bike! translated from English
Amy Bike recovered 2015.5.7My Langster was stolen in Washington and sold on Offerup in Portland, but an eagle eyed Bike Index user ID'd it and got my stolen bike back to me! translated from English
Nicole Bike recovered 2015.5.6Because I registered it on Bike Index, I was tipped off by a Bike Index user and I got my bike back. I will recommend registration to all of my friends going forward! translated from English
Sterling Bike recovered 2015.5.5Portland police had this bike in their recovered evidence room, ran it through Bike Index, found the owner and returned it! translated from English
Christopher Bike recovered 2015.4.25The Bike Index integration with SeattleBikeBlog helped spread the word, leading to it being found, reclaimed and recovered. translated from English
Kelly Bike recovered 2015.4.13A very kind person contacted me through Bike Index. Someone listed a bike on craigslist matching my bike's description with the same stock photo. I met with the person and had the police nearby— when I identified the bike as mine (with the serial number), they helped me claim it. It had been gone for almost 2 months, I'd accepted it as gone, HUGE thanks! translated from English
emily Bike recovered 2015.3.31Atim, the Saint of Oakland, bought it from guy fencing it on San Pablo for $40, hunted me down online, found me on Bike Index, returned the bike, and refused a reward until I forced him to accept one. This all happened about one week after the theft. translated from English
Bryce Bike recovered 2015.3.27Police Officer found it dumped in a ditch, I got it back thanks to Bike Index! translated from English
Hayden Bike recovered 2015.3.24A super awesome person noticed someone with a poorly fitting bike left unlocked. She confirmed it matched the description and serial on Bike Index, the police took my bike for safekeeping. I wouldn't have gotten my bike back without you! You guys rock! translated from English
Joming Bike recovered 2015.3.20A Bike Index user contacted me and delivered it to me safe and (mostly) sound - he wouldn't accept a reward, he was just happy to be able to reunite me with my bike :') translated from English
Tori Bike recovered 2015.3.17Portland Police Officer Ross Scott saw the listing in Bike Index, saw thief with bike, recovered the bike and returned the bike to me! translated from English
Deborah Bike recovered 2015.3.17Portland Police officer saw the note about the bike being a tri-training bike on the Bike Index, pulled the thief and bike a couple hours later. translated from English
Katie Bike recovered 2015.3.16My bike was abandoned in an alley. The people who found it looked it up on Bike Index - I got my bike back less than two weeks after it was stolen! translated from English
Joseph Bike recovered 2015.3.13A little more than three months after it was stolen I received an email from an eagle-eyed Bike Index user with a link to a craigslist ad. Police set up a sting and recovered my bike, another stolen bike, and the guy selling them is a suspect in a local goat theft. translated from English
Nick Bike recovered 2015.3.4Someone found this listing and found the bike through Craigslist and contacted me! Yippee! translated from English
Carrie Bike recovered 2015.3.3The odds of recovering my bike 8 months later, in town, and in one piece had to be really slight. I wouldn't have it without the Bike Index. translated from English
Jordan Bike recovered 2015.2.25A homeless man found it abandoned, brought it to The Bicycle Repair Shop and asked if they could find out if it was a stolen bike. They found it on Bike Index and called me up. That evening I got the bike back mostly intact -- thanks! translated from English
Mark Bike recovered 2015.2.11Seattle Police recovered the bike and then found my listing here on Bike Index. translated from English
Jason Bike recovered 2015.1.29The owner of Use It Again Thrift Store found my bike at the back of his store. He looked it up in Bike Index, found my number and called me. translated from English
Chung-yan hung Bike recovered 2015.1.26A Portland police officer spotted my bike downtown. He ran it through the system and didn't find a matching serial number (because I had failed to record it), but he then found my report. The fenders and rack were taken, and it's got a few minor dings, but it's intact and running smoothly. WAHOO! translated from English
Rebecca Bike recovered 2015.1.22