Recovery Stories
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
Neighbors found the bike, put it in their garage and found it on 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
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
Guy in Rosemount won a bid on an abandoned storage unit in Minneapolis. In the unit, there were multiple bikes. Mine was the only one registered. He reached out via Bike Index, and we set up a time for me to pick it up. translated from English
Today my bike was returned to me via the Edmonton police service they found it downtown and cross referenced my police report. They called me right away and returned it to me as soon as they could! translated from English
2 Hours after marking it stolen, someone recognized the QR code on my bike that linked them to my registration where they saw it was declared stolen. They Bought the bike for $40 from the thief and contacted me so I could come pick up the bike. translated from English
The thief left it at another garage close by in the neighborhood the same day he stole both my bikes and that neighbor kept in her garage until she found me through Bike Index. Thank you so much Tracy and Bike Index, you really make a change in this world translated from English
Someone bought my bike for $250 and looked up the serial number and reached out to me on Bike Index. After emailing back and forth we set up a pick up time and I was able to get my bike back. translated from English
Got the bike back thanks to Bike Index. Found abandoned at the airport, person who found it, looked up on BikeIndex, checked with Calgary Police then contacted us to come get it. translated from English
Whoever stole the bike sold it on Facebook marketplace. The person who bought the bike noticed the Bike Index registration sticker and reached out to me once they realized it was stolen! translated from English
Whoever stole the bike sold it on Facebook marketplace. The person who bought the bike noticed the Bike Index registration sticker and reached out to me once they realized it was stolen! translated from English
Thank you to SABRE and the Maple Valley PD and Sheriff's offices. translated from English
After regularly checking FB marketplace place since October 2025, the bike was listed for sale in Anchorage today. My friend posed as a buyer, contacted the seller who responded and I went with local police and recovered the bike. Thanks for the helpful support. translated from English
A member of the bike community spotted the thief with the bike and felt something was off. They then found my posting on Bike Index to confirm it was stolen and reclaimed it from the thief. translated from English
Bike Index led the police directly to me! Thanks everyone!! translated from English
Via the help of Auburn pd and Tracy from bike index. She contacted me after seeing the post on offerup. translated from English
A neighbor contacted me after looking up the Bike Index number! translated from English
Email from the friendly team at Bike Index matching my bike description/location. Using the email I contacted the VPD and they helped retrieve my stolen bike translated from English
Four years later I received an email through Bike Index's message service that someone had my bike and wanted to return it to me. I picked it up this weekend and so grateful for the gracious man for returning it and Bike Index for providing a platform for us to connect! translated from English
Someone tried to pawn it and they ran the registration then contacted me! translated from English
In the fall of 2025, I was contacted by Arturo in Puerto Rico who found my bike in the garbage! He saved my frame set from being discarded and used the serial number to call me and let me know he found it! translated from English
A bike shop in Philly recovered it! translated from English
The serial number was searched from a bike shop in Henderson Nevada and shipped back to me. Swanys Cycles is a phenomenal bike shop and Bike Index led them to me! translated from English
A person bought it on facebook market place and looked at the Serial number on this website and called me. translated from English
Someone left my bike on a Seattle Metro bus so it was collected by Seattle Metro. They eventually gave it to Bike Works, in Seattle, who contacted Bike Index with my Serial Number. Bike Works confirmed my ownership and I went to their shop and picked it up. Thanks everyone!! translated from English
Thanks to the watchful Bike Index community and local police, I got my bike back from marketplace! translated from English