Recovery Stories
I received an email from Bike Index Calgary advising me of a suspicious ad on Kijiji. Police arrested the seller. If it wasn’t for Bike Index I might not have recovered my bike. They notified me within hours of it being posted for sale. I recommend that everyone who values their bike register it. translated from English
Thank you officer Walter at Portland Police department for finding it and returning it home :) And thank you Bike Index peeps for your help and support in spreading the word. It worked! translated from English
A post on Nextdoor.com gave me hope and then someone else saw it on a police car. Then a text came in from Bike Index stating the officer contacted them and had my bike. From the moment I discovered it was missing to recovery was about 5 hours. translated from English
A caring Ballard resident found the bike thrown in his bushes. He made the effort to contact police who directed him to Bike Index! He was able to contact me and return the bike unharmed. This would never have happened without Bike Index. Thanks!!! translated from English
A gentleman from Bike Index called me and said it was posted on OfferUp! We met the guy with the police and got our bike back! translated from English
I was alerted via Bike Index about the sale of my bicycle on OfferUp. My friend took possession of the bike and informed the seller with proof that the bike had been stolen. None of this would've happened without his diligent checking against Bike Index and alerting me to the sale. translated from English
Bike Index partner Portland Police Bureau Bike Theft Task Force searched high and low and found my beauty this week! The bike was in great shape, even though it had been in a pretty rough place for nearly 2.5 months. Thanks guys! translated from English
The police recovered the bike from a pawn shop. Many thanks to Bike Index partner, UWPD! translated from English
Stolen Bikes Edmonton and EPS texted me last weekend with a photo of the bike recovered by police. Confirmation received, and bike recovered! Thanks Bike Index, Stolen Bikes Edmonton, and Edmonton Police Services! translated from English
It was brought to a bike shop by the person who stole it for a tune-up and the shop ran the serial on Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English
Someone from Bike Index found my bike on Kijiji and contacted me. Police and I recovered it with an under cover cop! translated from English
Through Bike Index someone contacted me that they found my bike locked up at an encampment and we got her free! translated from English
Bike Index partner, Stolen Bikes NOLA found it! translated from English
A wonderful human found in through Bike Index! translated from English
Local Bike Index partner shop, Splendid Cycles, in Portland, took possession when a so-called customer brought my bike into the shop wondering if it was an E-bike. translated from English
I registered my bike stolen this morning. Then someone posted a picture on Reddit of my bike off a hiking path. I immediately got an email from Bike Index asking if it was my bike and coordinated between me and the Redditor. I can't thank Bike Index or the kind folks who saw it enough. translated from English
Got a message on Bike Index from a follower who bought my bike off a guy trying to sell it in Capitol Hill the day after it was stolen. He thought it might be stolen and checked Bike Index! Got it back and we made a new biking friend in Cap Hill. Thanks Abi and Bike Index. translated from English
A local bike shop/good Samaritan saw it, knew it was stolen thanks to the tweet or magical way in which y'all shared this information, and about a day later I was contacted by the police saying they found my bike!! THANK YOU! Such a miracle, especially in the city of Portland. wow. truly amazed. translated from English
The San Francisco Police Department called me to tell me that they recovered my bike, and found me from Bike Index. translated from English
Recovered by the Edmonton City Police as part of a larger bust. They used the Bike Index to identify and return it to me. Huge thanks to you all! translated from English
The thief posted an ad for my bike via OfferUp. The ad was discovered and forwarded to me by the Bike Index team. I met the thief and bought my bike back without conflict. translated from English
Someone saw my red bianchi on the corner. It was scratched up but he knew it was a nice bike and had seen it posted! He bought the bike from the guy who said it was his then connected me. I gave him his money back and a big THANK YOU! This was truly amazing! I cannot thank Bike Index enough!!! translated from English
Got a tip from an SPD officer through Bike Index that the bike was on OfferUp. Contacted the seller and gave them the Bike Index link. They were sympathetic and offered to meet up and hand over the bike. It's a bit scuffed up and missing accessories, but I'm so excited to have it back!! translated from English
A high school in Portland has a bike repair "shop" class. They receive bikes to work on. How they got my bike is a mystery. Whoever stole it maybe abandoned it. The teachers and students scour Bike Index when they receive the bikes. They saw that one of the bikes matched mine and they contacted me! translated from English
Bike Index watchers informed me that bike was listed on Letgo and Craigslist. Informed police and they got me back my bike. Other bike still not recovered, but there is hope. Many thanks! translated from English
Bike Index watchers informed me that bike was listed on Letgo and Craigslist. Informed police and they got me back my bike. Other bike still not recovered, but there is hope. Many thanks! translated from English
Three people reported leads due to my posting on Bike Index. Someone bought the bike before the police investigated, but the buyer searched the serial and discovered he had purchased stolen property and reported it to me and the police. I can't believe how helpful the posting on Bike Index was. translated from English
A couple was searching Bike Index to find their stolen bike and they saw my post. Coincidentally, they were eating at a food cart where the owner had noticed my abandoned bike at a homeless camp. THANK YOU to the good-hearted people of Portland who helped each step of the way. translated from English
We sent the bike to @stolenbikesbayarea, Bike Index, and a large biking Facebook group. Yesterday a friend spotted it. Cops were super helpful and took pride in helping. I backed up my claim by knowing every part of the bike. translated from English
Police contacted me by email, through this website, saying they recovered my bike. translated from English
Bike Index partner, Stolen Bikes NOLA, found my bike and returned it to me. translated from English
An anonymous caller found my contact info on Bike Index and told me where my bike was seen. translated from English
Omaha Police Dept’s Pawn Unit recovered it a week ago after the bike was stolen two months ago. Having filed a police report filed and sharing the serial number on Bike Index helped track the bike down. translated from English
Someone saw it on LetGo, checked Bike Index and reached out to me when they found it. Bike Index provided tips to recover it. The San Mateo Sheriff's Office helped me meet with the seller. Thanks everyone for helping me get this special bike back translated from English
Nice man who had seen it left on the back of someone's car saw my number on Bike Index and called me! translated from English
A local nonprofit bike group found it and called in local Bike Index ambassador Mike who arranged a meeting and we took it home. translated from English
Found near my house. They found my serial number on Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English
I received a message through Bike Index from someone who had my bike. Turns out his mother-in-law saw it sitting unlocked in downtown Seattle and offered it up to him. He recognized that it was a fairly nice bike and looked up the serial number on Bike Index to see if it was registered as stolen. translated from English
EPS recovered it during an arrest. They checked the serial # on Bike Index and identified it. They returned it to me that same night. For the most part, I was able to fix it back up and am just grateful to have the bike back. translated from English
SFPD saw the tweet on Bike Index. Thank you Officer Roan for getting my bike back. translated from English
Some kind stranger noticed it being sold nearly a year and a half after being stolen and notified me via Bike Index. I confronted the person selling it, who was not the thief, and they returned the bike without hassle. translated from English
The Seattle Police Department saw it on Bike Index the same day as it was stolen and recovered it! translated from English
I got a phone call from a guy who saw my bike on Bike Index and then recognized it on a local website for sale. I called the police, and they got it back for me the next day! translated from English
EPS found the thief with two bikes and no explanation, recovered it and sent me a notice to pick it up since I had registered it on Bike Index. translated from English
Ride This Bike bike shop and Stolen Bikes NOLA id'd my bike on Bike Index and got it back on my behalf. translated from English
Quick action by SF Police recognized my stolen bike. The dispatcher checked the serial number of the bike on Bike Index. This happened within an hour or two of the theft and my bike returned the same day! translated from English
The police used Bike Index to identify the bike. The thieves tried to register the bike as their own but the police realized it was my bike and recovered it. The photo that I uploaded really made a difference. translated from English
A neighbor found the bike discarded in the neighborhood and found me through Bike Index. I had my bike back within 4 days of it being stolen! translated from English
I received an email through Bike Index letting me know that the bike had been recovered by the Edmonton Police. translated from English
My bike was spotted on Kijiji with the help of Bike Index and Stolen Bikes Edmonton. A Constable contacted the seller and recovered the bike. translated from English