Recovery Stories

I cannot overstate how happy I am to recover this bike. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike william.m.smith@gmail.com Bike recovered 2023.6.11

We met with the person trying to sell it and got it back translated from English

Photo of recovered bike James Bike recovered 2023.6.10

Thank you so much for this website! 💜 translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Michael Bike recovered 2023.6.10

Police helped identify the bike and contacted me to verify that it was mine. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Maximilian Bike recovered 2023.6.9

Located by Calgary Police translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Trevor Bike recovered 2023.6.8

Loss Prevention Manager at a Liquor store busted a shoplifter who was riding the bike. He looked it up on Bike Index and called me to pick it up translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Zachariah Bike recovered 2023.6.8

Bike index and the Calgary RCMP translated from English

Photo of recovered bike David Bike recovered 2023.6.6

The police found my bike during the patrol. Thanks to the bike index, the thief could not sell my bike to the local store. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Wentao Bike recovered 2023.6.6

Pawn Shop gave us the bike back thanks to Bike Index translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Stephan Bike recovered 2023.6.6

Bike shop in lacombe turned it in to the police and the called me to give it back! Yippee translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Ken Bike recovered 2023.6.5

Stolen from a local bike shop in May, this bike wound up listed for sale on Offerup and successfully repo'd thanks to @BRAT_Seattle - "Thanks again on this! With your help and some GREAT Samaritans we were able to recover Friday afternoon." translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Greg Bike recovered 2023.6.4

Police recovered and found registration through Bike Index translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Drew Bike recovered 2023.6.3

Thanks to the Calgary police and Bike Index!!! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Tania Bike recovered 2023.6.3

Stranger found it and turned it into the police, who found it using Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Twyla Bike recovered 2023.6.2

I found it for sale on Craigslist and used my bikeindex.org listing to verify recovery with law enforcement translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Joel Bike recovered 2023.6.2

I had the serial number and had given that to the police in my report. It was put into the national pawn database and was marked as sold to a local pawn shop and is now being held by police to file charges against the thief translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Kayla Bike recovered 2023.6.2

Folks found my bike on Bike Index and called me. Was able to recover this way! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Sophia Bike recovered 2023.6.2

Thanks to EPS & Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Sheena Bike recovered 2023.6.2

Individual found bike in the ravine. Check Bike index and called our number. Recovered in less than 24 hours. Only minor damage. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Russell Bike recovered 2023.6.2

Police and Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Andrew Bike recovered 2023.5.31

Some kind soul reached out to me informing where they saw the bike. I met the police there and we got the bike back! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Aiden Bike recovered 2023.5.29

A buyer bought it from the seller on OfferUp. He had been given a fake SN during the back-and-forth, but he didn't check the *actual* SN on the bike until he got home after buying it and tried to register it on bikeindex.org and discovered it was stolen. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Allison Bike recovered 2023.5.28

The police got the Bike serial Number from Bike Index and got me back my bike. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Omar Bike recovered 2023.5.25

Calgary Transit Police used the Bike Index Sticker to return it to us. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jim Bike recovered 2023.5.25

Someone recovered the bike and found my bike index posting! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Max Bike recovered 2023.5.25

A kind, anonymous person entered the serial number on bike index & saw it marked as stolen, and they contacted me to return it!! What a wonderful service! I’m so happy to have my best transportation back THANK YOU translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Crystal Bike recovered 2023.5.24

Edmonton Police recovered the bike by scanning the Bike Index sticker! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Stephanie Bike recovered 2023.5.24

A friendly neighbor saw it in a park and looked up the serial on Bike Index translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Brian Bike recovered 2023.5.21

Someone called me seeing that it was on Bike Index and returned it to me! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Sydney Bike recovered 2023.5.19

They called the Redmond Police who called me and I recovered the bike nearly 5 years later! Thank you bike index! I never expected to see this bike ever again! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike DP Bike recovered 2023.5.18

Someone decided to look it up on bike index and called the police who called me and I recovered the bike nearly 5 years later! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike DP Bike recovered 2023.5.18

Police recovered a number of bikes from an apartment full of stolen goods. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jeff Bike recovered 2023.5.17

Recovered via Burlington Vermont Stolen Bike Recovery Group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike James Bike recovered 2023.5.15

Recovered via Burlington Vermont Stolen Bike Recovery Group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Tyler Bike recovered 2023.5.15

Recovered via Burlington Vermont Stolen Bike Recovery Group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike hannah Bike recovered 2023.5.15

Recovered via Burlington Vermont Stolen Bike Recovery Group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Kristine Bike recovered 2023.5.15

Recovered via Burlington Vermont Stolen Bike Recovery Group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Tony Bike recovered 2023.5.15

Recovered via Burlington Vermont Stolen Bike Recovery Group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Rebekah Bike recovered 2023.5.15

Recovered via Burlington Vermont Stolen Bike Recovery Group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike kel Bike recovered 2023.5.15

Recovered via Burlington Vermont Stolen Bike Recovery Group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Cole Bike recovered 2023.5.15

A guys purchased the bike from the thief on Offerup. Once he got home and looked up the serial number on Bike Index he reached out! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Matt Bike recovered 2023.5.15

An individual found it abandoned and contacted me to return it. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jordan Bike recovered 2023.5.14

A very nice man bought my bike for what he thought was very cheap, and then went home and looked for it on Offer Up and Facebook. He saw my stolen bike ad, and sent us a message to recover it. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Namita Bike recovered 2023.5.11

We were able to setup a meet to buy back the bike. My buddy "test drove" and ran off with the bike as I called the police. The seller ran when he saw calling the cops ... translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Ron Bike recovered 2023.5.11

Police found my bike, recognized it as stolen property and returned it to me. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Carl Bike recovered 2023.5.10

Found it at the one week later! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Charles Bike recovered 2023.5.9

It was found, a few miles away, thrown in bushes between a bike trail and a highway. It was pulled into a secure bicycle storage and the people who found it searched Bike Index. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Erin Bike recovered 2023.5.5

With help from the community! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Kade Bike recovered 2023.5.4

Somebody bought this bike from someone else then searched Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Vicki Bike recovered 2023.5.4

CPS recovered from a kijiji ad. I was alerted to the ad by someone who saw it stolen on bike index and called the police. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Lisa Bike recovered 2023.5.4