All credit and respect to Tracy at B.R.A.T. in the Seattle area. Many thanks! translated from English
Working with Bike Index and the Bellingham Police translated from English
A person on the website found my bike and handed it in to the Edmonton police. They contacted me that and met to retrieve the bike. translated from English
Someone found me through Bike Index and returned the bike- much thanks to them! translated from English
I printed off the bike index page and used it as the flyers for my bike. translated from English
A Good Samaritan saw a sketchy person walking with it and asked him if was his. They gave him $200 for it and checked the Rad Power website which had a link to Bike Index. He checked the VIN and contacted me through Bike Index. translated from English
Bike Index sent me a notification. The FB admin of the Stolen Bikes in Denver called me to also let me know and provided tips on how to recover. I really can't believe this all worked! translated from English
The SFPD got it back when dealing with another burglary. They saw the post in Bike Index and recognized the bike! translated from English
Someone who found the bike's location contacted me through bike index after he checked out the serial number when the thief was offering to sell him the bike. The police went to the location and retrieved the bike at 3am. Best end to terrible day. translated from English
I would have never made a police report or called the police, if it weren't for Bike Index, but it all worked out. translated from English
The bike was brought to a repair shop, and reported to the cops via Bike Index. translated from English
I was contacted by a railroad police officer who stated the shipping case was recovered after being stolen off a train while in shipment. After being held up in evidence for a few months, the bike was finally shipped back to me. translated from English
Bike was found on Oregon State University campus. Love that you are a 501c3 with Open API. You do god's work. translated from English
Found by Edmonton Police near downtown area. translated from English
Calgary Police recovered it from thief, and I picked it up from their facility today. translated from English
Someone found it and called phone number on Bike Index. translated from English
Person brought the bike back from the same place stolen! I recovered it. translated from English
Recovered by Milwaukee PD almost 1 year later. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Good citizen who purchased the bike not knowing it was stolen reached out through Bike Index and was able to return it to me. translated from English
The bike was recovered with help through Facebook group BRAT Seattle and Sabre, thanks Bike Index! translated from English
A wonderful person found my bike abandoned in her neighborhood. Since it had the Bike Index tag, she was able to search it, saw that it had been stolen, and then contacted me to let me know. Many thanks, so happy to get my bike back!! translated from English
A bike index user emailed me saying they saw the bike on Craigslist. I worked with Bike Recovery Action Team to come up with a plan to recover the bike. translated from English
Our local bike shop identified my stolen bike via Bike Index and matched to police report, even though it has gotten a new paint job. So thrilled that the local community cares & for the help of Bike Index! translated from English
Someone found it lying in the street, called the manufacturer, and found it on this site! translated from English
A stranger saw it and then looked on Bike Index and contacted me, Portland PD helped recover it. translated from English
Posted fliers around the city and got a call the very same day. I was called by two good samaritans who brought it back. translated from English
Edmonton's finest caught the person who had the bike but not until I marked the bike as stolen on Bike Index which in my opinion was the main reason for the recovery. translated from English
CPS recovered my bike and contacted me thanks to Bike Index ! translated from English
A Bike Index Good Samaritan went way out of his way to help set up a sting with the El Dorado County Sheriff's dept. They got the bike back and arrested the thief. 100% this would not have happened without this site. I am forever grateful! translated from English
Police found it! The suspect gave a false name and had warrants. Police used the serial number to identify that it was just stolen. The thief stole all the accessories but I got my bike back! translated from English
Police came across it and ran the serial number, suspecting it did not belong where they found it. Because I had registered it with Bike Index the police were able to return it to me! translated from English
Someone who saw the post on bike index called me saying he saw the thief with the bike. I called the police and they retrieved my bike. I confirmed the serial number with them and they gave me back my bike. translated from English
My bike was stolen one year ago and popped up on Kijiji a couple of times. The bike popped up again on Facebook Marketplace and Bike index notified me immediately. Bike Index and the police were eventually able to apprehend the bike. translated from English
Someone saw the post on Bike Index and called it in. translated from English
Bike Index + BRATs. Thank you EVERYONE!!! translated from English
I saw it on a walk by the Calagry Drop-In Center, called the non-emergency Calgary Police line asking for assistance in retrieving it, and had two officers help me get it and verify it as mine. translated from English
Followed facebook ads and managed to get address. Then called it into Police and they were able to recover it. translated from English
A bike cop was riding past a homeless camp and saw the bike they investigated and ran the serial number on Bike Index. translated from English
Someone in my neighborhood saw the listing on Bike Index. They contacted me, having seen the bike stashed in someone's yard. translated from English
Thief tried to sell to bike shop, who checked serial numbers on Bike Index and saw it was stolen. Worked with police to have it recovered! translated from English
Thief tried to sell to bike shop, who checked serial numbers on Bike Index and saw it was stolen. Worked with police to have it recovered! translated from English
My bike was recovered this past week by some local police close to Denver. translated from English
Thieves tried to sell it to a local shop, who ID'd them as suspicious, then posted them to social media, bike was later found. translated from English
Edmonton Police recovered bike and contacted me through Bike Index! translated from English
Because it was listed on bike index someone was able to link the bike to me and returned it to me! translated from English
Local police found the bike, assisted by the description provided on Bike Index, and returned it to me! translated from English
Man in the neighbourhood saw where the thief stashed the bike and held onto it until I registered it on bike index. translated from English
CPS contacted me on May 29 and returned my bike to me the same day. translated from English
Spotted on Kijiji by another user and confirmed stolen on Bike Index. Police notified and bike was recovered. translated from English
Boulder Police recovered the bike by checking the serial against Bike Index. Thanks! translated from English