The person who purchased it for $40 on Facebook Marketplace checked Bike Index and contacted me. 😊 translated from English

Rachel Bike recovered 2020.9.25

Someone from the neighborhood found it abandoned on a nearby trail nearly a month after it was stolen. They checked the serial number on Bike Index and reached out to return it! translated from English

Lei Bike recovered 2020.9.24

Good Samaritan bought it on Craigslist and realized it was stolen. Looked the bike up on Bike Index, confirmed it was stolen, and then contacted me to arrange for me to pick it up. Such a great guy! translated from English

Samantha Bike recovered 2020.9.23

Edmonton Transit Services found it abandoned, searched Bike Index, and here we are! I got my bike back one week from when it was stolen and I'm completely floored! A huge thanks to Brett with Bike Index for calling me, and arranging for me to pick it up. I'm over the moon!! translated from English

Andrew Bike recovered 2020.9.22

My bike was sold within probably 12 hours of it being stolen. The guy who bought it did initially check Bike Index but it must've been before I marked the bike as stolen. However, having misgivings, he checked again the next day and realized it was my bike and contacted me to get the bike back. translated from English

Denis Bike recovered 2020.9.22

Bike shop ran the serial and identified it when it was brought in for a repair by a suspicious customer. Can’t believe I got it back! translated from English

nick Bike recovered 2020.9.22

I was contacted by a building manager that saw my bike locked up on his building's bike rack. He looked up my serial number and contacted me. translated from English

Andrew Bike recovered 2020.9.21

The thief was caught for having stolen property from a neighboring house on the same night my bike went missing. I contacted the police involved in the neighbor's case and learned they had my bike. I would not have learned about this had I not posted my Bike Index report on Facebook. translated from English

George Bike recovered 2020.9.20

The wonderful people at Bike Index somehow reached the right person at the right time and he noticed my bike on a rack, called me, and I came to pick it up!!! THANK YOU so very much!! translated from English

Deborah Bike recovered 2020.9.20

Someone saw the bike discarded in a bush. They checked Bike Index to see it was stolen and returned it to the bike shop where it was bought because there was a shop sticker on the bike. The bike shop contacted me to pick up. Although it does need some work I am so thankful to have the bike back! translated from English

Derrick Bike recovered 2020.9.20

Met with seller who had it listed online. The seller gave it back after seeing my Bike Index listing. translated from English

Sam Bike recovered 2020.9.18

I got a call from the Edmonton Police and they found my bike in Downtown Edmonton. They brought it to their HQ and asked for someone I knew to come get it. A family member picked it up, and we shipped it back to Newfoundland via Red Bike! translated from English

Bradley Bike recovered 2020.9.18

Calgary police recovered this bicycle! translated from English

Chris Bike recovered 2020.9.17

I received a Bike index email. translated from English

Lexy Bike recovered 2020.9.17

Police recovered the bike thanks to Bike Index and serial number. translated from English

Colleen Bike recovered 2020.9.16

A good samaritan who heard of the theft from Bike Index alerted us that the bike was listed on OfferUp. The buyer checked on Bike Index after purchasing and contacted us, offering the bike back. translated from English

Robin Bike recovered 2020.9.15

A neighbor searched on Bike Index and found the serial number, and called me. Thank you Bike Index! translated from English

Paul Bike recovered 2020.9.14

Trips For Kids Marin County was selling it on eBay and someone who was bidding on the bike had seen it on Bike Index and contacted me about it. More on Instagram. translated from English

Juan Bike recovered 2020.9.14

Somebody in the Seattle stolen bike facebook group saw the bike, found it on Bike Index, contacted me, and helped with the recovery. translated from English

Morris Bike recovered 2020.9.13

A Calgary peace officer located this children's bike in the possession of an adult, checked the serial number, and matched it to my Bike index listing. translated from English

Peter Bike recovered 2020.9.11

A very thoughtful person checked the registry before making a purchase on Ebay - and alerted me he'd found the person trying to resell my bike. He helped me arrange a purchase and we got the cops involved. We recovered it. translated from English

Erin Bike recovered 2020.9.11

The Leduc RCMP searched Bike Index and called me 20 min after I reported it stolen on here. translated from English

Ryan Bike recovered 2020.9.10

Someone reached out on Bike Index me letting me know that they purchased my bike. They let me know that they had it and arranged a date to return it to me. I can't thank them enough for their kindness and honesty. translated from English

Bryan Bike recovered 2020.9.10

Someone saw an ad to sell this and 4 other bikes on Craigslist and reported it to Bike Index. Bike Index alerted me and I was able to get the police involved to recover all 4 bikes. THANK YOU BIKE INDEX!!! translated from English

Kevin Bike recovered 2020.9.10

Someone found it on Craigslist and alerted Bike Index. I was then able to get the police involved to recover this bike and 4 others that were stolen at the same time! THANK YOU BIKE INDEX!!!! translated from English

Kevin Bike recovered 2020.9.10

I noticed 3 listings for my bike on Bike Index... so EPS was able to track it down! Thank you Bike Index & EPS! translated from English

Sheena Bike recovered 2020.9.9

A security guard looked it up on Bike Index and contacted Calgary Police. translated from English

Brian Bike recovered 2020.9.9

People saw it on Bike Index! First, one person found it here and on Facebook marketplace, then another found it both in those places and in front of his office at Hope House... He had it in his office a half hour later for me to pick up :) translated from English

Abby Bike recovered 2020.9.9

Someone bought the bicycle for cash. Then, they located the serial number on this site and contacted the police. translated from English

BK Bike recovered 2020.9.9

Through Bike Index! Rad Power was notified by UW Surplus that the bike had been recovered by UWPD and was waiting to be picked up; I stopped by today and have it once again. translated from English

Christian Bike recovered 2020.9.8

Good samaritan called in an abandoned bike in an alley in Cranston and called CPS. They identified the bike as mine and returned it. Police said that me having a good description and the SN was essential in recovering the bike. Thanks to everyone for helping me get my baby back! translated from English

John Bike recovered 2020.9.8

Another win for Bike Index! An anonymous user witnessed my bike going in and out of a property near their residence. I called the police and received the call they had retrieved my bike a few minutes later! I don't believe this would have been possible without the help of Bike Index. translated from English

Bryce Bike recovered 2020.9.7

I was first alerted through Bike Index. After a week of some messaging with the guy selling it on OfferUp we set up a time to meet. Brought a friend and a printout of my original receipt with the serial number. Told the guy, showed him my copy of the receipt, and without question, he gave it up. translated from English

Jenny Bike recovered 2020.9.6

The thief deserted the bike behind my neighbour’s garage. My neighbour has been looking for the owner on the internet. They finally saw the post and returned the bike. Many thanks! translated from English

Jian Bike recovered 2020.9.4

Edmonton Police Service recovered the bike at a pawn shop. translated from English

Edmond Bike recovered 2020.9.3

Neighbour found in their yard, they checked Bike Index, got my number and called me!! translated from English

Stephen Bike recovered 2020.9.3

I tracked the bike down on Craigslist. The seller bought it on an app called LetGo. Bike Index did not help directly but did give me a sense of control and comfort in its explanation on how to alert others. Also, having step-by-step instructions on how to handle the reporting was very reassuring. translated from English

Kelly Bike recovered 2020.9.2

Someone in the neighbourhood found my bike at Forest Heights in the park just lying there so he brought it home and checked the serial number on Bike Index. Bike Index was the key to having this bike returned to me so I am very happy about registering the bike with Bike Index. translated from English

Adrian Bike recovered 2020.9.2

Calgary Police Service on-line theft unit got it back from a seller on Kijiji after I received several alerts from a Bike Index user as to its listing on Kijiji. translated from English

Cathy Bike recovered 2020.9.2

Spotted by a Bike Index user for sale on Facebook, swooped up by Calgary PD the same day. translated from English

Reka Bike recovered 2020.9.1

Just a day after the theft, the thief posted it for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Six days later, I received a text from a person who purchased it. They found my listing on Bike Index, messaged me, and I got my bike back on 8/30. I am so thankful for this site (and good people). Thank you! translated from English

Dayna Bike recovered 2020.8.31

Police had it in their property room. Because I had it registered on Bike Index I was able to recover it almost immediately! Great work translated from English

Colin Bike recovered 2020.8.29

Edmonton Police got it back from a bike shop that ran it on Bike Index. translated from English

Winston Bike recovered 2020.8.28

Some guys saw the bike and then found me through Bike Index, therefore reaching out to me to return it. translated from English

Steven Bike recovered 2020.8.28

Someone saw my Bike Index registry and responded with information which led to the bike being returned! Thank you!! translated from English

Joel Bike recovered 2020.8.26

My bike was found a few blocks from my home parked on a sidewalk. They took it home, got an alert on the serial number, checked Bike Index and found a match, and located me via our neighborhood blog. It seems the thieves realized that an electric bike without a battery or a key is not very useful. translated from English

Lauren Bike recovered 2020.8.25

We were notified by someone who saw the bike for sale on OfferUp. He searched Bike Index and contacted me. We contacted the seller. After providing some more details about the bike along with photos, the seller gave us the bike back. He said he had purchased it recently from someone in Corvalis. translated from English

Laurie Bike recovered 2020.8.25

Edmonton Police found it at a local pawnshop. Thank you EPS and Bike Index. If I never registered my bike, there's a huge chance that I would not have gotten it back. Thank you. translated from English

Ernie Bike recovered 2020.8.24

A good samaritan bought the bike for his son who then checked Bike Index and found it was stolen. He contacted me and returned it. translated from English

Magnus Bike recovered 2020.8.24

The thief tried to sell it on LetGo and someone noticed it matched a Bike Index stolen bike and alerted the police. translated from English

Jody Bike recovered 2020.8.23