Police saw the bike, looked it up here, contacted me through Bike Index and returned it to me translated from English
I got extremely lucky. Someone found my bike dumped in front of their home. The homeowners called me after checking Bike Index and seeing my bike listed stolen. I am so grateful to have my bike back. translated from English
I posted this link to a facebook group dedicated to stolen bikes in my city. An officer phoned me at 5 pm to inform me she saw my post earlier in the morning in the group and noticed it was recovered when she came to work. translated from English
Someone found it on Facebook marketplace, confronted the seller, and brought it back to me! Amazing! translated from English
I am so happy that my bike is recovered after just one day! I don't know what to say, but I just want to say thank you for all the help and great favor! translated from English
Ad on Kijiji spotted by someone who saw stolen status on Bike Index. translated from English
Police officer created an 'abandoned bike' listing on Bike Index. Bike Index matched the serial number on their listing to my 'stolen' bike. I reached out and I was able to recover my bike fully intact! translated from English
Peace Officer recovered it and contacted me through Bike Index! translated from English
Good Samaritan saw bike as stolen on Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English
Good Samaritan saw the stolen bike on Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English
A good person found it tossed away, with flat tires and cut brake lines while they were out walking their dog. Few accessories were missing but in good condition! They were able to locate me as the owner through the serial number and contacted me via Bike Index! translated from English
Good Samaritan bought it from a flea market and returned it to authorities. translated from English
Portland Police found it and returned it to me. translated from English
Police contacted me once they recovered it! translated from English
Someone saw it listed on kijiji and checked Bike Index, notified me that it looked like mine, so I told the police, who went and recovered it! translated from English
Someone found it and brought it to the Edmonton Police. They contacted me for pick-up! translated from English
Police verified it on bike index. translated from English
Police called me saying they had recovered my bike after 4 years! Thank you! translated from English
It was sold at a pawn shop and recorded by the pawn shop. Since it was reported as stolen on Bike Index police were able to track it down and it was returned to me today. translated from English
A citizen found the bike in a park. He noticed a QR code Bike Index Sticker and then found the contact details for us translated from English
Good Samaritan checked the serial number and contacted me through Bike Index translated from English
The person who bought it got suspicious that it was stolen and checked on bike index! Also a bike index volunteer supported me through the process of getting it back! Hooray for Bike Index!!! translated from English
Police found and matched serial to police report translated from English
The Calgary Police Service contacted me to let me know they have it almost 3 years after it had been stolen. translated from English
Calgary Police officer found our bike with the help of Bike Index! translated from English
Tracy with Bike Recovery Action Team - Seattle found it on offerup and pretended to buy then confronted the seller that she knew it was stolen and she got it!! translated from English
POLICE CPS GREAT WORK THANK YOU translated from English
Bike returned through the efforts of the CPS and members of the Bike Index community. Had I not registered my bike on Bike Index and reported it stolen I would not have it today. translated from English
Got a phone call this morning from the police. They had the bike which had been abandoned in a park here. They traced the bike to me through Bike Index. translated from English
It was abandoned on someone’s lawn and they checked this site and called me translated from English
Amazing Calgary Transit officer saw a person on a bike clearly not theirs. Checked the serial number on Bike Index and recovered it for us. translated from English
The calgary police saw someone riding it, they pulled him over and he had warrants so they took him in and found out the bike was reported on Bike Index and they called me the same day. translated from English
Police spotted a guy riding my bike illegally on the sidewalk. They pulled him over and ran the serial number. He got arrested and I got my bike back. Unfortunately it was stripped of the motor, battery, and front brake, but at least I can fix it or part it out. translated from English
Someone from an Edmonton Facebook group that tries to recover stolen bikes contacted me because they saw a posting on FB Marketplace that looked like my bike (it was). I followed up with Edmonton Police and they recovered the bike from the seller. translated from English
Located with Bike Index translated from English
With the help of Tracey at BRAT! She is unreal! translated from English
Holy crap what a story. Thanks to bike index, a new friend was able to match it with a bike that was listed on Facebook marketplace. translated from English
Through the help of people on Bike Index and EPS I was able to recover my bike. translated from English
The NZ Police located on a property in Katikati in July 2022, someone had tried to grind off the serial number. Making the Police Report was key. translated from English
A good Samaritan found it being posted on facebook market and the seller looked suspicious. He found out about the bike being stolen on Bike index, found my info and contacted me. I later worked with Manchester PD to retrieve the bike. translated from English
Many thanks to Tracy from BRAT Seattle t. Tracy monitored our bike and found a listing on OfferUp. She helped me walk through the process to get a police escort to help recover the bike. translated from English
Edmonton Police Service members found this bike abandoned at one of our local libraries. It was painted black and some accessories were exchanged. My bike lock and cable were gone. It was returned to me late yesterday! Thank you everyone! translated from English
A network of volunteers searched for it. It was found on offerup. The person selling eventually agreed to return it. translated from English
Edmonton police service constable emailed me to say it was found in downtown Edmonton. I was stunned as I never expected to see it again. Obviously Bike Index works! I have made a donation. And thank-you! translated from English
Edmonton Police Service stopped the thief when they noticed him riding an expensive bike, they checked the serial number and discovered it was stolen. I really appreciate the efforts of EPS and Bike Index! translated from English
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