Recovery stories

A well hidden airtag and Edmonton police service, along with bike index, helped me track down my bike. translated from English

Spencer Bike recovered 2025.6.3

Got a tip from a family member about a bike matching the description of mine, drove to the location given and explained to the rider that it was stolen. He gave it up without incident after scanning the sticker. translated from English

Autumn Bike recovered 2025.6.2

Bike index community member found it in the bushes a few miles from where it was stolen. So appreciative and amazed! translated from English

Burgess Bike recovered 2025.6.1

Edmonton Police recovered the bike, thanks Bike Index! translated from English

Elise Bike recovered 2025.5.31

I got my bike back and it's going home with me!!!! 🙏😎 Thank you to Cst Kendrick. Edmonton PD and Bike Index 🙏 translated from English

Gilbert Bike recovered 2025.5.30

Police Officer checked serial number following an altercation, contacted me and returned bike thanks to Bike Index! translated from English

Casey Bike recovered 2025.5.29

The police found it, and found me through Bike Index! translated from English

Nelson Bike recovered 2025.5.29

Calgary police got call from The Bike Shop when someone brought it in for service. They knew about it thanks to Bike Index! translated from English

Micheal Bike recovered 2025.5.29

Thank you bike index! And thank you concerned citizen! translated from English

Dan Bike recovered 2025.5.27

Thanks to you guys at Bike Index!!! And thanks to a honest citizen who found it in the street and took the time to look it up! translated from English

Jacques Bike recovered 2025.5.27

The store workers recognized it and contacted me because I'd told them. Having a flyer at the store and elsewhere with the Bike Index listing helped at the store staff paid way more attention! translated from English

Sarah Bike recovered 2025.5.24

Someone messaged me on Bike Index saying that they found it! translated from English

Sidney Bike recovered 2025.5.24

Calgary police checked Bike Index and called me to return my bike. translated from English

Ralph Bike recovered 2025.5.23

Good Samaritan safely recovered it from someone in possession of it and contacted me via details on Bike Index. translated from English

Will Bike recovered 2025.5.22

A Local savior had seen my report of my bike being stolen and reached out to me when he located it close to his house and recovered it for me translated from English

Jeremy Bike recovered 2025.5.22

Calgary Police that ride bikes around the city discovered it with some unfortunate circumstance people and they looked it up then returned it to me. translated from English

Sean Bike recovered 2025.5.18

Somebody messaged me on Bike Index and saying they saw my bike. I was able to go to the location, grab my bike back, and get the thief arrested! translated from English

Evan Bike recovered 2025.5.15

After submitting my police report I got a call from Calgary Police Services that my bike had been recovered. It was turned in to the Police as "Lost and Found". Surprisingly very little damage, thanks Bike Index! translated from English

Kara Bike recovered 2025.5.14

Seattle Police recovered the bike and found my information on Bike Index. They were able to contact me and stayed with the bike till I got there to pick it up! translated from English

Taylor Bike recovered 2025.5.14

An amazing Calgary transit officer and his team found it and used Bike Index to contact us! translated from English

Vik Bike recovered 2025.5.12

Police found the bike and our information from Bike Index! translated from English

Scott Bike recovered 2025.5.11

Calgary Police found bike in lobby of bank while investigating trespassing call and were able to search serial number and find it on Bike Index. translated from English

brian Bike recovered 2025.5.10

I found the person selling it on FB Marketplace. EPS tracked it down and recovered it two hours away in a northern town. The person also had their money returned to them for the purchase. Fantastic job by EPS! translated from English

Chris Bike recovered 2025.5.8

Saw it listed on marketplace, met up got it back no issue!!! In the same condition it was in when it got stolen. Minus the shock need air. Thank you to everyone that messaged me about seeing it various places. Thank you more than I can ever say!!! translated from English

Daniel Bike recovered 2025.5.8

The thief took it to a bike shop for some work (they apparently sheared off the derailleur somehow). The staff looked up the serial number on Bike Index, saw it was stolen, and contacted the police. I have it back now. Thanks! translated from English

Brian Bike recovered 2025.5.7

A good samaritan found my bike, checked the serial number, and confirmed it here with Bike Index! They contacted me and I picked up the bike this weekend! I am so grateful to have my bike back! translated from English

Jenna Bike recovered 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English

Isabel Bike recovered 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English

Jason Bike recovered 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English

Alec Bike recovered 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English

Jill Bike recovered 2025.5.5

With help from friends, Bike Index, and bicycle recovery groups, I was able to find and intercept my bicycle when it was listed for sale online. Thank you to everyone for the help and generosity! This is such an incredible community! translated from English

Sean Bike recovered 2025.4.30

Someone watching Facebook Marketplace recognized and contacted me via information on Bike Index. We contacted Rochester Police, they set up meet and were able to recover. translated from English

Ethan Bike recovered 2025.4.29

Someone bought it and thought to check Bike Index and see if it was stolen. She called me and said she thinks she has my bike. We went and got it and paid her the $100 she paid for it. So happy there are honest people out there. Thank you Bike Index! translated from English

angie Bike recovered 2025.4.26

Someone found the serial number on Bike Index and called me! I had the bike back with me the next day! Wouldn't have happened without Bike Index! translated from English

Kirsten Bike recovered 2025.4.25

The local police recovered it and called me. They must have used Bike Index to find out it was my bike. 6 years later! translated from English

Nathaniel Bike recovered 2025.4.25

Someone from the Seattle stolen bike Facebook group helped me recover it by seeing it on sale on offer up. My partner and I then recovered the bike from the thief! translated from English

Daavia Bike recovered 2025.4.18

Edmonton Police Service found a man riding the bike about 10 km from where it was stolen, intervened, and used the Bike Index QR code to get my information. It was recovered within 6 hrs of it being stolen! translated from English

Stephen Bike recovered 2025.4.17

A kind person received the bike and used Bike Index to search it. Found that it had been stolen and got in touch with me to return it. translated from English

Vince Bike recovered 2025.4.16

Police found the bike thanks to Bike Index. translated from English

Lindsay Bike recovered 2025.4.13

I registered my bike on Bike Index as missing and posted on a Facebook forum for Burlington, and within a couple of hours, I got a text that it was found! translated from English

Erik Bike recovered 2025.4.11

Recovered by the Calgary Police Service! translated from English

Barb Bike recovered 2025.4.10

Found it on Facebook Marketplace. Contacted the police. Someone bought it before the Police could set up a buy, and the person who bought it looked it up on Bike Index, saw it was stolen, contacted me, and the police, and returned my bike :) translated from English

Daniel Bike recovered 2025.4.10

The individual who bought the bike after it was stolen learned it was stolen when he tried to sell it recently, so he brought it to the Bothell Police so that it could be returned to its owner. translated from English

Pam Bike recovered 2025.4.8

Palo Alto police recovered this bike almost 2 months after the theft, in a residential search after receiving a tip about someone's bike being for sale on eBay. The officer used BikeIndex in part to find me and thanked me for signing up with BikeIndex. translated from English