Recovery Stories
Local biker was on the look out and alerted me when a student was riding it to and from school. It had stayed local and I don’t think they knew its value. Someone allegedly gave it to him without his knowledge of the theft. translated from English
Recovered by a Bike Index ambassador! translated from English
I went to Reddit and posted to several communities that my bike had been stolen. After a few hours someone messaged me that they had seen the bike stashed/abandoned in an alleyway a couple blocks from where it had been taken. I went over there, scooped it up and rode off with it. translated from English
Thank you Jamison for spotting it and texting me! We approached the person with it and greased the wheels of recovery by giving her some cash. translated from English
Tracy at Bike Index helped me track down the guy that stole my bike. He registered my bikes serial number here Bike Index trying to make it look like it was his. Tracy called within 5min of me completing my Stolen bike notice and gave me all the info on the suspected thief. translated from English
Police saw it with an unlikely owner, checked on it and discovered it was stolen! Thanks to Bike Index! translated from English
I like to think that it was a combination of good karma and support of bike index that brought me and my beloved bike back together! Thank you Bike Index Team! translated from English
Was found by Calgary Police, they reached out to me through Bike Index! translated from English
At the moment details are super sparse, but the bicycle was located on the springwater corridor, possibly abandoned or unattended. They turned the bicycle into the Portland Police Bureau and I was notified that my property was being held for pickup. translated from English
Someone cross referenced the serial code of the bike on Bike Index and gave my number a call. translated from English
Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
I found it on Marketplace months later after being stolen. I went there personally and took it back from the person that was selling it. I showed my BikeIndex report as proof. translated from English
Someone saw it at a camp and looked it up on bike index and called me, I then called the police and it was back to me within minutes !! The police were able to respond quickly and I would have never known if it wasn’t for bike index! translated from English
I received a call from Seaside Police Department and they located my bike. A landlord noticed it in the back yard and remembered a post or sign and called the police. translated from English
Seattle area bike recovery efforts group on Facebook! translated from English
A shop owner scanned the serial in a pawn shop. Police recovered bike from the pawn shop. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Bike index to the rescue! First it was spotted by a fellow bike index user, suspicious rider, so the user looked up any recently stolen bikes on bike index, saw the bike and called me. translated from English
A random tip from the public and a week of detective work and stakeouts from me. translated from English
Police found it, checked bike index, contacted me and returned the bike! translated from English
UT Austin Police called me in the morning. They were alerted that it was stolen after they ran the serial number. The police retrieved my phone number from Bike Index. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
The Edmonton Police contacted me after the bike was brought to a local bike shop and the bike index tag was checked :) translated from English
An Instagram account called Slow Spokes spread the word and someone in the community found it. I alerted the police and they retrieved it! translated from English
Bike was seen by first responder team about 15km from the location that it was stolen from and noted as suspicious. The first responder team checked Bike Index and on seeing that the bike was marked as stolen approached the individual and recovered the bike. translated from English
I cannot express the gratitude I feel to the individuals who found my bike and reported it to Bike Index, and to Bike Index for providing their great service. Thank you, all! translated from English
Could not have happened without Bike Index, and a good person doing the right thing when they spotted it. translated from English
The Santa Barbara police found it a month after it was stolen and contacted me! translated from English
Tracy with Seattle Bike Detectives applied some creative diplomacy! translated from English
The police collected the bike and I had it returned within a week! They contacted me via Bike Index. Thank you Calgary Police and Bike Index teams! translated from English
Someone reported it to the police and they contacted me after searching it up on Bike Index! translated from English
Seattle PD found the bike and specifically mentioned Bike Index as being helpful in verifying that it was stolen and belonged to me translated from English
A kind person saw my bike for sale on Facebook Marketplace. They thought it looked suspicious and found it listed as stolen on Bike Index. They contacted the police and the bike was recovered the same day. Thank you to Bike Index and the kind person who made the report! translated from English
SPD found it and brought it back! The offer said that he uses bike index and police reports to look up bikes. translated from English
Police found a person that had bought it as stolen, recovered the bike and returned it to me! Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
The police found it here in Dublin, 10 days after the theft. When they checked the serial number your site was the first result! Thank you guys translated from English
Security at Bow Valley Centre scanned my QR code and contacted me. translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
The good people at EPS found it! translated from English
A kind stranger spotted it in Volunteer Park and contacted me after seeing my Bike Index report! translated from English
A vet kind person bought my bike and then noticed the bike index sticker. They looked up my bike, noted it stolen, contacted me, and arranged a meetup. I offered to “buy” it back from them for the amount they had paid. We are so greatful for this chapter in this saga! translated from English
This experience taught me a lot, I didn’t know bikes had serial numbers, but thanks to Bike Index I’ll be much better prepared if something like this happens again. translated from English
The Police stopped someone with the bike and checked the serial number and since it was listed on Bike Index as stolen they got it. translated from English
Somebody saw the bike in a suspicious location, looked it up on Bike Index and contacted me. I went with the police and recovered the bike. Bike Index really works! translated from English
Someone looked up serial number on Bike Index and contacted me after purchasing the bike from the thief. translated from English
BIKE INDEX message + bravery + police! Thanks EVERYONE translated from English
Somebody bought it on facebook marketplace and then realized it had been stolen and returned it to me via Bike Index! translated from English
Another guy bought it from the thief and gave it back. He found me on Bike Index! translated from English