Wonderland Gear Exchange contacted me after someone - who'd been sold the bike by someone else a year earlier - wanted to consign the bike with them. Huge thanks to Wonderland Gear Exchange and Bike Index! Reunited - and it feels so good! translated from English
A kind person noticed the bike in their neighbourhood and sent me a message through Bike Index. I contacted the local police who confirmed it was mine, then my brother-in-law went and liberated it for me! translated from English
Thanks to Bike Index!! and the Colorado Springs Police Department! The bike was recovered after being posted and sold on Craigslist. We texted with the seller, passed all information to the PD and the bike was recovered. translated from English
A neighbour spotted it in their alley near where it was taken and called it in to Calgary Police Service. CPS matched it to the serial from the report and Bike Index, called me, and returned it right away. Forever grateful to CPS, Bike Index, and the Bike Index community. translated from English
The transit police recognized it by this great site! translated from English
A good samaritan reported it directly to me and helped recover it. translated from English
Edmonton Police saw someone riding it and searched Bike Index. They repossessed it from the new owner who bought it out of somebody's trunk at a gas station for $80. This site really does work! I wouldn't have got the bike back without it. translated from English
I was contacted via Bike Index. translated from English
Santa Monica Police did a fantastic job by being quick, effective, and on point. Registering with Bike Index and keeping the serial number were instrumental in retrieving the bike. translated from English
Thanks to Bike Index. A woman saw the ad on FB marketplace - I was also notified by Bike Index. She purchased the bike then looked it up online and saw it listed as stolen and contacted me. translated from English
EPS caught the bike thief and returned my bike. This was due to this great Bike Index site. EPS highly recommend this site and so do I. Spending the time to record my bike serial was the key according to the police. translated from English
I got my bike on May 14 after my bike was stolen on May 11. Bike Index really helps to increase exposure and awareness among civilians and law enforcement for bike recovery. translated from English
An honest pawn broker checked Bike Index, then reported the attempted sale to the Edmonton Police Service's Pawn Detail. There was extra help from our local 'stolen bikes' citizen's group, and from the Twitterverse. translated from English
Security at a mall found it and used Bike Index to match the description to my bike. They contacted me through the website. I went in the next day and sure enough it was mine. Thank you for this amazing program! translated from English
Someone bought our stolen bike and saw it on Bike Index after buying it. They were nice enough to give it back to us. Thank you Bike Index!! We never thought we'd see it again. translated from English
People found this on Kijiji and also marked stolen on Bike Index and messaged me. It was stolen two days ago and I already got it back. Thank you so so much. translated from English
Thieves tried to sell it to a local bike shop. They recognized the bike from Bike Index and held on to it and notified the police. translated from English
Calgary Police were running a search on stolen credit cards and found the bike among others. Using Bike Index, they quickly identified it as ours. translated from English
Two folks who saw my bike on Bike Index contacted me to let me know that they saw it on Facebook Marketplace. I managed to get it back the next day! translated from English
Someone's garage was broken into and their bike was stolen. He called me - apparently the thief arrived on my bike and left on his. He found me through Bike Index. translated from English
A kind person realized he had severely underpaid for a nice bicycle that was likely stolen and searched for the serial on Bike Index. It was a hit! I received an e-mail from him through Bike Index and the next day the bike was back in my possession. translated from English
The RCMP recovered the bike almost exactly 2 years after it was stolen. They were able to find me using the Bike Index database! Thank you! translated from English
I found my bike for sale on Craigslist. I got a call a day later that someone had bought my bike and found it on Bike Index after the sale. I paid them what they paid for the bike, and got it back to a shop for an inspection. translated from English
The bike was sold near South Lake Union. The purchaser was very kind enough to check the serial number and reach out to me. He found the missing bike's information through Bike Index. translated from English
My Bike Index ad was posted on a local Facebook group. Someone posted my found bike on Instagram, which was re-posted on the Facebook group, and a member used my phone number from the Bike Index post to contact me. translated from English
The police found it (telling me that they identified it through Bike Index) when checking out a car full of stolen stuff. translated from English
A Bike Index user re-tweeted the initial tweet that went out. He wrote that he possibly spotted it and gave the location. Police helped recover it. From listing it stolen on Bike Index to recovery took 38 hrs. Social media at its best! translated from English
Someone found it leaning in an alley and posted a photo on Bike Index. I got in touch and picked it up. It's been slightly modified and some parts removed but is otherwise repairable. translated from English
Such a miracle! The thieves abandoned it two blocks away from my apartment. A neighbor spotted it, noted the cut lock, and reported it on NextDoor. That post was seen by a member of a bike recovery FB group, who checked Bike Index and found me. Thanks to all involved! translated from English
Someone messaged me on Bike Index! Unfortunately, it had been stripped and all that I got back was the frame. But at least it's something to build on. translated from English
Calgary Police recovered it. They said having it on Bike Index made ID’ing the bike much easier and was definitely the right thing to do. Thank you for that!! I feel like I’ve been reunited with an old friend :) translated from English
A gentleman texted me saying he purchased my bike from OfferUp. He drove all the way from his home to deliver the bike because I don't have a vehicle. I am feeling so much positivity about things and my faith in humanity has been revived by his and his wife's kind gesture. translated from English
Someone attempted to pawn it four months after it was stolen. The police saw that it was listed as stolen on Bike Index and recovered it. translated from English
An individual in the neighborhood found it dumped on their lawn. After a couple of days, they checked Bike Index and found the exact match. No more than 24 hours between putting the bike(s) on this site, and one is found and returned. YAY! translated from English
A pawn shop in Colorado Springs received this bike. We were contacted, confirmed the bike was ours, and showed proof, and now it's back. Between the police report and Bike Index it was identified as stolen. translated from English
My bike was found abandoned in an industrial yard. The construction foreman searched my serial number on Bike Index and gave me a call. It took less than a month to get it back. It was just that easy - Thanx Bikeindex! I love this bike. translated from English
I think the person who stole it from me decided to give it back. They contacted me through Bike Index. I couldn't get a story out of them as to how they acquired it. When I met up in person with them they just quickly gave my bike back and walked away. An interesting experience! translated from English
A good samaritan found the Bike Index listing and called me. I directed the police to the location and they recovered the bike. translated from English
Someone spotted my bike in a pawn shop a few weeks ago after seeing the link I shared to a few biking Facebook groups when it got stolen. They found my number on Bike Index. The police department was amazing - I'm so pumped to be reunited with my baby after 18 months! translated from English
Someone bought it on OfferUp and found it marked stolen on Bike Index and contacted the police. translated from English
The bike was brought to a bike shop for repairs and an employee recognized it as a used bike they had sold out of their store. The person did not return to pick it up after repairs. The shop checked Bike Index and then called me. translated from English
SABRE and BRAT in Seattle had the bikes returned in less than 24 hours. Thanks also to a gentleman from Tacoma who called me with the tip! SPECIAL THANK YOU to Bike Index. He found the bikes stolen here and was able to get the ball rolling on recovery! Recovered both our bikes! translated from English
SABRE and BRAT in Seattle had the bikes returned in less than 24 hours. Thanks also to a gentleman from Tacoma who called me with the tip! SPECIAL THANK YOU to Bike Index. He found the bikes stolen here and was able to get the ball rolling on recovery! Recovered both our bikes! translated from English
The bike was turned in to the police who then tracked me down through Bike Index!! translated from English
Someone who tried to buy it found out through Bike Index that it was stolen and reported it to the police. The police recovered it and returned it to me. Thanks to that someone and the police!! translated from English
I was contacted by someone who purchased a bike but felt that something was off. He went on Bike Index and found my posting. We worked together with the police. He was able to get his money back and I have my bike back! translated from English
Another Bike Index user found her stolen bike, noticed the seller had other bikes and matched one of them to me. Both our bikes were recovered 500 miles away by the LAPD! translated from English
Calgary Peace Officers saw it downtown and used Bike Index to look up my information to bring it back! It has some new tattoos on it but I'm so happy and thankful it's back! translated from English
The bike was dropped off near a community police station in NW Edmonton and I picked it up from the police. I'm assuming that because the bike flagged on Bike Index, the thief knew it was too hot to handle and left it behind. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Found it on Facebook marketplace after 3 weeks. Set up a buy with police backup. Serial number stored on Bike Index was proof of ownership. Hurray!!! Lock your bike and remember the serial number. translated from English