A customer saw it at a local pawn shop and matched it against my Bike Index listing. translated from English

Markus Bike recovered 2018.12.4

My bike was found yesterday MILES away from where it was stolen! An angel was checking the bikes out at an Eco Thrift and spotted it hanging from their shelves. Before the individual considered purchasing the bike, they checked to see if it was on the Bike Index site. translated from English

Chelsea Bike recovered 2018.11.9

Bike was bought and sold on Kijiji but communication from some fellow riders who saw the ad and my Bike Index post to myself and the the Calgary Police service. translated from English

Randy Bike recovered 2018.11.2

Tip from a neighbor. Paid the thief (er, guy who "bought it on the internet") about 1/10 of its value rather than involve the police. Still reporting his name and address, which I got. THANK YOU SO MUCH CARLOS AND BIKE INDEX!!!! translated from English

Aaron Bike recovered 2018.11.2

Spotted by in PDX 1 month after it was stolen, ID'd on the Bike Index, and returned. translated from English

Chris Bike recovered 2018.11.2

The fellow who bought it from the original thief found it on the Bike Index, and he got in touch! It's missing a few components, but otherwise in one piece. translated from English

Kye Recumbent recovered 2018.11.2

Dude from Seattle area texted me that he thought he found my bike because my Bike Index ad matched a few components. Confirmed it was mine. translated from English

Ry Bike recovered 2018.11.2

Found, ID'd in the Bike Index with an assist from a local shop, and returned. translated from English

Sean Bike recovered 2018.11.2

Police found bike and brought it to bike shop for pick up! Thanks bike index! translated from English

Lyle Bike recovered 2018.10.15

Stupidly, I didn't file a police report - I figured it was gone. But a bike-store owner saw some guy stealing it and took it away from him, and the cop on the case searched this site and emailed me. translated from English

Joseph Bike recovered 2018.10.15

Found (trashed) in SEA a year plus later, ID'd in the Bike Index. Owner is transferring ownership to the finder. translated from English

Jeffrey Bike recovered 2018.10.15

Portland police got the bike on an unrelated arrest and deduced that it was probably stolen. It went to the special bike theft unit where the officer found it on the Bike Index! Thanks, all! translated from English

David Bike recovered 2018.10.15

Bought from a homeless person in NOLA, turned out it was stolen. ID'd in Bike Index. translated from English

Stolen Bikes NOLA Bike recovered 2018.10.15

The person who bought the stolen bicycle searched online and my Stolen Bicycle Profile on Bike Index came up in the search results. This person contacted Bike Index who forwarded on the message and contact info to me and we arranged to meet. translated from English

Eric Bike recovered 2018.9.27

Someone recognized someone else riding my bike and found my info on the Bike Index! Thanks community and the Bike Index!!!! So very happy to have my beloved bike back :) translated from English

Terah Bike recovered 2018.9.27

Moira, an employee at Back Alley Bikes recognized it from the Bike Index listing and put a lock on it, and contacted me to pick it up. translated from English

Mark Bike recovered 2018.9.27

Library security guard thought bike might be stolen and looked up serial number on the Bike Index—your site!! translated from English

Suzanne Bike recovered 2018.9.19

Someone bought it, noticed it was stolen after searching the serial number through google and finding it on the Bike Index, and returned it. translated from English

Michelle Bike recovered 2018.9.17

Through the Bike Index with the assistance of Portland Police. Thank you Bike Index and Thank you to the Portland Police. translated from English

David Bike recovered 2018.9.17

Stolen in 2014, this bike was spotted as assumed abandoned property at a PDX library and the Bike Index came to get it. Original owner and new owner met up and realized new owner had bought it from a pawn shop, who clearly had sold a stolen bike. translated from English

Alex Bike recovered 2018.9.17

Through the Bike Index, Seattle PD and a considerate stranger. translated from English

David Bike recovered 2018.9.17

The thief was found and arrested! I received one tip through the Bike Index and another through Craigslist which ultimately led to the bike's return :) translated from English

Amanda Bike recovered 2018.9.17

Recovery Via Seattle Police Department Evidence Unit who contacted me via the Bike Index. translated from English

Tom Bike recovered 2018.9.4

Someone bought it and tried to register it on the Bike Index! So they returned it! translated from English

Kyle Bike recovered 2018.9.2

The bike was dumped the same night it was stolen in a neighbor’s yard and they found the bike through the Bike Index! translated from English

Ashley Bike recovered 2018.9.2

Someone saw it on OfferUp, checked the Bike Index, and saw that it was stolen. They arranged to meet the guy trying to sell it, and called the cops. translated from English

Rebecca Bike recovered 2018.9.2

Found by Clackamas CO sheriff's, ID'd in Bike Index. translated from English

Bryan Bike recovered 2018.9.2

Someone found my bike laying on the side walk, looked it up on the Bike Index, and gave me a call. Thank you neighbor and Bike Index! translated from English

Cory Bike recovered 2018.9.2

A combination of sharp eyes on Kijiji and the Police. Plus a little bit of daring. I used the Bike Index to show the seller that my bike was stolen and convinced her to let me take it to the police. translated from English

Vanessa Bike recovered 2018.9.2

A exceedingly kind neighbor recognized my bike on Bike Index and sent me a picture of two people walking by with it. He gave me updates on where the bike was so I could update the police and get the bike returned! All thanks to Bike Index my bike was returned in less than a week. translated from English

Natalie Bike recovered 2018.9.2

Someone found a suspicious bike on LetGo, looked up if any similar bikes were on the Bike Index and when they found my story they got the bike back to me. translated from English

Daniel Bike recovered 2018.9.2

Someone recovered my stolen bike through the Bike Index. This is actually the SECOND time this website has gotten my bike back to me. translated from English

Jeremy Bike recovered 2018.8.17

Someone found it abandoned and recognized it from my facebook post. They checked the serial number on the Bike Index and it matched! translated from English

Nicholas\ Bike recovered 2018.8.7

A very kind person saw it on the Bike Index and returned my bike! Thanks. translated from English

Adarryl Bike recovered 2018.8.7

Employees at USA Pawn & Jewelry at SE Stark and 184th (Rockwood) had a customer try to sell it, they looked it up on the Bike Index and held the bike, notifying me to come pick it up! translated from English

Bill\ Bike recovered 2018.8.7

A kind hearted soul ended up purchasing this bike stolen and checked the Bike Index! Thank you! translated from English

Randall Bike recovered 2018.7.30

Was left abandoned on a Metro Bus. I was contacted through the Bike Index by the King County Surplus department. translated from English

Brad Bike recovered 2018.7.17

Someone purchased the bike on Craigslist and looked up the serial number on the Bike Index and was able to return it to me! translated from English

Ryan Bike recovered 2018.7.14

Found by Bryan with the Bike Index on Offer Up! Contacted the seller to schedule a time to meet up and 'by the bike'. Met up, confirmed it was mine by the serial number and it was returned with the help of the Portland Police! translated from English

Megan Bike recovered 2018.7.11

Local bike shop had the bike in for repairs and searched for the serial number on the Bike Index. Bike showed up as stolen and LBS called me to return the bike!!!! translated from English

Jacob Bike recovered 2018.7.9

I got a call from somebody who saw my posting on the Bike Index. He said that he saw my bike behind his building across town. He sent me the location & I went and sure enough, it was mine. translated from English

Gabe Bike recovered 2018.7.9

ID'd at Pawn shop via the Bike Index translated from English

Candice Bike recovered 2018.7.9

Listed for sale on Offerup, spotted by a Bike Index user, and recovered by police. translated from English

Peggy Bike recovered 2018.7.8

Recovered by Portland Police property division 5 years after it was stolen, and ID'd in the Bike Index. Thanks a bunch! translated from English

Bryan Bike recovered 2018.7.8

The thief took it to Kenton cycle repair and the owner saw it was registered with the Bike Index and bought it off the guy. translated from English

Janique Bike recovered 2018.7.6

Thanks to an anonymous tip as a result of my post on the Bike Index I was able to track the guy down and get my bike back. Proves that there are good people left in the world. translated from English

Erin Bike recovered 2018.7.5

Bike Index user saw two kids with my bike and went well out of his way to recover it. A total miracle. I will definitely be donating to the Bike Index!! I'm sitting here having a beer and staring at my bike in total disbelief. translated from English

Zachary Bike recovered 2018.6.30

Bike was seized by the Portland Police Bureau, who then contacted me via Bike Index. translated from English

Ryan Bike recovered 2018.6.28

Local police found the bike within the area from which it was stolen and, after checking the Bike Index, contacted me to confirm that the theft. The Bike Index in conjunction with local police were the reasons I recovered my bike! translated from English

Levi Bike recovered 2018.6.26

Somebody found it partially stripped about half a mile from my home. He found a number of frames after listing them in Craig’s list, later checked the Bike Index. Contacted me and was willing to return for free. Bike was missing headset, stem and wheel set. translated from English

Elias Bike recovered 2018.6.22