Recovery stories

Constable Cole from EPS stopped a suspicious cyclist and found our contact information through Bike Index. He called us at 10:25 pm and returned the bike to our home by 11:00 pm on the same day it was stolen. Amazing! So appreciative of this process. Thank you. translated from English

Marcelo Bike recovered 2024.2.20

Bike was listed by a "post theft" purchaser, and the potential buyer actually looked on Bike Index before buying. Both buyer and seller reached out to me to let me know they'd found it. translated from English

Nathan Bike recovered 2024.2.19

Local social media group for stolen bikes found the ad and the group member located my bike on the bike index to contact me. I then contacted the office on file with the details. translated from English

Robyn Bike recovered 2024.2.15

Kind man found bike in ravine across town and looked up bike on bike index. We met up and were reunited with our bike. translated from English

William Bike recovered 2024.2.15

Bike Index contacted me through Facebook and connected me with the person who found my bike. translated from English

Tyler Bike recovered 2024.2.14

Police used bikeindex to find me. Stocker had been scrapped off but able to look it up and reached out. translated from English

Matthew Bike recovered 2024.2.14

After receiving tips from Bike index about the Facebook market place ad, the RCMP went and recovered the bike from the thief translated from English

Ryan Bike recovered 2024.2.14

Park Police found it stashed in the woods and turned it in to the closest local bike shop, which called me, thanks to either the Bike Index registry. I'm over the moon! translated from English

Peter Bike recovered 2024.2.6

EPS found it and delivered it to my location after 16 days since it was stolen. Thank you EPS! translated from English

Medy Bike recovered 2024.2.6

The police recovered it and returned it to me translated from English

Darren Bike recovered 2024.2.5

It was recently purchased on Facebook Marketplace and the buyer later discovered it was marked as Stolen. He contacted me via Bike Index and I got it back. Thank you to this site and to the buyer who cared enough to make things right. translated from English

Paula Bike recovered 2024.2.2

I received a message through Bike Index that someone saw the bike by a dumpster at their apartment. Yippie!! translated from English

Megan Bike recovered 2024.1.31

Edmonton Police found my bike at an encampment the day after it was stolen. When they cross referenced the serial on Bike Index they found that it was stolen, contacted me, and it was returned to me later that day. translated from English

Kris Bike recovered 2024.1.26

Identified in neighboring town by someone who recognized the bike from a photo shared in a local facebook group. They contacted the police who were able to recover the bike, match the serial number to the police report, and get in touch with me to return it. translated from English

Derek Bike recovered 2024.1.26

Turned up in the auction of a storage unit and the buyer contacted me through bike index. Yay bike index! translated from English

Ilana Bike recovered 2024.1.22

Was contacted by an individual saying he purchased the bike from a guy in need. Think I just bought my bike back from the guy who stole it. translated from English

David Bike recovered 2024.1.19

Recovered by the Calgary Police Service after they matched it up as stolen on Bike Index! translated from English

Luke Bike recovered 2024.1.18

Even in my event of not having the serial number, bikeindex helped put the buyer in contact with me for a successful bike recovery. Thanks Bikeindex! translated from English

Austin Bike recovered 2024.1.12

Facebook stolen bike group Burlington vt recovered and then ran serial against index listing translated from English

Dan Bike recovered 2024.1.9

University of Alberta Peace Officers recovered the bike and contacted me via Bike Index!!!! translated from English

Kyle Bike recovered 2024.1.9

Matthew Fleming of Tacoma heroically wrestled it away from someone on the street! He acted like it was no big deal, but to me it was AND it's the 3rd bike he's recovered for strangers. "I had a bike stolen once," he said, "and that's not cool." Thanks Matthew! translated from English

David Bike recovered 2024.1.6

Someone found the bike in my neighborhood woods while picking up trash on their walk. They picked up the bike, looked it up on Bike Index, called me from my post on Bike Index, and returned the bike to me!!! Almost 8 months later, with minimal damage!! So happy! translated from English

Alex Bike recovered 2024.1.4

Good Samaritan saw the bike a returned it without question back to where it was stolen from translated from English

William Tall Bike recovered 2024.1.2

Several individuals from SABRE Facebook stolen bike group, who saw this posting, spotted the bike in the area and texted me. I was able to spot an individual with my bike. Watching my bike from afar, I called the police. translated from English

Jeff Bike recovered 2024.1.1

Police found it and brought it back. Thanks to Bike Index sticker since serial number was incomplete. translated from English

Melanie Bike recovered 2023.12.30

The amazing volunteers from Seattle Area Bike Recovery Efforts! They were able to match an OfferUp listing with my Bike Index stolen bike post and were able to go and safely recover my bike. translated from English

Nancy Bike recovered 2023.12.29

Someone found it and saw my bike index sticker, then contacted me!!!!! translated from English

Melanie Bike recovered 2023.12.28

Police recovered it in a search translated from English

William Bike recovered 2023.12.24

Some kind soul on bike index messaged me they seen a similar bike on marketplace I investigated and was positive it was mine then I contacted the Edmonton police and they recovered it for me !!! translated from English

Kisandra Bike recovered 2023.12.21

I got my bike back utilizing this site! Got a call yesterday evening from a gentlemen who introduced himself as a bike mechanic at bike exchange Palo Alto that had seen my bike on Facebook marketplace. Bike is back home a little worse for wear. THANK YOU BIKEINDEX translated from English

keith Bike recovered 2023.12.19

Recovered by the Calgary Police after they matched it up as stolen on Bike Index!!! translated from English

Kiera Bike recovered 2023.12.14

Thanks Bike Index! translated from English

Brian Bike recovered 2023.12.13

Posted for sell on online marketplace. Reclaimed from seller translated from English

Andrea Cargo Bike Rear recovered 2023.12.13

It was found through the bike index translated from English

Colin Bike recovered 2023.12.12

Someone found it and checked Bike Index! translated from English

David Bike recovered 2023.12.12

Cops found it and bike index let me know translated from English

Jorge Bike recovered 2023.12.9

The only way this bike could have been retrieved was by the "Good Eyes" of Calgary Stolen Bikes recognizing this bike as stolen on the "Bike Index" and making a visual match on Kijiji. I can't believe I have this bike back in my possession. Thank you!!! translated from English

Robert Bike recovered 2023.12.7

Seattle Police Department located this bike downtown. They checked the serial number of the bike against bikes registered on BikeIndex and found a match! They then looked up the police incident and found my contact information. I was reunited with my bike this morning! translated from English

Catherine Bike recovered 2023.12.6

I was contacted by the person who found it through my university email that it was registered under. translated from English

Mia Bike recovered 2023.12.5

Police translated from English