Recovery stories

Law enforcement caught the thief between 2am and 3am, locked it up at their office and I picked it up just after noon. Thanks EPS and Bike Index! oversatt fra engelsk

Christopher Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.12

An honest man got sold the bike, and came forward to me about it through Bike Index. oversatt fra engelsk

Jayden Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.12

Edmonton Police Service apprehended a suspect for other reasons and checked the bike being riden by the suspect and referenced Bike Index and then contacted me 👍🏻 oversatt fra engelsk

Ben Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.11

A Bike Index user found my stolen bike for sale on FB and reached out to let me know. I was able to recover it without issue. Thank you to the Bike Index community! oversatt fra engelsk

Andrew Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.10

Police with an assist from Bike Index! oversatt fra engelsk

Chris Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.10

Edmonton Police Service recovered the bike and found me through Bike Index! oversatt fra engelsk

Carolyn Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.10

I shared a photo and the theft story on social media (2 local Facebook groups) and someone contacted me through a DM alerting me that it had been left on their street in front of their house, in a nearby neighborhood! :) oversatt fra engelsk

Marco Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.10

Finder found my information on bike index and it's safely home! Painted, but not damaged. oversatt fra engelsk

April Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.9

Guy saw a nice bike at his dodgy neighbours. Looked on Bike Index and found my bike. He contacted me and sent a pic. Looked bang on. So I contacted the police they went over checked it out. Cant beat that service. oversatt fra engelsk

Ben Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.8

The police found the bikes and called. I was able to pick it up. Thank you Mesa Police! oversatt fra engelsk

Ken Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.6

It was found in a storage unit of the person who stole it, I guess one of his friends found it and actually looked up the serial number, guess there still are honest people in this world! oversatt fra engelsk

Tony Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.2

My bike was given to somebody who recognized it must have been stolen and found my post on Bike Index! They messaged me and we worked out an anonymous system for them to give me back the bike! oversatt fra engelsk

Ava Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.7.1

Bike Index user sent me the Craigslist ad for my bike and Portland Police recovered the bike after I arranged a meeting to buy. oversatt fra engelsk

Reagan Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.30

A bike index user found it near my house and brought it to the police station, where I was able to go pick it up :) I knew where to go pick it up because the person who found it registered the found bike on bike index and it matched to my lost bike. oversatt fra engelsk

Stephanie Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.28

Stolen bicycle was recovered on 6/26 at approximately 7:30 PM. Bike was found for sale on Facebook marketplace. I was alerted by a good samaritan via Bike Index. oversatt fra engelsk

Jeff Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.27

My bike was dropped in somebody's backyard, and he looked up the serial number and found my bike's registration. He was able to contact me through this website to find a time to return my bike. oversatt fra engelsk

kmckenna2005 Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.26

Thank you bike index! oversatt fra engelsk

roudy Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.26

Police found it on the LRT and called me! oversatt fra engelsk

sjoudan@gmail.com Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.24

Someone saw my bike index report and also a listing on fb marketplace for my bike. They reached out to me and I was able to confront the seller and retrieve my bike. oversatt fra engelsk

evan Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.24

Someone found it for sale on Facebook Marketplace and then checked BikeIndex. They contacted me. I repurchased it from the person selling it on Facebook Marketplace and reported the situation to the police. oversatt fra engelsk

JP Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.21

This was the second time within a month my bike had been stolen but thanks to you guys and public my bike was recovered! Thank you! oversatt fra engelsk

David Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.20

Someone allegedly bought the bike at a flea market and looked up the serial # on Bike Index, called me and asked me to reimburse him for the $100 cost to get it back. oversatt fra engelsk

Stephen Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.19

Someone spotted it on Front Range Mountain Biking FB group. A member of Denver Stolen Bikes FB group saw the photo, and posted it there. They also checked Bike Index and found this post and reached out to me. Went to the pawn shop, and had the cops recover. oversatt fra engelsk

Joe Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.19

Recovered by the Edmonton Police Service! oversatt fra engelsk

VADYM Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.18

Thief brought it into a bike shop, they looked it up on Bike Index and contacted me. oversatt fra engelsk

Charles Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.17

Edmonton Police Service Constable found it leaning against a wall during his regular beat walk in downtown Edmonton. He checked the QR code and it came up as stolen. Called me directly to let me know. oversatt fra engelsk

Colleen Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.16

I got notified via several people on Bikeindex that the bike had just been listed for sale on FB Marketplace. I could immediately confirm it was my bike. Having help baiting the seller, the Marysville PD took over and recovered the bike and arrested the seller. oversatt fra engelsk

Hans Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.15

It was sold to a pawn shop for 50$. The pawn shop found the serial number on bike index and turned it in to the police. oversatt fra engelsk

Andrea Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.14

An amazing individual named Tracy was able to help us recover our bike! Thank you Tracy!! oversatt fra engelsk

Jonathan Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.13

My bike was received at Cash Canada Pawn shop, who immediately looked up the serial number on Bike Index and returned it! oversatt fra engelsk

Natalie Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.13

The Bike Index community kept me up to date on the bike being posted online. It was remarkable how helpful others were. About 7 months after the theft, it was being sold online and a Bike Index user let me know. With the assistance of the MPDC, I was able to recover it! oversatt fra engelsk

Catalina Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.12

The wonderful officer of the Calgary Transit Police had a keen eye and saw a bike where it shouldn't be. She ran the serial number through the Bike Index and saw it was reported stolen and had all my information to contact me. It was recovered within 48 hrs. oversatt fra engelsk

Yi-Ning Sykkel gjenopprettet 2025.6.11

Edmonton police found the bike then found the listing on Bike index! Thank you for helping me reunite with my bike! oversatt fra engelsk