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The good people at Bike Index and the community did their thing and found my bike - I am so appreciative. Thanks to all involved. oversatt fra engelsk
Thanks to a Bike Index tip I found the bike on OfferUp and enlisted the San Leandro Police Department in its recovery. oversatt fra engelsk
A person bought the bike and located it on Bike Index and called me to confirm it was mine. I then met and recovered it from him. oversatt fra engelsk
Miracles come true! I was called by a fellow Seattleite who spotted this bike and asked to buy it from the rider. He checked out the serial number and ran it on Bike Index and found that it was my bike, which was stolen three years ago! Crazy, unexpected turn of events. Thank you Bike Index! oversatt fra engelsk
The stolen bike was recovered by the Calgary Police Dept and Bike Index and returned to me. Many thanks for the help. Great work!!! oversatt fra engelsk
A teenager found the bike in the bushes of his condo complex. He ran serial and brand online and Bike Index was the first page with the info. oversatt fra engelsk
A good samaritan bought my stolen bike but then checked Bike Index and decided to return it to me. oversatt fra engelsk
A nice man emailed me via Bike Index saying he had seen the bike on Offerup and thought it was mine. I contacted the seller, met up, and got the bike back. oversatt fra engelsk
Bike index ambassador recovered the bike! oversatt fra engelsk
A neighbour found the bike in an alley and checked Bike Index. oversatt fra engelsk
A gentleman called me and said he had found it and looked online for the owner. He called me. I had listed it on Bike Index and on a more local Facebook registry. It made me feel good to have it listed with you. oversatt fra engelsk
Found it on the sidewalk with help from someone who saw my Bike Index stolen post. oversatt fra engelsk
A Bike Index member found someone selling it online and notified me. He arranged a meet with the seller and with the help of PD, recovered the bike. Thank you so much! oversatt fra engelsk
I found it on LetGo.com. I contacted the seller directly and set up a meeting. He was a high school student. The serial number matched and my Pinhead key to the wheels and seat were still on the bike. Success! oversatt fra engelsk
A citizen noticed it and thought that was shady, so they checked the serial number on Bike Index and called the police. oversatt fra engelsk
The thief left my bike behind a garage and stole another bike. The new victim reported it and returned my bike to the police, who tracked it to me via Bike Index. oversatt fra engelsk
A person bought the bike from thief and looked up the serial number on Bike Index. Upon seeing the bike was stolen, they turned the bike in to the authorities. oversatt fra engelsk
A fellow cyclist found the frame abandoned and checked Bike Index. oversatt fra engelsk
A wonderful man purchased my bike but realized it was stolen. He looked up the serial on Bike Index and emailed, called, and texted. He had paid $100 but we agreed that I would donate it to Bike Index to help others recover their bikes. I got my bike back on my birthday. Best birthday present ever! oversatt fra engelsk
A citizen recognized my bike on a Craigslist ad and he called my number from my Bike Index page. oversatt fra engelsk
Fellow Bike Index user recognized it and contacted the Calgary Police service! It was returned to me a few days later!!! oversatt fra engelsk
Someone looked up the bike on Bike Index because the thief left my bike when they stole another person's. Only because of this site did they find my contact info and know it was stolen. Thank you so much!!! oversatt fra engelsk
The Edmonton Police were simply AMAZING, recovered my bike just 5 weeks after it had been stolen. Also, big thanks to the Bike Index for establishing such an important platform. oversatt fra engelsk
I received an email via Bike Index letting me know someone had found it! I truly have no idea how he was able to spot it since the picture I posted was not great quality and it had been stolen a while ago, so to be honest I thought it was gone for good but they did some digging and found it! oversatt fra engelsk
The Edmonton Police saw someone with the bike and suspected it was stolen. They ran the serial number on Bike Index and saw that it was stolen. oversatt fra engelsk
Edmonton Police Services found my bike and tracked it to me through the Bike Index! oversatt fra engelsk
Someone saw the Bike Index alert! They'd posted about it on Next Door and when nobody responded, they did some research and found Bike Index. I am so glad we went to the trouble of registering our child's bike as well as the adult bikes in the household. Our son is thrilled. Thank you!! oversatt fra engelsk
A wonderful man saw the bike with a neighbor and knew it wasn't hers. He checked on Bike Index, saw it was stolen, and called me. He even delivered the bike to me in Queen Anne. Amazing. I am so happy. oversatt fra engelsk
I received a tip from a Bike Index user who spotted it with some people working on a bunch of bikes along the street. I contacted the police who assisted in recovering it. I was not expecting to see this bike again, which I'd owned and loved for 10 years. Registry and community sometimes work out! oversatt fra engelsk
Transit police in Calgary saw it after seeing it on Bike Index. Pulled the guy over and ran it through Bike Index, identified it, and confiscated it. oversatt fra engelsk
Police found several bikes. Because my bike was registered as stolen, they were able to seize it on the spot. They phoned me and I went right down and picked it up. Wow! What a great feeling. I wish all my fellow cyclists could get their bikes back and feel this good about it. oversatt fra engelsk
Edmonton Police found it for me through Bike Index. Super thankful! oversatt fra engelsk
The police found someone riding my bike, saw it matched the description on Bike Index, and contacted me to return the bike! oversatt fra engelsk
Notified through Bike Index that bike was listed on OfferUp. Met up with the seller and got the bike back by telling the thief cops were on the way. He gave it back and took off. Thanks so much - the Bike Index community is awesome! oversatt fra engelsk
Recovered on May 18, 202 by the Calgary Police Service. Police officers said that Bike Index was a solid tool in supporting the recovery. oversatt fra engelsk
Officers conducted follow up on a report of possession of stolen property. This bike (along with many others) was located in the residence of a person of interest. Super helpful to pull up Bike Index on scene and verify the bike was stolen. oversatt fra engelsk
Edmonton Police Services arrested someone for theft and matched the bike he was riding with my posting on Bike Index. Thank you to Bike Index, EPS and Cst. Clarke for finding my stolen bike! oversatt fra engelsk
One of our neighbors found it in their front yard and looked up the bike here and found our details. Bike Index is a wonderful resource. oversatt fra engelsk
Edmonton Police Service recovered it and notified me - they had my details thanks to Bike Index :-) oversatt fra engelsk
A nearby worker saw your post. He ran outside and placed his own U-Lock on the bike so it wouldn't be moved. When the police finally got in contact with me they were able to recover the bike. Your community is amazing and I would have never recovered the bike with out it! oversatt fra engelsk
Edmonton downtown police department called me and asked me to update the Bike Index entry for this bike which definitely helped. They specifically mentioned the 'partial serial search' feature on here that led them to the entry for my bike and enabled them to match it to the picture. oversatt fra engelsk
Someone saw it and called it in as they recognized it from Bike Index. Within the next 24 hours, Edmonton Police Service recovered it, called me, and I was able to pick it up. oversatt fra engelsk
This bike was reported stolen over two years ago and appeared in a LetGo ad a few months ago. Yesterday, the Edmonton Police stopped someone who was riding the bike downtown, checked the serial number, and held onto the bike as a match. We picked it up today. We're happy to have it back! oversatt fra engelsk
Someone saw the bike on the street. They checked Bike Index and saw my post. I got a text from them saying they thought they had located my bike! I was able to drive over and retrieve the bike. I couldn't be more excited. Thank you Bike Index! oversatt fra engelsk
Police spotted it with someone who didn't appear to be the owner. They used Bike Index to ID it as stolen & gave me a call to pick it up at the station oversatt fra engelsk
Calgary Police Services did a wonderful job of identifying and returning my bike back to me. Thank you so much guys! Wish I could buy you a beer! :) Will definitely recommend Bike Index to friends riding/living in the area. oversatt fra engelsk
Seattle Police Department was contacted by the owner of a pawn shop after they checked the serial number of a bike brought to their store against Bike Index's stolen bike database. oversatt fra engelsk
Someone saw my bike on Bike Index and called me. oversatt fra engelsk
The bike was recovered from local pawn shop after the new owner purchased it and ran the serial number on Bike Index when they got home. It came up stolen so they took the bike back to the pawnshop and EPS members recovered it soon after. oversatt fra engelsk
Via Facebook group. I made an account with Bike Index, put my bike in, and created a promotion through Facebook. I then received a message from someone saying they saw my bike on Facebook Marketplace. oversatt fra engelsk