Recovery Stories
Police found the thief's riding it around.Caught them and gave the bike back to me . translated from English
Police officer recover the bike from the homeless person 3 years after the theft and was able to identify it thanks to the info I placed on the website. I am grateful! translated from English
BVT Bike Recovery group! translated from English
Someone reached out after finding the bike, not far from where it was stolen, 2 months later. He had located me after searching the bike on Bike Index. So grateful! 🙏🏻 translated from English
A person that bought the bike in May decided to check the Serial number before selling it this fall, he contacted me through the platform and returned the bike to me! translated from English
Good Samaritan was offered to purchase on Facebook - looked at Bike Index and saw that it was stolen. GS set up a sting with the Edmonton Police Services which resulted in an arrest and numerous charges. translated from English
The cops found it and contacted me through Bike Index! translated from English
Someone brought it to the police station and with the help of bike index they were able to find me as the owner. translated from English
Someone reached out to me via BikeIndex after he bought it on Facebook marketplace! translated from English
a good samaritan nearby spotted the bike and had the insight to look on bike index where my phone number was listed. he called me and i was able to recover it from where it was being kept. thanks bikeindex!! translated from English
All thanks to bikeindex.org, their passion and love of bikes and particularly that last field to optionally leave your phone № just in case. I owe you guys several thousand thanks! translated from English
Found on facebook marketplace. The seller (not the thief) did the right thing and returned the bike to me. I'm very happy to have this bike back! translated from English
Thanks to Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery group! Thanks everyone! translated from English
Thanks to Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery group! Thanks everyone! translated from English
Thanks to Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery group! Thanks everyone! translated from English
Bike index!!! Someone found it and searched this platform. When it popped up, he gave me a call! translated from English
Through a facebook bike recovery group! Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Caltrain and San Mateo Police located my bike and recovered it in less than a day. translated from English
EPS recovered it! translated from English
Portland Police arrested a man who happened to be riding my bike. They looked up the serial number associated with the police report and called me to return it! translated from English
Portland Police found it abandoned 10 miles away, ran the barcode and sent me a letter telling me they had it. translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery team! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery team! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery team! translated from English
The police found the bike a few blocks from where it was stolen and returned it to us. Thank you to Bike Index. We wouldn't have gotten it back without you. translated from English
Calgary peace officer saw someone riding it and checked bike index and called me right away! Recovered in under 4 hours! Big thanks to all who helped! translated from English
We got it back thanks to a bike index user who sent us the listing. From there we were able to identify the thief and gave all the informations to the police. translated from English
DPW sighted it, BTV secured it and we picked it up from them at the BTV skatepark! Thank you all so much! translated from English
A person confiscated it from the thief when he was trying to break into his property. We connected through bike index and he returned my bike to me. translated from English
Found by bike Index users on FB Marketplace and kijiji, Police recovered it after reporting it. translated from English
Edmonton police recovered it along with several other bikes. translated from English
EPS noticed a guy with it on the LRT, thank you EPS! I'm so thankful, honestly. EPS then contacted me via Bike Index, again, very thankful! translated from English
The bike was noticed by a member of the Bike Index community at a grocery to potentially have been stolen. After finding the bike online, they contacted me & the Portland Police. Once my ownership was confirmed, the police turned the bike over to me! translated from English
The guy posted it for sale on facebook and I contacted police. They recovered it for me. translated from English
Someone tried to fix it at a bike repair shop and the staff looked it up on Bike Index and found it to be a stolen bike! translated from English
Someone who saw the bike at a pawn shop messaged us. We went to the shop and got our bike back with the help of the Everett police. Because we had a Bike Index listing and police report, the police allowed us to leave the pawn shop with the bike that same day. translated from English
The police recovered it after someone tried to buy the bike, googled the serial number, found my theft report on bike Index and called me that my bike is on sale on Facebook marketplace. Then the police did their work really well and I could pick it up. translated from English
Edmonton Police Services found my bike being ridden and took the bike into their possession, due to the detailed description of the bik. they returned to me today. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Friend found it downtown and got it returned translated from English
U of A peace officer recovered it and got my bike back to me! The thief was arrested. translated from English
I just got a text from the guy who found my bike ditched next to his house. He reached out to me, and honestly, he just made my evening! What a legend! 🙌 translated from English
I registered the bike's theft with the local police. They routinely collect unlocked bikes around town, which they then enter into their database. Their entry matched my stolen bike, so the police contacted me and they returned my bike to me. translated from English
Thankful someone hauled it up and contacted us! translated from English
Someone saved it from rusting in a yard, fixed it up and checked the serial. Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
Someone found this bike in front of Grindstone about a month after it was stolen. It was sitting unlocked for 4 hours. He found the Bike Index sticker and the police picked it up. I picked it up a few days later. translated from English
The Burlington Bike Recovery group on facebook recovered it for me! translated from English
SPD recovered the bike and returned it to our house! translated from English
Thank God for Bike Index! An individual tried to sell the bike to Rick Cycle Shop on Allen St., Buffalo, NY. They knew something sounded fishy, so they searched the serial number on Bike Index and my posting came up immediately! translated from English
The Calgary Police found it and were able to scan it and contact me. translated from English
Someone found it in their yard on their rental property nearby and was going to take it to the police but checked here first and found me! translated from English