Recovery Stories
A very nice person found it and messaged me! I am so grateful :) translated from English
Recovered by police and contacted through Bike Index! translated from English
The Edmonton police service found the bike, at a local pawn shop. translated from English
6 1/2 years after being stolen and apparently sold on Offer Up, Portland Police recovered our bike in a routine stop in downtown Portland. translated from English
An outstanding person checked the bike's serial number on the Bike Index after buying it on the Facebook marketplace. When they found it was stolen, they made contact with me and turned it in to the Police. translated from English
I want to thank the person that saw my bike on Bike Index and took the time to text me. You are a "bike angel" whoever you are. Thank you Bike Index for making this happen! translated from English
A member on Bike Index saw my bike and contacted me. Incredibly grateful for the community on this website. translated from English
Someone contacted us after finding our bike using Bike Index translated from English
Amazing! Calgary Transit police officer checks BikeIndex postings daily and saw someone with my commuter bike during his shift. Woohoo! Thank you BikeIndex! translated from English
With the help of an extremely kind Bike Index user, they noticed my bike for sale in a neighboring state a year and a half after it had been stolen. So grateful for the platform and the kindness of those who are using it! translated from English
After I reported my bike stolen on Bike Index and I was contacted by Calgary Police Service and they returned my bike to me. They told me that they found my bike by the help of Bike Index and my report! translated from English
I saw someone riding it downtown and called the police who then recovered it. The serial number we had registered on bike index proved to the police that it was ours. translated from English
Police recovered it and contacted me through Bike Index! translated from English
BRAT Seattle + Bike Index translated from English
Someone on Colorado Stolen Bike Watch facebook group recognized it in an FB marketplace ad. Contacted CU police and they recovered it. translated from English
Boulder Police contacted me. translated from English
Everett PD recovered it 2 days later after an arrest and checking Bike Index. translated from English
The police and a good samaritan who found a suspicious Kijiji post and emailed me through Bike Index. translated from English
Found and recovered thanks to Bike Index! translated from English
The Calgary Police did an excellent job. Found the bike, checked the Bike Index number, and called me right away. Endless faith in the Bike Index system! translated from English
Got an email from Bike Index that someone had spotted it. The person who spotted it stuck around and waited for the police to arrive and recover the bike. translated from English
Awesome job by the Mountain Bike Police Team who spotted it locked to the railing by Calgary's downtown Superstore. They have cross-checked Serial # with Bike Index and have quickly tracked us down! translated from English
Bike Index found it! translated from English
With the help of other bicyclists in my area who spotted my bike the previous day we were able to find the bikes location but also show the police/person in possession proof of ownership. translated from English
Someone called me using the QR code on my reg sticker and said it was found ditched. translated from English
Police helped to get the bike back from thief. Thanks Denver PD! translated from English
Through an amazing bike community and bike index volunteers! The Police were able to recover my bike and get it back to me. Amazing. Almost 1-year of this bike being gone, I thought I would never see it again! Thank you SOOOO MUCH! translated from English
The police found it and contacted me through Bike Index! translated from English
It was returned to me by someone you found it. I ended up giving it to the guy that found it. He is going to try and make use of the surviving parts and pass it on to someone who otherwise wouldn't have a bike. Hoping it will find a great home. translated from English
Edmonton Police Service called to inform me that they believe they had located the bike after seeing the post on Bike Index. translated from English
The listing was spotted on here and we were notified. We met the individual where they saw them and we were able to recover all four of our bikes within just a few blocks. Thank you! translated from English
The listing was spotted on here and we were notified. We met the individual where they saw them and we were able to recover all four of our bikes within just a few blocks. Thank you! translated from English
Somebody on here saw our post and called us. We found two bikes in that area and then through talking to the folks around there, we found the other two a few blocks away. translated from English
Found abandoned. SCPD called me and returned it. translated from English
Discovered in a pawn shop by a good samaritan who found the listing on Bike Index and contacted law enforcement. translated from English
Calgary police found stolen bike, looked on Bike Index to confirm that it was a stolen bike translated from English
SPD found it! translated from English
One of the mods on the Stolen Bikes Edmonton FB group alerted me to a fishy ad on FB marketplace. translated from English
Trek Bike Shop in Maple Ridge BC was able to find my stolen mountain bike add on Bike Index. Contact the local authorities and made contact with me that they had found it!! translated from English
The folks at Bike Index identified this bike being sold locally 8 months after it was stolen. I contacted the person, confronted them safely, and recovered my bike. translated from English
Edmonton Police found this at a local pawnshop. They checked Bike Index and confirmed it was stolen. translated from English
EPS found it with a partnership with Bike Index. translated from English
A police officer recovered it in a storage shed. Located the Serial Number on the bike and linked that to our posting on BikeIndex.org. We picked up the bicycle from the police officer almost a year after it was stolen. Thanks for the assist BikeIndex! translated from English
Someone recognized it off of Facebook stolen bikes page and found my number from Bike Index. They gave me a call and I rushed over and the police helped me recover it. translated from English
Edmonton police found it in a Uhaul truck along with other stolen goods translated from English
I was contacted by some guy (4 years later!) saying he'd purchased my bike about 15 miles from where it was stolen. And he found me through Bike Index! translated from English
I got a call from the police. A quick witted neighbour saw someone with the bicycle and took a picture of the person and the bicycle. The person ditched the bike and ran. The neighbor called the police. I recovered it from the police station. translated from English
Listed on Kijiii for sale … a buyer with a keen eye (and a due diligence process that included checking BikeIndex.org) was able to point me in the right direction. translated from English
A neighbor found it in the bushes and found the serial number on Bike Index and contacted me. Amazing! Thank you, Bike Index! translated from English
Someone found the bike abandoned, looked it up on Bike Index and returned it to me translated from English