Recovery stories

The police found it, and found me through Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Nelson Fiets hersteld 2025.5.29

Calgary police got call from The Bike Shop when someone brought it in for service. They knew about it thanks to Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Micheal Fiets hersteld 2025.5.29

Thank you bike index! And thank you concerned citizen! vertaald uit het Engels

Dan Fiets hersteld 2025.5.27

Thanks to you guys at Bike Index!!! And thanks to a honest citizen who found it in the street and took the time to look it up! vertaald uit het Engels

Jacques Fiets hersteld 2025.5.27

The store workers recognized it and contacted me because I'd told them. Having a flyer at the store and elsewhere with the Bike Index listing helped at the store staff paid way more attention! vertaald uit het Engels

Sarah Fiets hersteld 2025.5.24

Someone messaged me on Bike Index saying that they found it! vertaald uit het Engels

Sidney Fiets hersteld 2025.5.24

Calgary police checked Bike Index and called me to return my bike. vertaald uit het Engels

Ralph Fiets hersteld 2025.5.23

Good Samaritan safely recovered it from someone in possession of it and contacted me via details on Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels

Will Fiets hersteld 2025.5.22

A Local savior had seen my report of my bike being stolen and reached out to me when he located it close to his house and recovered it for me vertaald uit het Engels

Jeremy Fiets hersteld 2025.5.22

Calgary Police that ride bikes around the city discovered it with some unfortunate circumstance people and they looked it up then returned it to me. vertaald uit het Engels

Sean Fiets hersteld 2025.5.18

Somebody messaged me on Bike Index and saying they saw my bike. I was able to go to the location, grab my bike back, and get the thief arrested! vertaald uit het Engels

Evan Fiets hersteld 2025.5.15

After submitting my police report I got a call from Calgary Police Services that my bike had been recovered. It was turned in to the Police as "Lost and Found". Surprisingly very little damage, thanks Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Kara Fiets hersteld 2025.5.14

Edmonton Police Service recovered it. vertaald uit het Engels

Aidan Fiets hersteld 2025.5.14

Seattle Police recovered the bike and found my information on Bike Index. They were able to contact me and stayed with the bike till I got there to pick it up! vertaald uit het Engels

Taylor Fiets hersteld 2025.5.14

An amazing Calgary transit officer and his team found it and used Bike Index to contact us! vertaald uit het Engels

Vik Fiets hersteld 2025.5.12

Police found the bike and our information from Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Scott Fiets hersteld 2025.5.11

Calgary Police found bike in lobby of bank while investigating trespassing call and were able to search serial number and find it on Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels

brian Fiets hersteld 2025.5.10

I found the person selling it on FB Marketplace. EPS tracked it down and recovered it two hours away in a northern town. The person also had their money returned to them for the purchase. Fantastic job by EPS! vertaald uit het Engels

Chris Fiets hersteld 2025.5.8

Saw it listed on marketplace, met up got it back no issue!!! In the same condition it was in when it got stolen. Minus the shock need air. Thank you to everyone that messaged me about seeing it various places. Thank you more than I can ever say!!! vertaald uit het Engels

Daniel Fiets hersteld 2025.5.8

The thief took it to a bike shop for some work (they apparently sheared off the derailleur somehow). The staff looked up the serial number on Bike Index, saw it was stolen, and contacted the police. I have it back now. Thanks! vertaald uit het Engels

Brian Fiets hersteld 2025.5.7

A good samaritan found my bike, checked the serial number, and confirmed it here with Bike Index! They contacted me and I picked up the bike this weekend! I am so grateful to have my bike back! vertaald uit het Engels

Jenna Fiets hersteld 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Isabel Fiets hersteld 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Jason Fiets hersteld 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Jill Fiets hersteld 2025.5.5

Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Alec Fiets hersteld 2025.5.5

With help from friends, Bike Index, and bicycle recovery groups, I was able to find and intercept my bicycle when it was listed for sale online. Thank you to everyone for the help and generosity! This is such an incredible community! vertaald uit het Engels

Sean Fiets hersteld 2025.4.30

Someone watching Facebook Marketplace recognized and contacted me via information on Bike Index. We contacted Rochester Police, they set up meet and were able to recover. vertaald uit het Engels

Ethan Fiets hersteld 2025.4.29

Someone bought it and thought to check Bike Index and see if it was stolen. She called me and said she thinks she has my bike. We went and got it and paid her the $100 she paid for it. So happy there are honest people out there. Thank you Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

angie Fiets hersteld 2025.4.26

Someone found the serial number on Bike Index and called me! I had the bike back with me the next day! Wouldn't have happened without Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels

Kirsten Fiets hersteld 2025.4.25

The local police recovered it and called me. They must have used Bike Index to find out it was my bike. 6 years later! vertaald uit het Engels

Nathaniel Fiets hersteld 2025.4.25

Someone from the Seattle stolen bike Facebook group helped me recover it by seeing it on sale on offer up. My partner and I then recovered the bike from the thief! vertaald uit het Engels

Daavia Fiets hersteld 2025.4.18

Edmonton Police Service found a man riding the bike about 10 km from where it was stolen, intervened, and used the Bike Index QR code to get my information. It was recovered within 6 hrs of it being stolen! vertaald uit het Engels

Stephen Fiets hersteld 2025.4.17

A kind person received the bike and used Bike Index to search it. Found that it had been stolen and got in touch with me to return it. vertaald uit het Engels

Vince Fiets hersteld 2025.4.16

Police found the bike thanks to Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels

Lindsay Fiets hersteld 2025.4.13

I registered my bike on Bike Index as missing and posted on a Facebook forum for Burlington, and within a couple of hours, I got a text that it was found! vertaald uit het Engels

Erik Fiets hersteld 2025.4.11

Recovered by the Calgary Police Service! vertaald uit het Engels

Barb Fiets hersteld 2025.4.10

Found it on Facebook Marketplace. Contacted the police. Someone bought it before the Police could set up a buy, and the person who bought it looked it up on Bike Index, saw it was stolen, contacted me, and the police, and returned my bike :) vertaald uit het Engels

Daniel Fiets hersteld 2025.4.10

The individual who bought the bike after it was stolen learned it was stolen when he tried to sell it recently, so he brought it to the Bothell Police so that it could be returned to its owner. vertaald uit het Engels

Pam Fiets hersteld 2025.4.8

Palo Alto police recovered this bike almost 2 months after the theft, in a residential search after receiving a tip about someone's bike being for sale on eBay. The officer used BikeIndex in part to find me and thanked me for signing up with BikeIndex. vertaald uit het Engels

Mark Fiets hersteld 2025.4.3

BTV Bike Recovery found my bike listed for sale and alerted me, and then generously accompanied me to retrieve it! vertaald uit het Engels

Yuri Fiets hersteld 2025.3.29

Bike was recovered by the Calgary Police Service after they spotted it and checked for matches on Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels