Recovery stories

Bikeindex helped spread the word in the community and people saw my bike for sale on Facebook and the police were able to return it! vertaald uit het Engels

Kelsey Bike hersteld 2023.9.13

EPS found the bike!! Thank you so much! You've made a 9-year-old boy very happy. :) vertaald uit het Engels

Christie Bike hersteld 2023.9.13

Police found bike, checked serial # on bike index vertaald uit het Engels

Brigitte Bike hersteld 2023.9.12

CPS contacted me stating the bike was found near downtown. vertaald uit het Engels

Mo Bike hersteld 2023.9.12

A community member found it and returned it to me vertaald uit het Engels

Aiden Bike hersteld 2023.9.12

Emeryville Police Department found my bike in the back of a stolen car. Since the original police report recorded the theft using a car theft report Emeryville was not able to find the police report. They found my Bike Index listing, which had the police report number on it. vertaald uit het Engels

Marc Bike hersteld 2023.9.12

Helpful citizens who found the bike abandoned several miles away. vertaald uit het Engels

John Bike hersteld 2023.9.10

Someone tried to sell it at a Cambridge bike shop, they checked the serial number and noticed it was listed as stolen. They then called me. vertaald uit het Engels

David Bike hersteld 2023.9.10

CPS detectives were able to retrieve it. Thank you very much to everyone that helped! Bike Index was the first to alert me of the ad on Kijiji and it was all downhill from there. I will be hiding an Airtag on my bike to prevent this from happening again. vertaald uit het Engels

Scott Bike hersteld 2023.9.10

The bike was identified by a good samaritan who contacted me after looking up the serial number on Bike Index! We worked with the local police department to successfully recover the bike. vertaald uit het Engels

Lincoln Bike hersteld 2023.9.8

Carol, a local dog walker, messaged me on this platform and helped me locate where the bike was. I was able to get it recovered this AM! Thank you vertaald uit het Engels

Aaron Bike hersteld 2023.9.8

Thank you as well to all the people at bike index. I actually got inspiration to use Bike Index from a This American Life Episode 766: Well Someone Had to Do SOMETHING!" vertaald uit het Engels

Shay Bike hersteld 2023.9.7

Calgary Police found it abandoned downtown on September 4 and returned it to me on September 5. They verified the serial number against the report and the bike index post. vertaald uit het Engels

Jorge Bike hersteld 2023.9.7

I got an email from another Bike Index user, this morning saying he saw my bike for sale on Facebook Marketplace. vertaald uit het Engels

Claudine Bike hersteld 2023.9.5

24hrs after reporting this to the Edmonton police and they were able to recover my bike. Thank you everyone for helping me getting my bike back.. Thank you to the West division police officers who went and located my bike and thank you bike index. vertaald uit het Engels

Ernie Bike hersteld 2023.9.5

Someone saw it, looked on this site and contacted me. vertaald uit het Engels

Vicki Bike hersteld 2023.9.4

A person in Saskatoon contacted me to say he had bought the bike on Kajiji and then realized it was stolen vertaald uit het Engels

Neil Bike hersteld 2023.9.2

The bike thief sold it and the new owner brought it into a bike shop. The bike shop recognized that the bike was suspicious, especially being an electric bike and the owner didn’t have the key. The bike shop found us on bike index. vertaald uit het Engels

Jasmine Bike hersteld 2023.9.2

Found it on Facebook Marketplace. Contacted the seller and organized with Stolen Bikes NOLA to get it back. vertaald uit het Engels

Tommie Bike hersteld 2023.8.31

The officer found the bike with another guy riding it. The officer saw the bike and quickly recognized my bike and finally returned to me! Thank you EPS and constable Terry! vertaald uit het Engels

Arvin Bike hersteld 2023.8.31

Edmonton Police Service recovered the bike in only 3 days! Thank you! vertaald uit het Engels

Ed Bike hersteld 2023.8.30

Calgary police arrested individual after crime and checked the bike he was trying to escape on against bike index. They then reached out to me and delivered my bike back. Bike was returned within 5 days. vertaald uit het Engels

Simon Bike hersteld 2023.8.30

The police found someone with the bike and looked it up in the Bike Index system. The officers said this was the only reason they could returned it, since their internal filing has processing delays. The bike is back in quite good shape, and even with my bike lights! vertaald uit het Engels

Natalie Bike hersteld 2023.8.29

Calgary Police called and let me know that they had recovered my bike! They used Bike Index and worked with Ridley's Cycle to find me and get it back to me. vertaald uit het Engels

DaynaH Bike hersteld 2023.8.28

Somebody bought it from a pawn shop and looked up the serial number. They saw the bike listed here on Bike Index and helped get it back to me. vertaald uit het Engels

Toby Bike hersteld 2023.8.27

A nonprofit in Seattle called Bike Works had the bike come through their shop. They found it on Bike Index and contacted me through the website. It's my partner's bike and was stolen from a bike rack on a van while he was traveling through Seattle in 2012. vertaald uit het Engels

Vick Bike hersteld 2023.8.27

Louisville PDs Detective Haymoore's diligent police work. vertaald uit het Engels

Joe Cargo Bike (Rear Storage) hersteld 2023.8.27

Thanks to Andrew for spotting it in Ballard and Tracy for the support. Can't believe I got it back. HUGE! vertaald uit het Engels

Patrick Bike hersteld 2023.8.26

Recovered by police in my area, after seeing it posted here on Bike Index this morning. vertaald uit het Engels

Janelle Bike hersteld 2023.8.25

Someone saw an ad for it on offer up. Looked the bike up on bike index and contacted me. Set up a meet with the person selling it, called the police, and got it back the next day. vertaald uit het Engels

Cory Bike hersteld 2023.8.25

The kindest woman in the world found it stashed in some bushes. Thanks to this site and the local Trek store, she was able to track me down and return it! Never though I would see this bike again! vertaald uit het Engels

David Bike hersteld 2023.8.25

Police Found vertaald uit het Engels

Dylan Bike hersteld 2023.8.24

EPS contacted me to say they found a bike that was listed as stolen on Bike Index and co-ordinated its return to me. vertaald uit het Engels

Grant Bike hersteld 2023.8.23

Someone bought it at a bike swap and called me! 2 years later!! They got my number thanks to bike index! vertaald uit het Engels

TKO Bike hersteld 2023.8.23

Saw someone riding it down the street, told them it was registered and they gave it back. vertaald uit het Engels

Sasha Bike hersteld 2023.8.23

Tracy from Bike Index did a badass recovery! Thanks so much! vertaald uit het Engels

Vickie Bike hersteld 2023.8.22

The bike was recovered by Calgary Police after exactly two weeks from when it was stolen. vertaald uit het Engels

Jagmeet Bike hersteld 2023.8.22

A gentleman who had his truck stolen found it in the bed of the truck when he truck was found by police. Police were no help to him, the manufacturer was no help, but Bike Index saved the day! Success story for two cyclists who met by chance. vertaald uit het Engels

Michael Bike hersteld 2023.8.22

Someone in the community found it. vertaald uit het Engels

Peter Bike hersteld 2023.8.21

Someone found it stashed in the bushes. He contacted me through Bike Index. Forever thankful. vertaald uit het Engels