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Someone searched the serial number on Bike Index and contacted me to return it! Thank you so much Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
A guy saw a bike in the back of a truck that looked out of place and looked it up on Bike Index. He found a match and contacted us. A police officer helped recover the bike. Bike index 100% helped us get the bike back!! vertaald uit het Engels
An awesome person here in Seattle spotted my bike under a bridge near the waterfront and contacted me, there maybe 7-8 tents and nobody was around and my bike was just sitting in the middle so I just walked in and grabbed it. vertaald uit het Engels
A cool, rad dude was walking and noticed the bike unlocked with some other junker bikes. My didn't appear to fit in with the others and he looked it up on the Bike Index and saw it was stolen. He brought it home and we met up for the exchange. vertaald uit het Engels
Some local SE bike riders recovered it from the thief and found me through Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Was brought into a non-profit bike organization (bike Edmonton ) , they ran the Serial number and called me, thank you Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
I got a call from EPS Constable McKinnon with the good news. vertaald uit het Engels
The county sheriff had a search warrent on an unrelated charge and raided a house. In their search they found my bike, ran the serial number and contacted me! They gave it back to me, it's still in good shape but needed a little bit of TLC from the bike shop. vertaald uit het Engels
The RCMP recovered my bike in the back of a truck that was also stolen. The officers scanned the QR code and contacted me. vertaald uit het Engels
Returned through the Calgary City Police - rider was involved in an infraction of some sorts and the CPS checked the bike serial number. They tracked me down right away through Bike Index!! vertaald uit het Engels
A person found it in a tree behind some nearby neighborhood stores. We wish we had registered the serial number sooner, but are grateful Bike Index exists. vertaald uit het Engels
Good Samaritan reached out through Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Guy in Rosemount won a bid on an abandoned storage unit in Minneapolis. In the unit, there were multiple bikes. Mine was the only one registered. He reached out via Bike Index, and we set up a time for me to pick it up. vertaald uit het Engels
Today my bike was returned to me via the Edmonton police service they found it downtown and cross referenced my police report. They called me right away and returned it to me as soon as they could! vertaald uit het Engels
2 Hours after marking it stolen, someone recognized the QR code on my bike that linked them to my registration where they saw it was declared stolen. They Bought the bike for $40 from the thief and contacted me so I could come pick up the bike. vertaald uit het Engels
The thief left it at another garage close by in the neighborhood the same day he stole both my bikes and that neighbor kept in her garage until she found me through Bike Index. Thank you so much Tracy and Bike Index, you really make a change in this world vertaald uit het Engels
Someone bought my bike for $250 and looked up the serial number and reached out to me on Bike Index. After emailing back and forth we set up a pick up time and I was able to get my bike back. vertaald uit het Engels
Got the bike back thanks to Bike Index. Found abandoned at the airport, person who found it, looked up on BikeIndex, checked with Calgary Police then contacted us to come get it. vertaald uit het Engels
Whoever stole the bike sold it on Facebook marketplace. The person who bought the bike noticed the Bike Index registration sticker and reached out to me once they realized it was stolen! vertaald uit het Engels
Whoever stole the bike sold it on Facebook marketplace. The person who bought the bike noticed the Bike Index registration sticker and reached out to me once they realized it was stolen! vertaald uit het Engels
Thank you to SABRE and the Maple Valley PD and Sheriff's offices. vertaald uit het Engels
After regularly checking FB marketplace place since October 2025, the bike was listed for sale in Anchorage today. My friend posed as a buyer, contacted the seller who responded and I went with local police and recovered the bike. Thanks for the helpful support. vertaald uit het Engels
A member of the bike community spotted the thief with the bike and felt something was off. They then found my posting on Bike Index to confirm it was stolen and reclaimed it from the thief. vertaald uit het Engels
Bike Index led the police directly to me! Thanks everyone!! vertaald uit het Engels
Via the help of Auburn pd and Tracy from bike index. She contacted me after seeing the post on offerup. vertaald uit het Engels
A neighbor contacted me after looking up the Bike Index number! vertaald uit het Engels
Email from the friendly team at Bike Index matching my bike description/location. Using the email I contacted the VPD and they helped retrieve my stolen bike vertaald uit het Engels
Four years later I received an email through Bike Index's message service that someone had my bike and wanted to return it to me. I picked it up this weekend and so grateful for the gracious man for returning it and Bike Index for providing a platform for us to connect! vertaald uit het Engels
Someone tried to pawn it and they ran the registration then contacted me! vertaald uit het Engels
In the fall of 2025, I was contacted by Arturo in Puerto Rico who found my bike in the garbage! He saved my frame set from being discarded and used the serial number to call me and let me know he found it! vertaald uit het Engels
A bike shop in Philly recovered it! vertaald uit het Engels
The serial number was searched from a bike shop in Henderson Nevada and shipped back to me. Swanys Cycles is a phenomenal bike shop and Bike Index led them to me! vertaald uit het Engels
A person bought it on facebook market place and looked at the Serial number on this website and called me. vertaald uit het Engels
Someone left my bike on a Seattle Metro bus so it was collected by Seattle Metro. They eventually gave it to Bike Works, in Seattle, who contacted Bike Index with my Serial Number. Bike Works confirmed my ownership and I went to their shop and picked it up. Thanks everyone!! vertaald uit het Engels
Thanks to the watchful Bike Index community and local police, I got my bike back from marketplace! vertaald uit het Engels
Police detective worked with me to get the bike back! vertaald uit het Engels
Bought it from someone who saw the frame for sale in Washington, being parted out, knew it was a custom frame and contacted me with information found on Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels
Someone bought my bike off of Facebook and checked the serial number on Bike Index to see if it was stolen! They sent me a text, we met up, and I got my bike back! I was even able to get back all my add-ons! vertaald uit het Engels
Found on Facebook Marketplace 4 years after being stolen. Called non-emergency and gave full details including sticker placement. Cst. called 40 minutes after my initial call to get more info. He called again 45 minutes later to ask if I was home to receive the bike vertaald uit het Engels
A bike recovery person reached out to say they’d seen it on FB Marketplace and we tried to set up a visit with the person who posted it. We didn’t get there fast enough BUT a guy bought it and reached out to his bike community thinking it might be stolen. vertaald uit het Engels
Calgary police contacted me after matching the bike description on Bike Index with a bike they recovered. Thank you vertaald uit het Engels
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Edmonton police recovered and charged individual who had it. vertaald uit het Engels
Police contacted me through viewing my submission in bike index! vertaald uit het Engels
Someone bought the bike off of facebook marketplace and thought it seemed fishy. Looked it up on bike index and found my phone number. They gave me a call and they gave me back my bike. vertaald uit het Engels
The police impounded it from the thief and found me on Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
A buyer bought it at some flea market. They had it for couple months then tried to sell it over the holidays. The buyer looked on bike index and notified seller it was a stolen bike. The seller reached out to us through information we listed on bike index. vertaald uit het Engels