Recovery Stories
Thanks to Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery team! translated from English
Thanks Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery team! translated from English
Thanks Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery team! translated from English
Police found the bike at Battery Park, saw this site, and figured out it was mine. They called me up and brought it back to me. That's freaking amazing, thank you so much!!!!!!! translated from English
The police found the bike in a neighbourhood and used Bike Index to contact myself and return it! translated from English
We reported the bike as stolen on Bike Index and also filed a police report. Thanks to those reports, the police were able to identify the bike and contacted us. It was stolen on Sunday and recovered on Tuesday. We're grateful to everyone involved. translated from English
Someone bought it from a neighbouring town, looked up the SN on bike index and found my number! translated from English
Found in the bushes and thought to check the serial number. Thanks Jack! ❤️ translated from English
Someone bought the bike and saw it on Bike Index marked as stolen, they were able to contact me and return the bike. translated from English
Calgary Police Service were able to find me through Bike Index! translated from English
Local underhoused individual found the bike in the bushes and thought it was too nice to just be discarded. He called my posted phone number and offered to wait with the bike until I could collect it. Thanks Tyrone! translated from English
Police and the help of this app is like magic translated from English
Police saw two bikes against a fence while patrolling, checked the serial numbers and found they were listed as stolen in Bike Index. I had my bikes back within about an hour, but one was damaged. translated from English
Police saw two bikes against a fence while patrolling, checked the serial numbers and found they were listed as stolen in Bike Index. I had my bikes back within about an hour, but one was damaged. translated from English
Was found ditched in the river valley. The alarm must have done its job! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Seattle Police ran it on Bike Index after locating it! Thanks so much Bike Index! translated from English
Recovered after nearly a year—still can’t believe it! Thank you to Bike Index for keeping my bike on record and helping make recovery possible, and sincere appreciation to Calgary Police Service District 2. Very grateful! translated from English
Someone found it behind the YWCA dumpster with the battery, bag, and bungee cords missing. They looked up the bike number on the index and called me! While it sucks the batter Is gone, I’m so glad we’ve got the bike back! translated from English
Someone spotted it and posted a picture of the thief riding it on a local stolen bikes FB group. The police tracked the bike via the FB post and recovered. translated from English
Ted's Bicycle Shop in Colorado Springs picked it up from someone who brought it in for service there. They compared the serial number to the one listed here and they were able to hold on to it for me. translated from English
Police office found it and recovered it. He looked at the bike index post to confirm that it had been stolen!! Thank you! translated from English
Calgary peace officers recovered in a sweep of the Drop Inn Center. They ran the serial number and saw it was marked stolen on bike index and contacted me. translated from English
Special thanks to Calgary Police Service. Less than a month I got the bike back translated from English
Someone saw the Facebook ad that I bought through Bike Index after marking the bike as stolen! He found it abandoned at the side of his house and left it for a few days until seeing the ad on Facebook! Thank you Bike Index for making it happen so easily! translated from English
The police find it thank god, thanks to this app you guys was key to recovering my bike, the police always check your app, love you guys! translated from English
Searched surrounding area and found nearby. Bike Index tags on bike may have prevented completion of theft. translated from English
I Found it in chained to another bike down the road and happend to spot it poking out of a tarp translated from English
Someone brought it into Gresham Bicycle Center after buying it from someone on the street for $60. They checked bike index and reported it to the cops. translated from English
Someone saw it on Facebook Marketplace and went to Bike Index to check if it was there, and it was!!! They called me to say they think they had found my bike. I couldn't believe it. translated from English
The Calgary Police Service found it and then reached out to me through Bike Index! translated from English
Someone purchased my bike and went to register it on bike index and realized it was stolen. They contacted me and returned it to me. translated from English
Someone found it abandoned and matched it to me via Bike Index. So grateful! So lucky. translated from English
Someone found it in the alley behind their place. They saw my post on bike index and I was able to get it back. translated from English
Police found the bike at a pawn shop and returned it to me! translated from English
We marked it as stolen and the police were able to recover it translated from English
The police stopped someone driving it and looked it up on bike index and returned it to me! translated from English
This bike was recovered through bike index! translated from English
Police called me and said that they found it outside a McDonald's downtown. They checked the serial number and found it matched up with my post on Bike Index! translated from English
EPS found it! translated from English
My bike was found in the trash and people looked it up and found it on bike index. translated from English
Police found it on Stephen Ave and returned it this morning! translated from English
PSU Bike Shop recovered it and contacted me after determining it was stolen thanks to Bike Index! translated from English
Some help from Bike Index and BRAT Seattle, really grateful that I got my bike back! Thanks to everyone involved. translated from English
Calgary Police Service located it within a few hours and was able to find me through Bike Index!!! translated from English
Someone found it abandoned, searched online for bike registries, and found it here! Thank you Bike Index. translated from English
Found stashed in a bush in a park by a good samaritan who looked it up on Bike Index! translated from English
The police arrested the person with my bike and contacted me using Bike Index! translated from English