Recovery Stories
Someone looked up serial number on Bike Index and contacted me after purchasing the bike from the thief. translated from English
BIKE INDEX message + bravery + police! Thanks EVERYONE translated from English
Somebody bought it on facebook marketplace and then realized it had been stolen and returned it to me via Bike Index! translated from English
Another guy bought it from the thief and gave it back. He found me on Bike Index! translated from English
Facebook bike recovery group for our community. A member saw it on a porch and immediately called the police and texted me. translated from English
It was recovered thanks to a community member who found it! translated from English
Policy found it! Cross referenced Bike Index for details. translated from English
BTV stolen bike and recovery group, thanks guys! translated from English
Police found it!!! They used Bike Index, thank you so much! translated from English
Police returned the bike to me today, the theif/person in possession took the bike to Bow Cycle to charge it. Bow Cycle then realized the bike was listed here as stolen and called police. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Thank you so much bike index for the helpful checklist and easily shareable link! It made it much easier for me to get the word out. translated from English
Someone reached out and said they had bought the bike and saw the bike was stolen on Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English
My bike was stolen from the near the University of Washington School of Law when I was there teaching a class in April. Today, a person found the bike, apparently dumped she noted the serial number, checked Bike Index and contacted us. translated from English
The bike was brought to a police station and the people said they had found it and asked if they could keep it, my bike was registered and so CU Police were able to return my bike to me! translated from English
The Edmonton Police found the guy riding the bike and recovered it and returned it to me! translated from English
The fantastic shop where I purchased it was suspicious when the bike showed up. A check to Bike Index confirmed it was stolen! The shop had the paperwork from the sale to confirm the serial number. Thanks! translated from English
Edmonton Police Service found the bike and retrieved it. translated from English
It was spotted by a member of the Stolen Bikes Red Deer group who matched it up on Bike Index, it was located and recovered the next morning! translated from English
My bike was dumped and spotted by a fellow Bike Index user, who found my stolen bike report here and contacted me! I had extremely low expectations of recovery and now I'll be telling everyone to make sure their bike is registered. Thank you! translated from English
Through a Bike Index report! translated from English
A guy found it and texted me 15 minutes after I posted it to Bike Index!! translated from English
Calgary Police Service recovered around a week after it was stolen and tried to track down the owner with the serial number. Once I found out about Bike Index I registered my bike and they reached out to me shortly after. Without Bike Index I may never have found it. translated from English
Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!! translated from English
Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!! translated from English
Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!! translated from English
Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!! translated from English
Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!! translated from English
Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!! translated from English
Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!! translated from English
It's been over a year, but getting our bike stolen was hard, having our family bike get stolen sucked. To have the community come together to be able to return it in fairly good condition really was a good lesson for my kid and restored her faith in the community. translated from English
It was a huge community effort involving many people on social media and in-person, as well as businesses that were able to provide footage of the thief going into narrow down location. The integrated ads definitely helped spread the word so thank you! translated from English
Portland Police recovered my bike. So grateful!! translated from English
With the help of Tracy from the recovery team at Bike Index and BRAT! translated from English
Recovered by Lethbridge Police, they found me through Bike Index! translated from English
Burlington Police Dept and Burlington Stolen Bikes FB volunteers recovered this bike 8/31/25! translated from English
Edmonton Police Dept (EPD) found my stolen bike in 2 weeks and returned. Great job EPD! translated from English
Got a call a week after I reported my bike as stolen on Bike Index. Someone called me from a shop near my house and sent a picture of the bike to confirm it was mine. This tip allowed me to recover the bike with the police! translated from English
It was found by the San Diego Police Department. One of the officers knew about Bike Index and narrowed down the results to find me! translated from English
Someone called me who had bought it and found my Bike Index listing! translated from English
Thanks BVT recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Extensive facebook ads made the bike nearly unsellable in Calgary. We also had a photo of the culprit and posted it all over facebook. Eventually, he came clean in exchange for us taking his photo down. translated from English
Someone who uses bike index found my bike stolen when they searched the serial number. They called me to return it, thanks Bike Index! translated from English
A student had found my scooter and scanned the QR code to contact me. translated from English
Someone bought it from the theif and rode it to my place of employment, metropolitan ministries where I work doing bicycle repairs. Thanks y'all. You gave me irrefutable proof of ownership. translated from English
Someone found it and looked up serial number through bike index translated from English
As soon as my bike was stolen I registered on bike index and filed a police report. The police called me almost three weeks later and had recovered my bike! Thank you for this amazing service! translated from English
The bike had an air tag and the EPS were able to track it and find the bike. They found me through Bike Index. translated from English