Recovery Stories
King county Sheriff's office spotted and recovered bike in downtown Seattle. They contacted me via the Bike Index translated from English
David from Stages Cycling spotted it in inner SE and helped recover it. They contacted me via the Bike Index. translated from English
Found by Portland Police, identified by serial number listed on the Bike Index! translated from English
Bike came into a bike shop for repair and owner became suspicious and checked the Bike Index! translated from English
A number of people noticed a suspicious bike for sale online. They checked the Bike Index to see if this bike matched the description of any stolen bikes (and came across mine!) which allowed me to contact the Edmonton police to recover my bike! translated from English
The wonderful folks from stolen bikes NOLA tracked my bike for over an hour and were able to get the bike thief to hand the bike back. Once they recovered it, they were able to find me via the Bike Index translated from English
A person contacted me through the Bike Index to let me know my bike was posted on a selling website Offerup.com (thanks Bryan!). I took this to DC police and they assigned a detective, Officer Bemiller. translated from English
Edmonton police pulled a guy over who was riding it and ran the serial number through the Bike Index. translated from English
Good Samaritan found out in some bushes and found it using the Bike Index! translated from English
Recovered through Bike Index, the CA distributor from Tern, & two awesome people that found it and held it for a month! translated from English
Police located it and contacted me via the Bike Index! translated from English
I was contacted by a person who had purchased the bike from whoever stole it. He saw my listing on the Bike Index and contacted me to let me know he was in possession of the bike. translated from English
Recovered by Nola PD and identified using the Bike Index! translated from English
Stolen Bikes Nola recovered this and found me with the help of the Bike Index! translated from English
Stolen bikes Nola recovered this bike and found me with the help of the Bike Index! translated from English
Stolen bikes Nola recovered this bike and contacted me using the Bike Index! translated from English
Stolen bikes Nola recovered this bike and contacted me using the Bike Index! translated from English
The bike was recovered by Stolen Bikes Nola, and they contacted me via the Bike Index! translated from English
The bike was recovered by Stolen Bikes Nola, and I was contacted about it via the Bike Index! translated from English
Stolen bikes Nola recovered this bike and found me with the help of the Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to the bikes task force and the Bike Index I have my bike back! Just shows how important it is to register your bike. translated from English
I got a message from someone on the Bike Index who saw it posted on Craigslist! Thanks so much! translated from English
Scott of Splendid Cycles is my HERO!!! He spotted it at a camp and did all the footwork to get it back in my hands. What an amazing human he is. : ) translated from English
The Portland PD recovered my bike and called me to pick it up. translated from English
Found and ID'd in the Bike Index. translated from English
An officer from the SFPD recovered the bike and I couldn't be happier! Don't lose hope - register with the Bike Index and a huge thank you to the SFPD! translated from English
I was contacted by a bike shop who recognized the bike via my listing on the Bike Index. Someone had brought it in for repairs. translated from English
After our bikes were stolen, we registered them on the Bike Index, and a local hero contacted us to say that there's a sketchy listing on OfferUp with a bike that looks a lot like one of ours. It definitely was. translated from English
The Edmonton Police Services recovered my bike on April 5, 2019 at the Coliseum LRT station. They were able to use the Bike Index to ID me as the owner. I met the Constable at the station and brought my bike home. translated from English
The police received a hit the Bike Index that a pawn shop had entered in the serial number of the bike and it was a stolen bike. translated from English
Stolen Bikes NOLA called me and I picked it up Saturday, 30 March 2019 ! Thank You so much Stolen Bikes NOLA & Bike Index! translated from English
The wonderful team of Stolen Bikes NOLA found it and contacted me via the Bike Index March 18th to recover it. I was out of the country and came back last night: today I picked it up. translated from English
Thief posted bike for sale on line. People saw my add on here and contacted me about the add. Would have never been able to contact police services as quickly as I did without the Bike Index! Thank you!!! translated from English
I had someone I know pretend like they were interested in buying it and when they went to exchange the money he just took it! Found using the Bike Index. translated from English
Someone saw the bike on the Bike Index's twitter and recognized it on the street. translated from English
Recovered 5 years later after someone found it abandoned and then used the Bike Index to identify it! translated from English
The Portland Police located the bike after 3 months missing and used the Bike Index to contact me! Thanks Bike Index. translated from English
After it was stolen at the end of last week, my bike apparently took a trip downtown Seattle. I'm told it was sold on the street to a guy for $150. The "new owner" was led to believe it was not stolen - but when he went to register it on Bike Index realized it was mine. Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
The Bike Index sent me a link to the seller who had listed it on LetGo. I worked with local law enforcement and we recovered it 2 years after it was stolen! translated from English
I visited the seller's home where I posed as a buyer and visually identified the bike, then cops picked it up and verified the serial number. The Bike index was useful to quickly share the information with friends and the police, and as a reference for myself. translated from English
Someone contacted me after seeing that I posted my bike missing on the Bike Index. Turned out it was my bike and I was able to get it back home within a few hours! translated from English
Person who purchased it checked the Bike Index and saw that it was stolen. They were awesome enough to give me a call so I could recover it! Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Person who bought it returned it after seeing it on the Bike Index. translated from English
An awesome bike messenger saw it near 7-Eleven downtown pdx. Posted the picture on Instagram, and his friend found it on the Bike Index. He contacted me, and found it again later in the day. translated from English
Bike was returned by pastor of Methodist church where it was left behind by someone who was camping in the vicinity. The pastor saw bike on the Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English
Dude bought it on OfferUp, they checked the Bike Index and saw it was stolen. Contacted me almost immediately. translated from English
Bike Index for the win! Someone found it abandoned near their bldg and brought it in. Thank you!! translated from English
Calgary peace officer saw my Bike Index listing and saw some one on the bike while on duty, spread the word about it, and literally within a day the bike was found! translated from English