Recovery stories
Every one of these bikes found its way home.
Behind each photo is a rider who thought it was gone for good, and someone who cared enough to check. A shop mechanic. A police officer. A stranger who remembered an alert. This is what a free, open registry makes possible, and it's kept free by people like you.
- bikes registered, free
- 1.8M+
- stolen bikes recovered
- 18,587
- value returned to owners
- $39M+
- partner shops, police departments, and cities
- 1,800+
In their own words
Every story here is shared by the person who got their bike back.
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Guy who bought it from the thief saw my ad on Craigslist and reached out. Was returned the day after it was taken.
Sofia Recovered 2026-11-11T16:35:38-0600 translated from English
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The team found it at the park and contacted me to pick it up!
Taylor Recovered 2026-11-11T12:38:35-0600 translated from English
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A man called me saying he bought the bike, and was going to register it on Bike Index, then he found that it was posted stolen, so we met up and I got it back. He didn’t ask for anything, but I payed him what he paid for it, which wasn’t too much luckily. When someone is so kind and does the right thing, it should be rewarded. I’m very happy I got my bike back!
Alexleaf Recovered 2026-11-10T22:31:11-0600 translated from English
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Reddit! They also used this site to confirm my purchase and that I was the owner !
Shannon Recovered 2026-11-09T22:19:25-0600 translated from English
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Peace officer contacted me via phone. He was so nice that even brought the bike to my place. Thank so much, I really appreciate your attitude and professionalism!
Oleksandr Recovered 2026-11-09T13:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Thank you Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery group!
Ava Recovered 2026-11-05T11:32:05-0600 translated from English
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Thank you Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery group!
Maria Recovered 2026-11-05T11:31:31-0600 translated from English
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The police were able to contact me through my Bike Index listing!
Zachary Recovered 2026-11-04T21:00:49-0600 translated from English
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Someone texted me saying they bought my bike a couple days ago and when they tried to register it, it came up stolen so they returned it to me :) I am over the moon! I got my baby back!!
Anita Recovered 2026-11-02T21:11:12-0600 translated from English
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