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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The guy posted it for sale on facebook and I contacted police. They recovered it for me.
Recovered 2026-08-28T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone tried to fix it at a bike repair shop and the staff looked it up on Bike Index and found it to be a stolen bike!
Jerry Recovered 2026-08-28T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The police recovered it after someone tried to buy the bike, googled the serial number, found my theft report on bike Index and called me that my bike is on sale on Facebook marketplace. Then the police did their work really well and I could pick it up.
Ida Recovered 2026-08-28T04:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone who saw the bike at a pawn shop messaged us. We went to the shop and got our bike back with the help of the Everett police. Because we had a Bike Index listing and police report, the police allowed us to leave the pawn shop with the bike that same day.
Gaylene Recovered 2026-08-28T04:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Edmonton Police Services found my bike being ridden and took the bike into their possession, due to the detailed description of the bik. they returned to me today. Thanks Bike Index!
Mike Recovered 2026-08-27T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Friend found it downtown and got it returned
Brett Recovered 2026-08-27T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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U of A peace officer recovered it and got my bike back to me! The thief was arrested.
Adam Recovered 2026-08-27T15:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I just got a text from the guy who found my bike ditched next to his house. He reached out to me, and honestly, he just made my evening! What a legend! 🙌
Recovered 2026-08-26T04:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I registered the bike's theft with the local police. They routinely collect unlocked bikes around town, which they then enter into their database. Their entry matched my stolen bike, so the police contacted me and they returned my bike to me.
Fabian Recovered 2026-08-25T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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