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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Thankful someone hauled it up and contacted us!
K Recovered 2026-08-24T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone saved it from rusting in a yard, fixed it up and checked the serial. Thank you Bike Index!
Wesley Recovered 2026-08-24T01:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone found this bike in front of Grindstone about a month after it was stolen. It was sitting unlocked for 4 hours. He found the Bike Index sticker and the police picked it up. I picked it up a few days later.
Sheena Recovered 2026-08-23T15:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The Burlington Bike Recovery group on facebook recovered it for me!
Rachael Recovered 2026-08-19T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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SPD recovered the bike and returned it to our house!
Adam Recovered 2026-08-19T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thank God for Bike Index! An individual tried to sell the bike to Rick Cycle Shop on Allen St., Buffalo, NY. They knew something sounded fishy, so they searched the serial number on Bike Index and my posting came up immediately!
Stephanie Recovered 2026-08-19T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The Calgary Police found it and were able to scan it and contact me.
Nathan Recovered 2026-08-16T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone found it in their yard on their rental property nearby and was going to take it to the police but checked here first and found me!
Laura Recovered 2026-08-15T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Calgary Police found it and were able to scan it and contact us.
Nathan Recovered 2026-08-15T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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