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 police found it. Called me and I picked it up!
Nick Recovered 2026-08-08T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Community member saw it by dumpster in alley and looked up In bike index
Karen Recovered 2026-08-08T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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BTV stolen bike and recovery group spotted and the police recovered
Asah Recovered 2026-08-07T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The bicycle was returned by the police.
Victor1387 Recovered 2026-08-07T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The business I locked the e-scooter called me this afternoon to inform me my scooter was found on the property by maintenance not damaged. Lock still missing but the motor lock must have stopped the thief
Blyss Recovered 2026-08-07T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone contacted me after looking the bike up on bike index, and returned it to me. Heroic stuff!
Caleb Recovered 2026-08-06T04:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Through bikeindex.org!!! The thief tried to sell it to a bike store, who checked the registration against this registry and contacted me to recover the bike!
Daniel Recovered 2026-08-06T01:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Found by Denver Stolen Bikes facebook group! Thief posted it on facebook marketplace and the police were able to arrange a meetup for the bikes. $7k in bikes recovered!
Abby Recovered 2026-08-05T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Found by Denver Stolen Bikes facebook group! Thief posted it on facebook marketplace and the police were able to arrange a meetup for the bikes. $7k in bikes recovered!
Abby Recovered 2026-08-05T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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