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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Thanks to Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery team!
Julie Recovered 2026-07-23T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery team!
Asah Recovered 2026-07-23T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery team!
Kierstin Recovered 2026-07-23T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police found the bike at Battery Park, saw this site, and figured out it was mine. They called me up and brought it back to me. That's freaking amazing, thank you so much!!!!!!!
Josh Recovered 2026-07-23T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The police found the bike in a neighbourhood and used Bike Index to contact myself and return it!
Masood Recovered 2026-07-22T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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We reported the bike as stolen on Bike Index and also filed a police report. Thanks to those reports, the police were able to identify the bike and contacted us. It was stolen on Sunday and recovered on Tuesday. We're grateful to everyone involved.
Marcela Recovered 2026-07-21T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone bought it from a neighbouring town, looked up the SN on bike index and found my number!
Walter Recovered 2026-07-20T03:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Found in the bushes and thought to check the serial number. Thanks Jack! ❤️
Stephanie Recovered 2026-07-19T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone bought the bike and saw it on Bike Index marked as stolen, they were able to contact me and return the bike.
David Recovered 2026-07-15T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
Somewhere tonight, a bike is being stolen. Help it come home.
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