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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Calgary Police Service were able to find me through Bike Index!
Shannon Recovered 2026-07-15T00:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Local underhoused individual found the bike in the bushes and thought it was too nice to just be discarded. He called my posted phone number and offered to wait with the bike until I could collect it. Thanks Tyrone!
Daniel Recovered 2026-07-11T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police and the help of this app is like magic
Nicolas Recovered 2026-07-11T07:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Was found ditched in the river valley. The alarm must have done its job!
Jon Recovered 2026-07-11T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police saw two bikes against a fence while patrolling, checked the serial numbers and found they were listed as stolen in Bike Index. I had my bikes back within about an hour, but one was damaged.
Bruce Recovered 2026-07-11T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police saw two bikes against a fence while patrolling, checked the serial numbers and found they were listed as stolen in Bike Index. I had my bikes back within about an hour, but one was damaged.
Bruce Recovered 2026-07-11T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Nicolas Recovered 2026-07-09T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Donna Recovered 2026-07-09T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Tanya Recovered 2026-07-09T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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