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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Seattle Police ran it on Bike Index after locating it! Thanks so much Bike Index!
Steven Recovered 2026-07-03T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Recovered after nearly a year—still can’t believe it! Thank you to Bike Index for keeping my bike on record and helping make recovery possible, and sincere appreciation to Calgary Police Service District 2. Very grateful!
Lauren Recovered 2026-07-02T04:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone found it behind the YWCA dumpster with the battery, bag, and bungee cords missing. They looked up the bike number on the index and called me! While it sucks the batter Is gone, I’m so glad we’ve got the bike back!
Lucían Recovered 2026-07-01T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone spotted it and posted a picture of the thief riding it on a local stolen bikes FB group. The police tracked the bike via the FB post and recovered.
Giorgio Recovered 2026-07-01T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Ted's Bicycle Shop in Colorado Springs picked it up from someone who brought it in for service there. They compared the serial number to the one listed here and they were able to hold on to it for me.
Aaron Recovered 2026-07-01T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police office found it and recovered it. He looked at the bike index post to confirm that it had been stolen!! Thank you!
Christina Recovered 2026-06-30T01:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Calgary peace officers recovered in a sweep of the Drop Inn Center. They ran the serial number and saw it was marked stolen on bike index and contacted me.
Sarah Recovered 2026-06-30T00:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Special thanks to Calgary Police Service. Less than a month I got the bike back
Henry Recovered 2026-06-30T00:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone saw the Facebook ad that I bought through Bike Index after marking the bike as stolen! He found it abandoned at the side of his house and left it for a few days until seeing the ad on Facebook! Thank you Bike Index for making it happen so easily!
Dylan Recovered 2026-06-29T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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