Recovery Stories

Someone bought this bike from a seller on Facebook Marketplace and then did a lookup using this site and realized it was stolen. The person was kind enough to contact me and returned the bike. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Tracy Bike recovered 2023.8.5

Thank you so much for this service you provide, and to anyone else with enough of a conscience to return stolen property. I am so grateful! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Evan Bike recovered 2023.8.4

It was returned to Gregg's Greenlake cycles and they gave me a call! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Antonio Bike recovered 2023.8.4

Our city found it in a park, abandoned and contacted me using the Bike Index information translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jacob Bike recovered 2023.8.4

Someone contacted me said she had it in her sight and went and retrieved it, thanks Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike christianaravena Bike recovered 2023.8.3

A BikeIndex user notified me that a bike like mine was listed on Kijiji. It was the same make and model, plus the bike in the Ad had the same off-brand seat that I installed which made it pretty unique so I was confident that it was mine. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Peter Bike recovered 2023.8.2

A person from bike index saw it on Facebook marketplace and reached out to me about it. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Katie Bike recovered 2023.8.2

Recovered by BVT bikes FB group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Max Bike recovered 2023.8.1

Someone called police from this posting. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Tom Bike recovered 2023.8.1

The bike was donated to Bike Edmonton. Bike Edmonton ran the serial number through Bike Index and contacted me. I viewed the bike at Bike Edmonton. The wheels and cables were missing. I donated the remaining pieces to Bike Edmonton. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Brian Bike recovered 2023.7.31

Contacted by local business who found bike translated from English

Photo of recovered bike bryan Bike recovered 2023.7.28

Edmonton Police Service found it north of downtown Edmonton. EPS then found the bike (and me!) on Bike Index. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Allison Bike recovered 2023.7.27

Bike recovered by BVT FB group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike marie Bike recovered 2023.7.25

Bike recovered by BVT FB group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Bike Bike recovered 2023.7.25

Neighbor saw stolen bike on social media and called police when he saw it outside a local store. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Danielle Bike recovered 2023.7.25

Two days after my bike was stolen, the Edmonton Police Service recovered it, through Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Devon Bike recovered 2023.7.24

repo'd by BVT bike recovery FB translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Bike recovered 2023.7.24

My local area was notified through the facebook page "Twin Cities Stolen Bikes" and they were able to verify my serial number through my listing on bike index. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Luna Bike recovered 2023.7.21

recovered by burlington BVT FB group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Evan Bike recovered 2023.7.21

recovered by burlington BVT FB group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Matt Bike recovered 2023.7.21

My contact in the BTV stolen bike report recovery spotted it while recovering a separate bike and called me with its location at one of my local churches. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Josh Bike recovered 2023.7.20

Bike Index activist recognized my bike, took it upon himself to recover it and contacted me through Bike Index. I’m the Luckiest Girl In The World! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Del Bike recovered 2023.7.19

Recovered by BVT FB group translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Sophronia Bike recovered 2023.7.19

Seattle Police recovered my bike and contacted me through Bike Index. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Brooks Bike recovered 2023.7.19

Stanford Police retrieved it! They found my info because of this site! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Alex Bike recovered 2023.7.18

Individual who bought my stolen bike at a garage sale contacted me through bike index. The individual found me through bike index from my serial number. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Alex Bike recovered 2023.7.18

Edmonton Police department with help of Bike Index listing the serial number! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Linda Bike recovered 2023.7.18

I cannot thank you enough for sending the link to offerup over, I would love to buy you a beer. My adrenaline is pumping and I am filled with gratitude for y’all reuniting me with my favorite way of getting around. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Tom Bike recovered 2023.7.18

I was able to get my bike back on Saturday. They were generous enough to even drive it all the way back to my neighborhood since it wasn’t in ridable condition. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Liz Bike recovered 2023.7.17

Bike Recovery group and Burlington PD to the rescue!! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike PFM Bike recovered 2023.7.14

Got a tip from a person via bikeindex.org! They told me that he bike was hidden in some bushes at a property about 3 miles from the location of the theft. Police went and recovered bike. Bike was in perfect shape!! So happy. Thank you bikeindex.org! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Brad Bike recovered 2023.7.13

A BikeIndex user purchased the bike and tried registering it here. Then she saw the bike was stolen and contacted me to arrange a meeting to return the bike to me. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Vitali Bike recovered 2023.7.12

recovered by BVT BikeRecovery FB translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Cory Bike recovered 2023.7.12

recovered by BVT bike recovery FB translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Lara Bike recovered 2023.7.12

Bayou Bicycles doing their homework. Thank you so much! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike trevor Bike recovered 2023.7.12

HUGE appreciation to the admins of BVT stolen bike recovery group!! I got my bike back!! It was spotted downtown and I was able to track them down about 20 min later. With the help of my roommate, a friend who saw me chasing him, and some friendly standers by outside of CM. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Asah Bike recovered 2023.7.11

A woman in my community saw it and grabbed it for me. There is a Facebook group called Stolen Bikes Kamloops in my city that is very dedicated to finding stolen bikes. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jennifer Bike recovered 2023.7.10

The Calgary Police noticed a man riding it and checked the bike index then found it. They also called the local bike shop Ridleys in calgary where we got it from. The bike shop had a database of our bike purchase which help the police officer get our phone number. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Bertha Cargo Bike Rear recovered 2023.7.9

Ran across a guy walking it through twelfth and imperial trolley station in San Diego. The transit cops ran the report and verified with bike index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Wayne Bike recovered 2023.7.8

It was recovered by the police near my apartment not long after it was stolen. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Ivy Bike recovered 2023.7.7

I came across it when walking down the street and recognized the rainbow spokes! Using the Index, I was able to verify the serial number and luckily there were cops just around the corner! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Devi Bike recovered 2023.7.7

Bryan from bikeindex found my bike at Offerup and texted me. The guy who was selling the bike was happy to return it to me. Also, the serial number is searchable as well. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Dmitry Bike recovered 2023.7.7

Milwaukee police department recovered it when they interrupted a break in at a local storage unit. The perpetrators left the bike and fled on foot. Police report was archived but the policeman was a bike enthusiast and looked up the bike on Bike index to find me as the owner! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Antonio Bike recovered 2023.7.5

EPS found bike translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Brenton Bike recovered 2023.7.5

Edmonton Police and Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Lauren Bike recovered 2023.7.4

Lethbridge police recovered the bike! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Deborah Bike recovered 2023.7.4

Bike police recovered it from downtown. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Holly Bike recovered 2023.7.3

Recovered! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Aidan Bike recovered 2023.6.30

In combination with attempted contacts to the seller on OfferUp, the SPD ultimately was able to see the thief walking around with the bike, and then scanned the serial to see it was listed as stolen here on Bike Index. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Patrick Bike recovered 2023.6.27

Downtown Trek Bicycle in Portland, OR checked serial number on Bike Index. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Taryn Bike recovered 2023.6.27