Recovery Stories
Seattle area bike recovery efforts group on Facebook! translated from English
A shop owner scanned the serial in a pawn shop. Police recovered bike from the pawn shop. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Bike index to the rescue! First it was spotted by a fellow bike index user, suspicious rider, so the user looked up any recently stolen bikes on bike index, saw the bike and called me. translated from English
A random tip from the public and a week of detective work and stakeouts from me. translated from English
Police found it, checked bike index, contacted me and returned the bike! translated from English
UT Austin Police called me in the morning. They were alerted that it was stolen after they ran the serial number. The police retrieved my phone number from Bike Index. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
The Edmonton Police contacted me after the bike was brought to a local bike shop and the bike index tag was checked :) translated from English
An Instagram account called Slow Spokes spread the word and someone in the community found it. I alerted the police and they retrieved it! translated from English
Bike was seen by first responder team about 15km from the location that it was stolen from and noted as suspicious. The first responder team checked Bike Index and on seeing that the bike was marked as stolen approached the individual and recovered the bike. translated from English
I cannot express the gratitude I feel to the individuals who found my bike and reported it to Bike Index, and to Bike Index for providing their great service. Thank you, all! translated from English
Could not have happened without Bike Index, and a good person doing the right thing when they spotted it. translated from English
The Santa Barbara police found it a month after it was stolen and contacted me! translated from English
Tracy with Seattle Bike Detectives applied some creative diplomacy! translated from English
The police collected the bike and I had it returned within a week! They contacted me via Bike Index. Thank you Calgary Police and Bike Index teams! translated from English
Someone reported it to the police and they contacted me after searching it up on Bike Index! translated from English
Seattle PD found the bike and specifically mentioned Bike Index as being helpful in verifying that it was stolen and belonged to me translated from English
A kind person saw my bike for sale on Facebook Marketplace. They thought it looked suspicious and found it listed as stolen on Bike Index. They contacted the police and the bike was recovered the same day. Thank you to Bike Index and the kind person who made the report! translated from English
SPD found it and brought it back! The offer said that he uses bike index and police reports to look up bikes. translated from English
Police found a person that had bought it as stolen, recovered the bike and returned it to me! Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
The police found it here in Dublin, 10 days after the theft. When they checked the serial number your site was the first result! Thank you guys translated from English
Security at Bow Valley Centre scanned my QR code and contacted me. translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks to BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
The good people at EPS found it! translated from English
A kind stranger spotted it in Volunteer Park and contacted me after seeing my Bike Index report! translated from English
A vet kind person bought my bike and then noticed the bike index sticker. They looked up my bike, noted it stolen, contacted me, and arranged a meetup. I offered to “buy” it back from them for the amount they had paid. We are so greatful for this chapter in this saga! translated from English
This experience taught me a lot, I didn’t know bikes had serial numbers, but thanks to Bike Index I’ll be much better prepared if something like this happens again. translated from English
The Police stopped someone with the bike and checked the serial number and since it was listed on Bike Index as stolen they got it. translated from English
Somebody saw the bike in a suspicious location, looked it up on Bike Index and contacted me. I went with the police and recovered the bike. Bike Index really works! translated from English
Someone looked up serial number on Bike Index and contacted me after purchasing the bike from the thief. translated from English
BIKE INDEX message + bravery + police! Thanks EVERYONE translated from English
Somebody bought it on facebook marketplace and then realized it had been stolen and returned it to me via Bike Index! translated from English
Another guy bought it from the thief and gave it back. He found me on Bike Index! translated from English
Facebook bike recovery group for our community. A member saw it on a porch and immediately called the police and texted me. translated from English
It was recovered thanks to a community member who found it! translated from English
Policy found it! Cross referenced Bike Index for details. translated from English
BTV stolen bike and recovery group, thanks guys! translated from English
Police found it!!! They used Bike Index, thank you so much! translated from English
Police returned the bike to me today, the theif/person in possession took the bike to Bow Cycle to charge it. Bow Cycle then realized the bike was listed here as stolen and called police. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Thank you so much bike index for the helpful checklist and easily shareable link! It made it much easier for me to get the word out. translated from English
My bike was stolen from the near the University of Washington School of Law when I was there teaching a class in April. Today, a person found the bike, apparently dumped she noted the serial number, checked Bike Index and contacted us. translated from English
Someone reached out and said they had bought the bike and saw the bike was stolen on Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English
The bike was brought to a police station and the people said they had found it and asked if they could keep it, my bike was registered and so CU Police were able to return my bike to me! translated from English
The Edmonton Police found the guy riding the bike and recovered it and returned it to me! translated from English
The fantastic shop where I purchased it was suspicious when the bike showed up. A check to Bike Index confirmed it was stolen! The shop had the paperwork from the sale to confirm the serial number. Thanks! translated from English
Edmonton Police Service found the bike and retrieved it. translated from English
It was spotted by a member of the Stolen Bikes Red Deer group who matched it up on Bike Index, it was located and recovered the next morning! translated from English