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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Some help from Bike Index and BRAT Seattle, really grateful that I got my bike back! Thanks to everyone involved.
Chhun Recovered 2026-06-02T04:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Calgary Police Service located it within a few hours and was able to find me through Bike Index!!!
Lindsay Recovered 2026-06-02T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone found it abandoned, searched online for bike registries, and found it here! Thank you Bike Index.
Dani Recovered 2026-05-29T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Found stashed in a bush in a park by a good samaritan who looked it up on Bike Index!
Andrew Recovered 2026-05-29T05:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The police arrested the person with my bike and contacted me using Bike Index!
Sheena Recovered 2026-05-27T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The Edmonton Police Service contacted me because they ran my serial number on the bike index and I had listed my bike as stolen. Thank you Bike Index!
Brittany Recovered 2026-05-25T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Bike Index! Thanks to their incredible platform and community, I was actually able to recover my stolen bike!
ken Recovered 2026-05-24T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Really nice people from the neighborhood found it and reported it on the app. Was retuned within 2 hrs of finding it missing. Thank you Bike Index!
Warren Recovered 2026-05-24T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I got a call from Calgary Police today, nearly 4 months after this bike was stolen out of my garage (lock cut) and was able to pick up my bike this afternoon!
Kara Recovered 2026-05-20T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
Somewhere tonight, a bike is being stolen. Help it come home.
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