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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Thank you to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Mari Recovered 2026-05-11T11:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thank you to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Wesley Recovered 2026-05-11T11:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Bike was spotted by someone in a local Facebook stolen bikes group. The apartment property mgmt confirmed the tip, and was crucial in the actual recovery. Bike Index helped confirm my ownership.
steve Recovered 2026-05-08T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police called me today after they searched BikeIndex after stopping a suspicious rider in the downtown area. They confirmed the bike was mine and I recovered the bike this afternoon. Super impressed with the local biking community, BikeIndex, and the Calgary Police!!!!!!
Brent Recovered 2026-05-04T15:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police found it. Thank you Bike Index.
Mike Recovered 2026-04-29T10:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone bought this bike for $20 and then found my post on Bike Index. He just returned it today :))
Jamison Recovered 2026-04-28T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone searched the serial number on Bike Index and contacted me to return it! Thank you so much Bike Index!
Matthew Recovered 2026-04-26T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A guy saw a bike in the back of a truck that looked out of place and looked it up on Bike Index. He found a match and contacted us. A police officer helped recover the bike. Bike index 100% helped us get the bike back!!
jennifer Recovered 2026-04-25T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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An awesome person here in Seattle spotted my bike under a bridge near the waterfront and contacted me, there maybe 7-8 tents and nobody was around and my bike was just sitting in the middle so I just walked in and grabbed it.
Tyler Recovered 2026-04-20T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
Somewhere tonight, a bike is being stolen. Help it come home.
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