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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Guy in Rosemount won a bid on an abandoned storage unit in Minneapolis. In the unit, there were multiple bikes. Mine was the only one registered. He reached out via Bike Index, and we set up a time for me to pick it up.
Scott Recovered 2026-03-21T09:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Today my bike was returned to me via the Edmonton police service they found it downtown and cross referenced my police report. They called me right away and returned it to me as soon as they could!
Damien Recovered 2026-03-20T01:00:00-0500 translated from English
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2 Hours after marking it stolen, someone recognized the QR code on my bike that linked them to my registration where they saw it was declared stolen. They Bought the bike for $40 from the thief and contacted me so I could come pick up the bike.
Matthew Recovered 2026-03-17T13:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The thief left it at another garage close by in the neighborhood the same day he stole both my bikes and that neighbor kept in her garage until she found me through Bike Index. Thank you so much Tracy and Bike Index, you really make a change in this world
Carolina Recovered 2026-03-15T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone bought my bike for $250 and looked up the serial number and reached out to me on Bike Index. After emailing back and forth we set up a pick up time and I was able to get my bike back.
Gil Recovered 2026-03-15T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Got the bike back thanks to Bike Index. Found abandoned at the airport, person who found it, looked up on BikeIndex, checked with Calgary Police then contacted us to come get it.
Rose Recovered 2026-03-11T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Whoever stole the bike sold it on Facebook marketplace. The person who bought the bike noticed the Bike Index registration sticker and reached out to me once they realized it was stolen!
Matt Recovered 2026-03-11T00:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thank you to SABRE and the Maple Valley PD and Sheriff's offices.
Michael Recovered 2026-03-09T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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After regularly checking FB marketplace place since October 2025, the bike was listed for sale in Anchorage today. My friend posed as a buyer, contacted the seller who responded and I went with local police and recovered the bike. Thanks for the helpful support.
Martin Recovered 2026-03-07T10:00:00-0600 translated from English
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