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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Calgary police contacted me after matching the bike description on Bike Index with a bike they recovered. Thank you
Glen Recovered 2026-01-16T01:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Trevor Recovered 2026-01-13T18:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Abby Recovered 2026-01-13T18:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Garrett Recovered 2026-01-13T18:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
S. Recovered 2026-01-13T18:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Edmonton police recovered and charged individual who had it.
Geoff Recovered 2026-01-10T21:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Police contacted me through viewing my submission in bike index!
Mark Recovered 2026-01-07T02:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Someone bought the bike off of facebook marketplace and thought it seemed fishy. Looked it up on bike index and found my phone number. They gave me a call and they gave me back my bike.
Harris Recovered 2026-01-07T00:00:00-0600 translated from English
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The police impounded it from the thief and found me on Bike Index!
Ruairi Recovered 2026-01-05T08:00:00-0600 translated from English
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