I got a call from a guy that saw my bike and the stolen bike post on Bike Index. He called me with the location and the police supported me to go get the bike. translated from English
A very good human saw the bike and trailer and called the police after seeing that my bike was reported stolen on Bike Index. The police arrived and confirmed it was my bike and bike trailer and it was returned to me but not in the condition it was in. translated from English
Calgary Police Service found it at the drop in centre and ran the serial number. It matched mine, I'm not sure if they found my info through the police report or through bike index. Either way I am so grateful!! translated from English
Someone found it on OfferUp and the seller texted the serial number to the buyer who looked up the number on Bike Index and called us. We met the seller and recovered the bike. Thank you for all your help! translated from English
Police recovered it during a raid. They were able to scan the Bike Index sticker and bring it to me. translated from English
Edmonton Police saw someone riding it, checked Bike Index, and returned it to me. translated from English
Edmonton Police Service located the bike and called me to pick it up based on the Bike Index listing. translated from English
Calgary found it and returned it to me. Thanks for Bike Index. translated from English
JRA Bike Shop in Seattle ran the serial number through Bike Index and found my listing! THANK YOU BIKE INDEX AND JRA BIKE SHOP!! translated from English
Someone bought the bike & felt a bit sketchy about the transaction… he searched the serial number and Bike Index was his first hit. Contacted me and we got the bike back the same day!!!! I’m still in shock. Thank you for this service & to the good people out there. translated from English
Was contacted through the Bike Index by someone who found it abandoned near where it was taken about a week later! translated from English
Calgary Police found the bike using Bike Index! translated from English
I got my bike back thanks to bike index! It was gone a whole week and it’s in perfect condition. Thanks for keeping this awesome network going! A day with a bike ride is a good day :) translated from English
Guy reached out and called me to say he found it at a pawn shop. I met him and got it back translated from English
Found by police in Morinville, returned through Bike Index! translated from English
Bike Index sleuth found the bike, negotiated with the seller and showed proof that the bike was stolen. Seller complied and left the bike with her. translated from English
Found in front of someone's house, they used Bike Index to contact me and return it! translated from English
Bike appeared at B&P Cycle, the manager though it was suspicious, found out the bike was stolen through Bike Index, called me, I called the Police, bike was recovered in no time! Thank you ❤️ translated from English
Someone messaged me the posting on offerup. They found it on bikeindex! translated from English
A fantastic neighbour saw it in the field and took it home to keep it safe. Found us on Bike Index. translated from English
Spotted for sale on Craigslist and recovered with Bike Index, BRAT, and Vancouver PD assistance - Chase, recovery, and victory documented in linked thread. translated from English
A wonderful member of the Arvada biking community saw my bike at Walmart on the back of a car and called the police. They also reached out to myself. The biking community is truly amazing. translated from English
Received a call from a man who found the bike abandoned next to where his car was stolen. He saw the bike listed on Bike Index, called me and returned the bike. Also, he said he recovered his stolen car as well. A heartening reminder that sometimes good things happen!! translated from English
Neighbors found dumped in a nearby alley less then 12 hours after it was stolen and looked up the owner in Bike Index :) translated from English
Saw it listed for sale on OfferUp and the Seattle Bicycle Recovery Action Team got it back! translated from English
An honest buyer looked up my bike on Bike Index and got a match even though I didn't have my serial number recorded. All the other details matched. translated from English
4 days after listing it on Bike Index someone called and said he thought he had my bike. He confirmed the serial and I met him and collected my bike. He paid $100 for it but I lost his number - I was going to reimburse him. I hope to share this so I can find this awesome guy. translated from English
BRAT Seattle found my bike being sold on OfferUp, engaged with the seller, and set up the "sale" in a Safe Zone (blocks away from SPD) within 24 hours. Thank you BRAT and, thank you Bike Index!!! translated from English
BRAT Seattle got a tip and found my contact details on Bike Index. I went with the Seattle Police to get it. translated from English
Thank you Boulder Bike Index! Boulder PD gave me a call saying someone had found it and turned it in. Happy to be reunited! translated from English
Bike Index sleuth spotted a guy riding it and confronted him translated from English
The police recovered it, looked it up on Bike Index, and contacted me! translated from English
Someone on Bike Index messaged me and said they found it. It wasn’t complete but I did get the bike back which is completely because of Bike Index. I made a donation so they can keep this going! translated from English
Thanks to Bike Index and the Calgary Police I have my bike back. translated from English
Amazingly, this was the second time this bike was recovered. The first time it was stolen out of my house. This time out of my car. Somehow the Portland Police found it, checked Bike Index, and called me. I couldn't believe I got it back, both times thanks to Bike Index! translated from English
Cory from Center for Bicycle Repair called about a bike that came into his shop. He ran it through Bike Index and reached out immediately. I picked it up on the same day. Never thought I'd see it again and relatively unscathed! This registry is amazing. Can't thank y'all enough! translated from English
Someone bought my bike and then checked Bike Index. He found out it was stolen so called me to return it. Thanks to the honest buyer and Bike Index I have my bike back! translated from English
The bike was stolen then put for sale on Kijiji. The purchaser went to list its serial on Bike index and saw the it was a stolen bike and turned it in to the police. My thanks to him, the police and Bike Index. translated from English
The amazing Boulder Police department recovered my bike and leveraged Bike Index to track it, confirm its status and ownership! Thank you to everyone involved! translated from English
Bryan at Bike Index notified me that my bike was for sale on Offerup! I contacted the seller and informed him that the bike had been stolen and provided pictures/info, including my Bike Index registration. From video, I knew he was not the person that stole the bike. translated from English
A guy found it for sale on OfferUp and saw it listed on Bike Index as stolen. Huge thank you! translated from English
I received a call from the local police. They seized the bike and upon searching Bike Index they discovered it was stolen and promptly returned it to me. Thank you so much EPS and Bike Index! translated from English
Someone found it in their condo building, found my listing on Bike Index, and reached out to me to return the bike! translated from English
Wentworth Institute of Technology campus police found it. They found my info through Bike Index! translated from English
Some very nice people found my bike abandoned. They looked up the serial number through Bike Index and were able to get in touch with me! Bike Index even sent me a reminder email as I had missed the first one. I got my bike back less than 3 days after it was stolen! translated from English
A user on Bike Index reached out to me directly. We went down to the last known location and recovered with the help of Seattle PD. Thank you so much!! translated from English
It was posted on Marketplace about an hour away. Someone found it on Bike Index and called me. I tried to arrange "buying" it from seller but it was sold. The Sheriff got the buyer's number, let them know it was stolen, and the seller had to refund him and I picked it up. translated from English
I received a text tip from a Bike Index user who found it on OfferUp. translated from English
Calgary Transit found the guy with my bike and turned it into Calgary Police. They contacted me after finding my post on Bike Index. translated from English
It was found left out and unlocked. Someone collected it and turned it in. Eventually they looked up the serial number and found it marked missing through Bike Index. translated from English