BVT Bike Recovery Group and Bike Index! translated from English
The bike was for sale on Facebook. I set up a meeting in a public place, checked the serial number when they arrived and let them know I was repossesing stolen property and we could wait for the police or they could leave. They chose to leave. translated from English
Thanks to the diligence of BVT Stolen Bike Report and Recovery and Bike Index our bike was found, secured, and returned. Thanks Jeremy translated from English
A security officer found it, called me because it was registered on bike index, and turned it in to police. Sadly, the thieves really trashed it. But it was still nice to get back. translated from English
Cops got her back and delivered! translated from English
Nearby resident and fellow Bike Index user Rachel contacted me to say the bike had been found abandoned next to her yard. Thank you Rachel and Bike Index! translated from English
Trek bike shop recovered it and found me through Bike Index! translated from English
My bike got stolen a week ago, and I thought I'd never see it again. Local bike mechanic bought the bike from OfferUp and the first thing he did, he checked if it was stolen and straight up contacted me. Thank you translated from English
A good Samaritan called me 3 years and 9 months after it had been stolen. This was my favorite bike. Very rare hand crafted lugged. He bought it on Facebook and when he went to register it my listing popped up and he called me immediately. I'm very happy to have it back. translated from English
Davis Police gave me a call one week later to report that the bike was found and that I could pick it up! translated from English
Serial number hit at pawn shop! translated from English
Denver Police Department recovered about 20+ bikes from a sting operation. The police department searched the serial number on bike index and reached out to me via phone. Thank you so much bikeindex! You made it possible to recover not just this bike, but my other bike too! translated from English
Someone saw it in a truck of junk and offered the person (not much) $ for it then contacted me through this site. translated from English
Good detective work. Police recovered it from a 3rd party. translated from English
Denver Police recovered it (saw a suspicious person with the bike, and when addressed, that person handed over the bike to the officer). translated from English
Police returned it, complete with a few extra bells and whistles translated from English
Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
Police recovered it and contacted me after seeing it on bike index. translated from English
EPS recovered! translated from English
Boulder Police Department recovered bike after 4 years and contacted me! Amazing!! I just donated to help this organization keep helping others to recover their bikes!! translated from English
Police recovered!!! translated from English
The Police called to inform us they found the bike in Shawnessy. We had lost hope already, definitely a wonderful surprise!! translated from English
EPS and Bike Index! translated from English
Police recovered it with help from Bike Index! translated from English
Calgary Police recovered the bike! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index! translated from English
I got a few emails that a similar bike to the one I listed as stolen on Bike Index was offered for sale. The seller was ultimately arrested and I picked up my bike at the police station! translated from English
EPS found it. I was monitoring the location because I had an airtag on my bike. Makes a fast tecovery for the EPS!! Thank you translated from English
An employee at a hospital found my bike in their bike cage unlocked and was stationary for months, decided to check if it was stolen on bike index and messaged me!!! translated from English
We got our bike back within 4 hours of it being stolen! Thanks to Bike Index, Edmonton Transit Peace Officers and Edmonton Police Service were able to contact us and return our bike. We are thrilled to have it back and so quickly! translated from English
I got a call from the Seattle Police Department. They had found my bike in a bike chop shop in Ballard 8 months later. They brought me my bike that day. It was a little trashed (missing parts, etc..) But I am slowly rebuilding it as a rain bike. translated from English
Police found it! Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Police found it! translated from English
The bike was found by a good samaritan who reported it to police following a string of break-ins in our area. The police listed it on Bike Index and once I discovered it stolen, I got in touch with them and it was returned. translated from English
Calgary police recovered it translated from English
Police saw my post and reached out to me to return it. translated from English
A couple good samaritans got it back and found my post on bike index and figured out a way to get it back to me!!! translated from English
Multiple emails from people who saw the bike listed on Facebook Marketplace. Worked with the police to try to locate the seller to a more specific area, and the police recovered the bike and returned it. translated from English
Found by EPS in Edmonton. If it wasn’t for bike index, the bike would never have been returned. translated from English
The police found it! translated from English
Police found it abandoned and found me on Bike Index translated from English
Tracy with Bike recovery Action Teams paired the bike from an online listing to my registration. Bike Index works! translated from English