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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A user reached out after seeing the bike on Facebook marketplace and notified me. I contacted the Calgary Police and they were able to setup a meet up with the "seller" and verified that it was my bike from serial number.
Alex Recovered 2025-11-09T14:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Recovered by Glendale, AZ police in Sept 2025 and returned to me. Bike was damaged during an attempt to flee from Glendale Police. Lectric graciously took the bike from me and performed all necessary repairs for a fraction of the price.
Josh Recovered 2025-11-08T16:00:00-0600 translated from English
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A neighbor saw the bike and looked it up on Bike Index!!
Sean Recovered 2025-11-07T17:00:00-0600 translated from English
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It was found abandoned in an alley and a person contacted me on Bike Index. It was approximately 1 mile from where it was taken
Amy Recovered 2025-11-06T21:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Bike was listed on FB marketplace by an anonymous seller. Tracy with WA Bike Index worked with me tirelessly and with their help and the assistance from Olympia PD we were able to recover the bike from a 'fence' in Fife, WA!
Aryal Recovered 2025-11-06T14:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Calgary City Police recovered it in Forest Lawn area and charged the person holding it. CPS called and delivered the bike to my house
Linda Recovered 2025-11-04T13:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Another person found it being sold on eBay, sent me a message, and I got in contact with the seller. I acted like I wanted to try it out, met up with him, and then told him it was in fact my stolen bike. After a bit of back and forth, he let me walk away with it.
Casey Recovered 2025-11-03T16:00:00-0600 translated from English
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FreeWheel bike shop got a call about a charger for this bike. They then looked it up, saw it was marked stolen because they asked for the serial number, and gave me a call.
Sean Recovered 2025-11-03T15:00:00-0600 translated from English
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Thank's to bike index my bike was found the same day it was stolen. I had posted the stolen bike, the wonderful people who found my bike also posted a found bike on the same day. I was so impressed with the diligence of this community in helping to return my bike. Thank you!!!!
Carrie Recovered 2025-11-02T12:00:00-0600 translated from English
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