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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I like to think that it was a combination of good karma and support of bike index that brought me and my beloved bike back together! Thank you Bike Index Team!
Nick Recovered 2025-10-16T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Was found by Calgary Police, they reached out to me through Bike Index!
Robert Recovered 2025-10-16T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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At the moment details are super sparse, but the bicycle was located on the springwater corridor, possibly abandoned or unattended. They turned the bicycle into the Portland Police Bureau and I was notified that my property was being held for pickup.
Mathew Recovered 2025-10-16T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone cross referenced the serial code of the bike on Bike Index and gave my number a call.
Jared Recovered 2025-10-16T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thank you BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!
Nick Recovered 2025-10-14T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I found it on Marketplace months later after being stolen. I went there personally and took it back from the person that was selling it. I showed my BikeIndex report as proof.
Sebastian Recovered 2025-10-12T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone saw it at a camp and looked it up on bike index and called me, I then called the police and it was back to me within minutes !! The police were able to respond quickly and I would have never known if it wasn’t for bike index!
Kathryn Recovered 2025-10-11T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I received a call from Seaside Police Department and they located my bike. A landlord noticed it in the back yard and remembered a post or sign and called the police.
Carol Recovered 2025-10-10T04:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Seattle area bike recovery efforts group on Facebook!
Devon Recovered 2025-10-09T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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