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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Could not have happened without Bike Index, and a good person doing the right thing when they spotted it.
Zac Recovered 2025-09-29T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The Santa Barbara police found it a month after it was stolen and contacted me!
Dave Recovered 2025-09-28T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Tracy with Seattle Bike Detectives applied some creative diplomacy!
Robert Recovered 2025-09-28T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The police collected the bike and I had it returned within a week! They contacted me via Bike Index. Thank you Calgary Police and Bike Index teams!
Daphne Recovered 2025-09-25T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone reported it to the police and they contacted me after searching it up on Bike Index!
Brian Recovered 2025-09-25T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Seattle PD found the bike and specifically mentioned Bike Index as being helpful in verifying that it was stolen and belonged to me
Fabian Recovered 2025-09-24T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A kind person saw my bike for sale on Facebook Marketplace. They thought it looked suspicious and found it listed as stolen on Bike Index. They contacted the police and the bike was recovered the same day. Thank you to Bike Index and the kind person who made the report!
Heather Recovered 2025-09-24T01:00:00-0500 translated from English
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SPD found it and brought it back! The offer said that he uses bike index and police reports to look up bikes.
SarahE Recovered 2025-09-23T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police found a person that had bought it as stolen, recovered the bike and returned it to me! Thank you Bike Index!
Tyson Recovered 2025-09-23T03:00:00-0500 translated from English
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