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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The Edmonton Police found the guy riding the bike and recovered it and returned it to me!
Bradley Recovered 2025-09-11T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The fantastic shop where I purchased it was suspicious when the bike showed up. A check to Bike Index confirmed it was stolen! The shop had the paperwork from the sale to confirm the serial number. Thanks!
Dirk Recovered 2025-09-11T03:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Edmonton Police Service found the bike and retrieved it.
Gail Recovered 2025-09-07T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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It was spotted by a member of the Stolen Bikes Red Deer group who matched it up on Bike Index, it was located and recovered the next morning!
Mag Recovered 2025-09-05T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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My bike was dumped and spotted by a fellow Bike Index user, who found my stolen bike report here and contacted me! I had extremely low expectations of recovery and now I'll be telling everyone to make sure their bike is registered. Thank you!
Nick Recovered 2025-09-05T14:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Through a Bike Index report!
Denver Recovered 2025-09-04T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A guy found it and texted me 15 minutes after I posted it to Bike Index!!
Alex Recovered 2025-09-04T00:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Calgary Police Service recovered around a week after it was stolen and tried to track down the owner with the serial number. Once I found out about Bike Index I registered my bike and they reached out to me shortly after. Without Bike Index I may never have found it.
Ethan Recovered 2025-09-03T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!!
Charles Recovered 2025-09-03T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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