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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Tracked it with an AirTag to place it was on back porch - took it back and then notified local PD.
Brandon Recovered 2026-10-22T15:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A local community member found it abandoned (vandalized, and stripped, but intact). they reported the serial number and found my contact information.
Ariel Recovered 2026-10-21T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Filed a police report, made a ton of facebook posts, registered the bike here. Apparently someone who saw a post, saw someone riding my bike Friday night and called the police. the police followed the man to his house where there were multiple bikes being stored and upon checking the serial number, confirmed the bike was stolen and belonged to me. Its been sitting in evidence since Saturday.
Recovered 2026-10-21T11:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thief ditched the bike in the neighbourhood.
Dave Recovered 2026-10-20T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The police recovered it
Ellen Recovered 2026-10-20T09:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I bought the bike back from an unhoused man after using the tracking software to find it.
Kenzi Recovered 2026-10-19T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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They made it 1.5 miles before ditching the bike in someone's yard. They found my report of a stolen bike and reached out and I picked it up!
Mike Recovered 2026-10-18T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Huge thank you to the Edmonton Police Service and Bike Index!!!
Allison Recovered 2026-10-18T13:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I had a Samsung smart tag in inside the frame that helped me track it to the neighborhood, and then use precise location to locate it to which building it was in. San Pablo PD helped me retrieve it from the building.
Recovered 2026-10-18T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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