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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Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!!
kathleen Recovered 2025-09-03T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!!
Michelle Recovered 2025-09-03T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!!
James Recovered 2025-09-03T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!!
Miles Recovered 2025-09-03T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!!
Lucas Recovered 2025-09-03T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks to the BVT bike recovery group and Bike Index!!
Mike Recovered 2025-09-03T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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It's been over a year, but getting our bike stolen was hard, having our family bike get stolen sucked. To have the community come together to be able to return it in fairly good condition really was a good lesson for my kid and restored her faith in the community.
Vanessa Recovered 2025-09-02T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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It was a huge community effort involving many people on social media and in-person, as well as businesses that were able to provide footage of the thief going into narrow down location. The integrated ads definitely helped spread the word so thank you!
Michael Recovered 2025-09-02T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Portland Police recovered my bike. So grateful!!
Annie Recovered 2025-09-02T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
Somewhere tonight, a bike is being stolen. Help it come home.
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