A woman in the area saw my Craigslist post and recognized the bike when the thief tried to sell it to her. She called me and let me know where he was. A friend helped me by cruising the area looking for the guy and got it back. New Orleans is a tiny city and people who live here are mostly good. Yay, networking. Thank you for having this site up. translated from English

Kerry Bike recovered 2016.11.29

Bike was recovered by the UWPD abandoned under a stairwell the same day it was stolen. I got a sweet seat upgrade and some dope stickers, but otherwise my bike was exactly as I had locked it up. translated from English

Seth Bike recovered 2016.11.28

Found by local resident and reported to police. translated from English

Lincoln City Police Department, Oregon Bike recovered 2016.11.28

Someone read posts on twitter and contacted me. I'm feelin the love! translated from English

Acaddock Bike recovered 2016.11.27

After 4 weeks missing, my bike was found chained to a man's fence in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. This great guy noticed the bike, checked the serial number, and found the bike on this website. He called the local police, who notified me! translated from English

Jonathan Bike recovered 2016.11.23

It was posted on craglist And i pretended to be buyer and showed up with police translated from English

John Bike recovered 2016.11.22

A friend saw someone had listed a Surly on Craigslist for $300. He saw there was a stolen bike matching it's description on the Bike Index, offered the seller $150 over asking, went to go pick it up and simply said, "I know this bike is stolen." The person handed it over and he got my contact info off the index and reunited me with my bike! Thanks, Bike Index!!! translated from English

Morgan Bike recovered 2016.11.20

The thief tried to sell it at a local sporting good consignment shop. I had called all the local shops with a description and they recognized and reported it immediately. Bike is home safe and sound. translated from English

Nile Bike recovered 2016.11.19

I put signs up all over the neighborhood! Someone called me and said they had found it in the hands of others. Still not sure if they were the one who stole it or not but I gave them a reward anyway. translated from English

Regan Bike recovered 2016.11.19

Got a call from local bike repair shop in downtown Seattle - eight months later I am reunited with my bike. A little different looking after living on the street with gold petals, stickers, but good to have it back home. Kudos to Bike Index and the Brad at The Bicycle Repair Shop at 68 Madison Street, proving that bike people are good people. translated from English

John Bike recovered 2016.11.18

Two kind passersby saw my bike in a homeless encampment at Hubble &7th in the dogpatch and called me. I hustled over there and took it back. This was 24hours after I listed my bike as stolen. This service is a miracle!!! People are so kind and try so hard to help. translated from English

Ella Bike recovered 2016.11.17

Someone saw the bike posted online then checked with BikeIndex to make sure it wasn't stolen. After seeing the bike, the person contacted me saying, "I think I found your bike". I made contact with the seller, involved the police (I had a filed a police report when it was stolen), and the police confronted the seller and recovered the bike. translated from English

Daniel Bike recovered 2016.11.17

Found with Bike Index help! translated from English

Markus Bike recovered 2016.11.13

A very stand up guy bought my bike for his girlfriend at a Flea Market in Oakland . After purchasing it, he saw my stolen bike ad on Craigslist and contacted me. I'm so happy I got my bike back! translated from English

Mia Bike recovered 2016.11.12

The Seattle Police Department recovered this bike, cross-referenced it on Bike Index, and got in touch. Awesome! translated from English

Michael Bike recovered 2016.11.10

Police located in a local pawn shop. It was well used, but it was found. translated from English

Bobby Bike recovered 2016.11.10

Eric bought my bike for $50 and was thrilled! Then, when he started thinking it was too good a deal, he checked the Bike Index and saw my stolen posting. He contacted me and returned it! translated from English

William Bike recovered 2016.11.6

@GetYourBikeBack tweeted description of found bike. Was able to verify description through the Bike Index and, as an added bonus, SPD then located another one of our stolen bikes listed on Bike Index in their warehouse! Many many thanks to SPD and Bike Index. We thought these were gone for good. translated from English

Nick Bike recovered 2016.11.3

Police found a "Black Fuse"at a pawn shop with a clearly phony serial number entered in the Bike Index database. Detective called and shop confirmed actual serial matched my bike! translated from English

Tom Bike recovered 2016.11.2

Someone walked into Portland Cycle Tours with it days after it was stolen, and they recognized it from a Bike Index tweet and recovered it! translated from English

Abra Bike recovered 2016.11.1

Thanks to the police and my theft report, boys in blue delivered it to my door! translated from English

Daniel Bike recovered 2016.11.1

I got a call today from a wonderful lady who found it and looked on the Bike Index! Not even a picture or serial number on my profile and I have my baby back. Unbelievable! Thank you Julie and thank you Bike Index. translated from English

Greg Bike recovered 2016.10.31

My bike has been recovered after 3 months gone! A huge Thank You!!! to Mark at Pine Mountain Sports in Bend, who spotted it on craigslist, and for the amazing work of Officer Tim Williams of the Bend Police Department for his diligence and perseverance in locating it and seizing it from the perpetrators!! It takes a village and I am forever grateful!!!! translated from English

Annie Bike recovered 2016.10.28

Some guy found it in the bushes, looked all over online. Was unaware of Bike Index and contacted local PD who got a hold of me while I was touring route 66. Came home reunited. translated from English

Anthony Bike recovered 2016.10.25

A police officer found my bike behind an abandoned hose a few miles from where it was stolen. He found the bike on bike index immediately after he had recovered it! I had filed a police report at the same time as reporting it as stolen on bike index, but the poliece report for whatever reason, bid not show up yet on his serce, he did not even know I had filed one yet! He gave me a call using the bike index info, and my bike was back with me within a few hours of being found, Amazingly fast! It was not unscathed however.... They decided it needed an upgrade, so spray painted it grey! I've got to give the guy credit, he tried really hard to do a good job, removing the wheels, taping off certain parts to attempt a cleaner look and preserve the RALEIGH logos! He scratched off the part of the saddle that said "lady", swapped my pedals out with some sweet retro platforms, and added a sturdy water bottle cage and headlight. All in less than 24 hours! I feel so fortunate to have it back. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! translated from English

Cari Bike recovered 2016.10.25

Thank you to those who are in the bike community and KNOW when they see something that doesn't add up and take the time out of their busy day to take action!!! I am amazed and impressed. We couldn't have recovered all THREE bikes without your help. translated from English

Michele Bike recovered 2016.10.25

A Bike Index member spotted it across the city - where I never would have found it - and when I went to the location he saw it at, it was still there and I was able to recover it from the thief. translated from English

Adam Bike recovered 2016.10.25

A city bus driver who rides a Surly noticed it laying in the front yard of a house in a part of the city where peeps generally do not own road bikes. He went to our local bike shop and with their assistance and the police recovered the bike. translated from English

Mike Bike recovered 2016.10.22

Someone "found" it and brought it to a local bike shop for service. Shop owner recognized it from a facebook forum on local stolen bikes. translated from English

Mike Bike recovered 2016.10.22

Bay area bikes called me, saying that someone had brought in the bike for work, and saw it listed stolen in the Bike Index. I confirmed the bike stolen, and forwarded receipt information. An Oakland PD officer later called me to confirm receipt, and theft details, and returned my bike! translated from English

Jeff Bike recovered 2016.10.21

Thank you Bike Index and thank you PSU Bike Hub! A watchful eye of fine people brought this bike home! My bike was stolen out of a secure parking lot downtown. Surveillance video shows three people entering the parking garage in the middle of the day, two people hide under a staircase and shoot up, while the third cuts my lock and walks away with my bike. I get a call from Clint at the Bike Hub at PSU telling me that they found my bike and campus security have detained the perp and police were on their way. I called the officer who I just left to alert him to the situation and walked to PSU. There it was. There was my bike and the poor addict who stole it. The same kid who was seen in the parking garage the day before. It was covered with a bit of electrical tape and missing the bike bag, but it was back! Thank you Bike Index. If it wasn't for you, Clint at the Bike Hub would have no resource to use when he saw something that looked odd to him. He was able to pull up the index, see my report, alert security, stop a thief, and call me for the recovery! I recommend everyone register your bike with the Bike Index and get a proper lock!! translated from English

John Bike recovered 2016.10.21

Police called after checking registration on Bike Index, found at a home with multiple other stolen bikes. translated from English

Eric & Christine Bike recovered 2016.10.17

Bike was found with Bike Index assistance translated from English

Phillip Bike recovered 2016.10.16

I was at CicLAvia, Los Angeles’ quarterly bike festival, and I saw the thief riding my bike. I followed him and flagged down police and they arrested him. translated from English

Geoffrey Bike recovered 2016.10.16

Bike shop checked the Bike Index registry while doing repairs and called. translated from English

Terry Bike recovered 2016.10.14

Portland Transit Police spotted at Gateway Transit Center and checked serial number on the Bike Index. translated from English

Dan Bike recovered 2016.10.13

An off duty cop found it in a homeless camp in the city and used Bike Index to contact me. translated from English

Capri Bike recovered 2016.10.10

A good samaritan found the serial on Bike Index and contacted me, as well as the RCMP. In the end, I got it back! translated from English

Matthew Bike recovered 2016.10.9

Police found it and matched it on the Bike Index! translated from English

Raffaela Bike recovered 2016.10.8

Someone said they found it, kept it for 6 months, then saw it on the Bike Index and returned it. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English

Nick Bike recovered 2016.10.6

San Francisco Police Department found bike in a park with thieves and searched the serial number online and found that I had listed it on Bike Index as stolen. translated from English

Jared Bike recovered 2016.10.4

Police found bike in an abandoned house and looked it up on Bike Index translated from English

Frank Bike recovered 2016.10.3

Sumner Police Department found it Sept. 29 being ridden in the Fred Meyer parking lot on Sumner. Couple questions later and a check of the serial # on Bike Index and I get a call that they've got my bike for me! translated from English

Preston Bike recovered 2016.10.3

The bike showed up at a flea market. Another cyclist bought it, looked it up on the Bike Index, and contacted me! translated from English

Andy Bike recovered 2016.10.3

Someone found it at a local pawn shop 2 years after it was stolen and id'ed the serial thanks to the Bike Index :)! Police are investigating! translated from English

Hugues Bike recovered 2016.10.3

ID'd on the Bike Index and recovered. translated from English

Conrad Bike recovered 2016.10.2

My bike was stolen and came up for sale on Facebook on the 5th. I noticed it yesterday and was able to bait them into taking to a bike shop to get checked out. They confirmed it was my bike, we called the cops, the bad guys ran away, and I have my bike back. Hopefully, that's the end to it and there are no repercussions. translated from English

Bryan Bike recovered 2016.10.2

Bike Index user spotted it for sale in PPB auction, recovered. translated from English

Bryan Bike recovered 2016.10.2

Someone contacted me through this site to let me know they found it in their complex. If it wasn't for your site I don't know if I would have ever gotten it back. translated from English

Karen Bike recovered 2016.10.1

Someone tipped me off that it was at a certain address. I found it there, called the cops, and they searched the yard, gave my bike back to me, and seized other stolen bikes from the yard. Thank you Bike Index and good samaritan tip person! translated from English

Paul Recumbent recovered 2016.9.30