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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With the help of Tracy from the recovery team at Bike Index and BRAT!
Keri Recovered 2025-09-01T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Recovered by Lethbridge Police, they found me through Bike Index!
Mike Recovered 2025-09-01T15:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Burlington Police Dept and Burlington Stolen Bikes FB volunteers recovered this bike 8/31/25!
Stefanie Recovered 2025-09-01T13:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Edmonton Police Dept (EPD) found my stolen bike in 2 weeks and returned. Great job EPD!
Alex Recovered 2025-08-30T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Got a call a week after I reported my bike as stolen on Bike Index. Someone called me from a shop near my house and sent a picture of the bike to confirm it was mine. This tip allowed me to recover the bike with the police!
Jessica Recovered 2025-08-29T08:00:00-0500 translated from English
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It was found by the San Diego Police Department. One of the officers knew about Bike Index and narrowed down the results to find me!
vee.gladstone@gmail.com Recovered 2025-08-28T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone called me who had bought it and found my Bike Index listing!
Bryan Recovered 2025-08-26T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT recovery group and Bike Index!
Megan Recovered 2025-08-26T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT recovery group and Bike Index!
Katy Recovered 2025-08-26T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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