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 2016.10.1Someone 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 2016.9.30Bike mechanic at SF Caltrain thought it looked suspicious. Looked it up on Bike Index and called me! translated from English
Sean Bike recovered 2016.9.29Twitter users noticed bike in possession of a shady looking guy in the Bayview neighborhood of SF, identified it from the Bike Index and posted it. SFPD Bayview station were notified and made the recovery. translated from English
Beaudry Bike recovered 2016.9.29A really rad member of the Portland community saw my bike and contacted me through Bike Index. I had my bike back an hour later--I've had this bike for 14 years, so I'm really happy to have it back! Bryan w/ the Bike Index team was super helpful with keeping me up to date throughout the 4 days it was missing. Thanks to the entire team, and all of the people of Portland who helped return my bike to me! translated from English
Sam Bike recovered 2016.9.28A neighbor told the family who found my bike about Bike Index and they looked me up! My bike had made it all the way across town. It was such a good surprise and a good story. translated from English
Katie Bike recovered 2016.9.25One of the Bike Index users found it, restored it, and returned it to me. translated from English
Elisha Bike recovered 2016.9.24The detective matched my bike on the Bike Index. translated from English
Chris Bike recovered 2016.9.23George at Bike Nuts in Lynnwood, WA bought from some thieves and found it listed on Bike Index. translated from English
Tom Bike recovered 2016.9.21Someone from Bike Index notified me of a posting on Offer Up. I then coordinated with local police and setup a sting and got my bike back. Thank you Bike Index for your thankless work! translated from English
Erik Bike recovered 2016.9.20A woman contacted me after discovering that bike someone was trying to sell her was my stolen Bianchi. She looked up the serial number on the bike index and found me! translated from English
Shelby Bike recovered 2016.9.19Returned by someone who ran the serial number on Bike Index translated from English
Timothy Bike recovered 2016.9.18Park police found my bike abandoned in a park and looked it up in the Bike Index database and reached out to me via email. translated from English
Casey Bike recovered 2016.9.16Someone came into Kozy's Cyclery to get the spokes fixed after they were cut (being stolen). The mechanic thought it looked fishy and looked up on the Bike Index and saw my posting. They called the police, the police called me and shared with me the news they found my bike! translated from English
Tessa Bike recovered 2016.9.14The person who stole it tried to sell it on the street; the buyer, a good guy, guessed that the bike was stolen so he bought it; he looked on-line and learned that it was my bike. I presume the good guy learned traced me through Bike Index because this was the only place I posted about it. translated from English
Samina Bike recovered 2016.9.14Found it on the French equivalent of Craigslist and contacted the police. translated from English
Matt Bike recovered 2016.9.14Web sleuthing and partnership with the Portland Bike Theft Task Force. translated from English
Paul Bike recovered 2016.9.7Found by Charlie and Cari at the Berkeley Bart Bike Station, in cooperation with Berkeley Police. Contacted me as a result of registering serial number in Bike Index. translated from English
Rob Bike recovered 2016.9.7Was purchased from the thief by a guy that tunes and flips bikes. Upon seeing the serial number listed on The Bike Index, the purchaser contacted me and returned the bike! translated from English
Phil Bike recovered 2016.9.6Found by a guy in Florida. The Bike Index got involved and helped me get it back. translated from English
Bryan Bike recovered 2016.9.5Found by buyer, ID'd with Bike Index help. translated from English
McKenna Bike recovered 2016.9.4Recovered by WTF bikes with Bike Index assist translated from English
Bryan Bike recovered 2016.9.3The cops recovered it with Bike Index assistance. translated from English
Sampson Bike recovered 2016.9.3Recovered with Bike Index help after going from OU to a pawn shop. translated from English
Jaime Bike recovered 2016.9.3Bike spotted on LETGO by a Bike Index user and a sting ensued, owner updated us. translated from English
David Bike recovered 2016.9.3An observer saw my bicycle through Bike Index and called the Portland Bureau of Police, who made the arrest and released my bicycle to me! translated from English
James Bike recovered 2016.9.2Gents from Abraham's Fixes Bikes in Portland saw it, threw a lock on it, and called the police. The thief, upon discovery of the lock, took the front wheel and jetted. Bike Index and great bike folks in Portland do it again! translated from English
Tim Bike recovered 2016.9.1Thank you so much Joe and Bike Index! Joe saw a sketchy add on OfferUp, checked on Bike Index and contacted me. We set up a buy and got the cops. I got my Bessie bike back!! translated from English
Jon Bike recovered 2016.8.31Seattle Police found it on Bike Index and called me. Big kudos to them! translated from English
Robbins Bike recovered 2016.8.24A person bought the bike from someone on the street and then checked Bike Index to see if it was a stolen bike. We had registered the bike and so he found it and contacted us. On Monday morning we were lamenting the loss of the bike. By Tuesday evening we had the bike back and were grateful for our good Samaritan and for Bike Index. translated from English
Jason Bike recovered 2016.8.24The Vancouver police department found it then searched it on Bike Index. translated from English
Kamila Bike recovered 2016.8.17Get a text from someone who saw Bike Index post. Went to location, @Best Buy/Division and called cops. Thanks to the community and Bike Index!! Teamwork!! translated from English
Stephanie Cargo Bike (Front Storage) recovered 2016.8.16Auburn, WA Police Dept tracked it down to a Pawn Shop in Seattle, then found it listed on Bike Index translated from English
Jeff Bike recovered 2016.8.10A person within 2 blocks found my bike after another bike theft. Looked up the bike on the Bike Index and got my contact info! translated from English
Zachary Bike recovered 2016.8.4A man named Tim purchased my stolen bike from a woman (thief) on Craigslist. Tim googled the serial number to purchase parts (since the thieves damaged my bike) and noticed through the Bike Index that it was stolen. He contacted me and returned it. A true good samaritan to whom I'm forever grateful. An amazing, amazing incredible story that showcases the goodness of humanity! translated from English
Andrea Bike recovered 2016.8.3Local bike shop ICS. Recognized bike from Bike Index listing and gave me a call. Customer wanted to change the tires!! translated from English
Denham Bike recovered 2016.8.2Recovered by University of Washington Police Dept using Bike Index. translated from English
Erin Bike recovered 2016.8.1Portland Police Bureau Bike Theft Task Force found it on July 30 2016, a little more than three months after it was stolen. Many thanks to the officer who helped me out! translated from English
Ben Bike recovered 2016.8.1Bike was found with assistance from a Bike Index user, translated from English
Trevor Bike recovered 2016.8.1Someone found it in the an alley and got it back to me using Bike Index! Thank you! translated from English
Karl Bike recovered 2016.7.27Recovered thanks to the Bike Index! translated from English
Paul Bike recovered 2016.7.25A good Samaritan saw the bike for sale in a local park. Once home, he found my posting on Bike Index. He spent the rest of the week tracking the bike down with the help of a friend of his who is homeless and knew the people who had it. He was eventually able to buy it back for a fraction of its value, and returned it to me. I'm thrilled! Wouldn't have happened without Bike Index. translated from English
Ted Bike recovered 2016.7.23Bike was returned with the help of the Bike Index! translated from English
Bryan Bike recovered 2016.7.20Bike was recovered with the help of the Bike Index, and the San Francisco Police Department! translated from English
Damien Bike recovered 2016.7.20Recovered thanks to Bike Index! translated from English
Christopher Bike recovered 2016.7.15A third party discovered it and contacted me through the Bike Index. Not all of the bicycle was returned, but I did get the frame, fork, bb, brakes and front hub. translated from English
Clyde Bike recovered 2016.7.14An awesome SF police officer had seen my bike on bike index, and then spotted it a few days later and recovered it! He called me to let me know, and it really made my day. Thanks so much for creating the Bike Index! translated from English
Clinton Bike recovered 2016.7.13Police found it in a homeless camp in poor shape, disassembled with missing pieces. They matched the serial number from the Bike Index and brought it straight to me. Now I have a project to work on. translated from English
Benjamin Bike recovered 2016.7.12A very nice woman ran the serial number on this site and contacted me! Thank You so much, this is my favorite bike and I have it back! You people are awesome! translated from English
Steven Bike recovered 2016.7.8Person who had bike discovered it on the Bike Index, contacted me, and returned it. translated from English
Paul Bike recovered 2016.6.22