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 BVT recovery group and Bike Index!
Lesley Recovered 2025-08-26T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT recovery group and Bike Index!
Lesley Recovered 2025-08-26T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Extensive facebook ads made the bike nearly unsellable in Calgary. We also had a photo of the culprit and posted it all over facebook. Eventually, he came clean in exchange for us taking his photo down.
Sean Recovered 2025-08-25T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone who uses bike index found my bike stolen when they searched the serial number. They called me to return it, thanks Bike Index!
Kurt Recovered 2025-08-22T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A student had found my scooter and scanned the QR code to contact me.
Jose Recovered 2025-08-22T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone bought it from the theif and rode it to my place of employment, metropolitan ministries where I work doing bicycle repairs. Thanks y'all. You gave me irrefutable proof of ownership.
Donnie Recovered 2025-08-22T14:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone found it and looked up serial number through bike index
Grace Recovered 2025-08-21T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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As soon as my bike was stolen I registered on bike index and filed a police report. The police called me almost three weeks later and had recovered my bike! Thank you for this amazing service!
Colten Recovered 2025-08-21T07:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The bike had an air tag and the EPS were able to track it and find the bike. They found me through Bike Index.
Jerold Recovered 2025-08-20T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
Somewhere tonight, a bike is being stolen. Help it come home.
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