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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Edmonton Police recovered this bike! The officer told us that having our bike registered at bikeindex.org is what helped them find the owner. We are extremely grateful to EPS and Bike Index!
Oksana Recovered 2025-08-11T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group!
Reed Recovered 2025-08-09T10:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group!
Daniel Recovered 2025-08-09T10:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group!
James Recovered 2025-08-09T10:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group!
Merritt Recovered 2025-08-09T10:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group!
Bibi Recovered 2025-08-09T10:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thanks BVT bike recovery group!
Sofie Recovered 2025-08-09T10:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone found my listing on Bike Index nearly two months later, and sent me an email. I'm really impressed!
Jeff Recovered 2025-08-08T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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EPS downtown beat constables encountered a couple known to them with my bike which looked incongruous and suspicious. Constables ran the bike index number from bike sticker and were able to contact and return the bike to me.
Wes Recovered 2025-08-08T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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