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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Calgary Police Service found the bike downtown, checked the serial number, and called us to drop it off. Amazing work!
Curtis Recovered 2025-07-23T01:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone from Bike Index reached out and saw the Fb Marketplace listing. PNW LoSt/Stolen bikes helped me and worked with me to find the seller who I bought it back from.
Sylvia Recovered 2025-07-21T01:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Calgary police found it and brought it back to me !!! They contacted me because of my report on Bike Index!
Eric Recovered 2025-07-20T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone found it in the alley behind their house, checked Bike Index, and gave me a call! I can't believe I got it back 3 years after it was stolen!
Brad Recovered 2025-07-19T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Edmonton Police services recovered and brought back to my house!
David Recovered 2025-07-18T05:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone found our son's bike and brought it to a fire department! They found our name and number with Bike Index and called us to pick it up. We are VERY happy to have it back! It's great when it works out, and Bike index was the key in this case.
Ray Recovered 2025-07-16T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Through Bike Index! This bike was stolen from me 6 YEARS AGO and i thought it was long gone. Someone contacted me through bike index and i was able to get it back! And better yet, the bike is still in mint condition. Thank you guys so much for the work that you do.
Kevin Recovered 2025-07-16T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Found by Lethbridge police. Listed on Bike Index allowed the police to charge the thief and return my bike. It was in terrible condition, but returned!
Natalie Recovered 2025-07-16T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A Good Samaritan searched the serial number on Bike Index and saw it had been marked stolen and reached out to me from my contact information on Bike Index.
Koby Recovered 2025-07-16T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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