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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I shared a photo and the theft story on social media (2 local Facebook groups) and someone contacted me through a DM alerting me that it had been left on their street in front of their house, in a nearby neighborhood! :)
Marco Recovered 2025-07-10T03:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Finder found my information on bike index and it's safely home! Painted, but not damaged.
April Recovered 2025-07-09T05:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Guy saw a nice bike at his dodgy neighbours. Looked on Bike Index and found my bike. He contacted me and sent a pic. Looked bang on. So I contacted the police they went over checked it out. Cant beat that service.
Ben Recovered 2025-07-08T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The police found the bikes and called. I was able to pick it up. Thank you Mesa Police!
Ken Recovered 2025-07-06T14:00:00-0500 translated from English
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It was found in a storage unit of the person who stole it, I guess one of his friends found it and actually looked up the serial number, guess there still are honest people in this world!
Tony Recovered 2025-07-02T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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My bike was given to somebody who recognized it must have been stolen and found my post on Bike Index! They messaged me and we worked out an anonymous system for them to give me back the bike!
Ava Recovered 2025-07-01T14:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Bike Index user sent me the Craigslist ad for my bike and Portland Police recovered the bike after I arranged a meeting to buy.
Reagan Recovered 2025-06-30T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A bike index user found it near my house and brought it to the police station, where I was able to go pick it up :) I knew where to go pick it up because the person who found it registered the found bike on bike index and it matched to my lost bike.
Stephanie Recovered 2025-06-28T15:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Stolen bicycle was recovered on 6/26 at approximately 7:30 PM. Bike was found for sale on Facebook marketplace. I was alerted by a good samaritan via Bike Index.
Jeff Recovered 2025-06-27T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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