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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Found out my ex best friend stole it confront him and took it back.
Oscar Recovered 2026-10-18T09:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Tracy did all the detective work and scared the thieves into arranging a meet only 4 days after the theft and I was able to go pick it up!
Recovered 2026-10-17T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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We called police immediately as soon as we knew the bike was taken then We follow the tracker to a location and monitor it for a day. When the bike stayed in a spot for several hours the police secured the stolen bike. Great job by the Calgary Police service and ATUVOS Black Item Finder. The Calgary police highly recommend using Bike Index!
John Recovered 2026-10-15T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Follow the ATUVOS Black tracker that was hidden in the frame, and after locating the bike, the police came and helped us recover it The Calgary police service also highly recommended using bike index as a place to register your bikes as they look at it all the time when they find bikes that are possibly stole them. They said it’s a great resource for recovering peoples bicycles.
John Recovered 2026-10-15T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone purchased it reached out to me because they it could be mine. Turns out it was and I was able to get it back! There are good people in this world!
Recovered 2026-10-14T13:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I saw it being driven in a parking lot and called police. Because I had it registered on bike index it was a slam dunk to recover.
James Recovered 2026-10-12T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police recovered the bike a week later. It had been stripped of accessories, spray painted, and the battery lock cylinder was damaged. But I managed to get it running again.
Adam Recovered 2026-10-11T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Cops found it in a park some individuals they were picking up, suspected they didn't own the bike, and checked the site
Andrew Recovered 2026-10-11T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The person saw it sitting outside their house, found it here and messaged me! The bike was extremely roughed up but the frame and a few components were still usable.
Jay Recovered 2026-10-11T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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