Royal who runs @timberwolves_cyclerecoverypdx spotted my bike in downtown portland based on photos on Bike Index! They recovered it and checked the registration and it was a match, they contacted me through the stolen bike post! translated from English
Steven Bike recovered 2024.7.11Someone alerted me through bike index that they likely saw my bike at a local grocery store. I stopped by, but was about half an hour later than the emailer, and didn’t see it. Knowing it was likely in the neighborhood. translated from English
Kiva Bike recovered 2024.7.10Tracy texted me to let me know there was a marketplace post advertising my stolen bike. She set up a meeting and I drove to Salem and met with the person holding it. I took the bike back. Thanks! translated from English
Alex Bike recovered 2024.7.9Police found it. THEY GOT IT BACK AFTER 2 DAYS! translated from English
CarloCruise_ Bike recovered 2024.7.9Someone saw my bike on Bike Index, then saw it on the street next to the thief, who was sleeping. He walked off with my bike with no conflict and contacted me on Bike Index. translated from English
Ryan Bike recovered 2024.7.7Boulder CO police department found my bike along with others and placed the perpetrator under arrest! Bike Index was how Boulder PD connected me back with my bike. Happy ending and I'll use more robust lock moving forward. Thank you Bike Index! translated from English
Elwood Bike recovered 2024.7.6Police were able to recover bike during an arrest and contact me through information provided via Bike Index when bike serial number was cross referenced. translated from English
Elias Bike recovered 2024.7.6Someone messaged me they found it and returned to a police station. translated from English
Kathryn_E Bike recovered 2024.7.3EPS recovered it because of the bike index sticker. translated from English
Dino Bike recovered 2024.7.3Calgary Police are good at solving crime! translated from English
Craig Bike recovered 2024.7.3Thanks to the Carpinteria Police and the Carpinteria Park Police, and of course that I had the bike registered. translated from English
Rodrigo Bike recovered 2024.7.3Pawn shop seized it when they found it in bike index, although pretty beat up we were able to get it fixed. Thank you!!! translated from English
Josee Bike recovered 2024.7.2Good citizen found the bike for sale on OfferUp via a Pawnshop. Police helped recover it. The index helped people find me! translated from English
Mark Bike recovered 2024.6.28Edmonton Police Service phoned me at Midnight very excited that they found my bike translated from English
Michael Bike recovered 2024.6.27My bike was stolen and sold on OfferUp. The buyer felt iffy about the transaction and looked up the bike's serial # after. They reached out and offered to return the bike but I let them keep it. Shoutout to good San Diegans! translated from English
Jesse Bike recovered 2024.6.27Bike Index and BVT! translated from English
Bike Tandem recovered 2024.6.26Bike Index and BVT! translated from English
Kim Bike recovered 2024.6.26EPS translated from English
Baylee Bike recovered 2024.6.26Bike Index and BVT! translated from English
Laili Bike recovered 2024.6.26Edmonton Police translated from English
Noni Bike recovered 2024.6.26Calgary police found our bike being used by an individual downtown by cross referencing what was listed on Bike Index. translated from English
Dawn Bike recovered 2024.6.26Bike index! translated from English
Matt Bike recovered 2024.6.26I found the bike next a RV near where it was stolen. The stickers had been removed as well as the bag and headlight. The person who had the bike was not the person that stole it. They were apologetic and gave it back with no trouble. translated from English
Luke Bike recovered 2024.6.25Some person bought it from the thief and took it to a bike shop to get a tune up. They saw my post on Bike Index and warned the buyer. He left the bike on the shop. Just picked it up today. translated from English
Gustavo Bike recovered 2024.6.25Police recovered with Bike Index! translated from English
Chris Bike recovered 2024.6.20Police located and they searched the serial on BI, recovered about 10 blocks from my house. translated from English
Karl Bike recovered 2024.6.20Someone had the bike and got a flat tire. As soon as they took it to a bike shop to repair, they were advised to check the bike's serial number on bike index. That was how they found me. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Mateus Bike recovered 2024.6.19I received an email from bikeindex.org that the frame was stripped and located in a storage unit that someone had purchased at auction. I then donated it to my local co-op so someone else can enjoy it some day. Thank you so much! translated from English
Marc Bike recovered 2024.6.19The police found my bike! translated from English
Shirley Bike recovered 2024.6.19A fine gentleman was offered to buy my bicycle by the thief in a condo building downtown Edmonton. He looked up the serial number on bike index, saw that if was stolen and contacted me. It was added to the original police report that was filed and recovered 3 days later. translated from English
Shawn Bike recovered 2024.6.19Police recovered it and contacted me thanks to Bike Index translated from English
Matti Bike recovered 2024.6.17Seattle Police helped me recover my bike. translated from English
fonner@gmail.com Bike recovered 2024.6.15Someone called me to tell me where my bike was. It was thanks to all the ads and flooding social media with my story, thank you Bike Index. translated from English
Patty Bike recovered 2024.6.14A good Samaritan bought the bike from a yard sale, looked me up here on Bike Index and then brought the bike to me where I work after we connected on facebook messenger. translated from English
Adam Bike recovered 2024.6.13Calgary police department found it abandoned and contacted me through details on bike index translated from English
Shrey Bike recovered 2024.6.9A constable in downtown Edmonton found it using the partnered police Bike Index QR code sticker. translated from English
Anna Bike recovered 2024.6.8EPS recovered it with help from Bike Index! translated from English
Karalie Bike recovered 2024.6.7Calgary Police found it as a result of my post on the Calgary Stolen Bikes Facebook group and having it registered on Bike Index. translated from English
Gina Bike recovered 2024.6.6The Edmonton Police recovered it from a homeless encampment translated from English
Eric Bike recovered 2024.6.3Gentleman saw it listed on kijiji and went to buy it. Seller surrendered it to the gentleman and then the gentleman contacted me. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
James Bike recovered 2024.5.29My bike was listed within 10 hours on Offer Up. A good Samaritan noticed it, checked bike index and realized it was stolen. He called me and we met with the person selling it. We confirmed that it was my bike and let the "seller" know that it was stolen. translated from English
Jason Bike recovered 2024.5.26The thief sold the bike, and the person who bought it took it in to a local shop. When they did the shop ran the serial number on Bike Index and could see it had been stolen, and contacted me. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Josh Bike recovered 2024.5.26Met up with the seller after he listed it for sale on Facebook Marketplace, was able to show proof of ownership and get away with the bike. translated from English
Tommy Bike recovered 2024.5.26A citizen spotted it in a homeless encampment down town, knew it didn’t belong there and checked with bike index, saw that it had been reported stolen, and texted me. I advised the police and they picked it up and offered to deliver it to my work place. Amazing!! It works! 🤗 translated from English
Warren Bike recovered 2024.5.25The person who took it saw it was marked stolen on Bike Index and returned it. translated from English
Marc Bike recovered 2024.5.25A neighbour found it and contacted me through Bike Index. translated from English
Pilar Bike recovered 2024.5.24Police found me through Bike Index! translated from English
Abdul Bike recovered 2024.5.24EPS spotted the bike on the road during their patrol translated from English
Peter Bike recovered 2024.5.23Bike Index! Thief tried to sell it at a transit stop. A kind citizen purchased it, looked it up and I bought it back from them. An amazing result. translated from English
Bike recovered 2024.5.22Edmonton Police recovered it. Thank you!!! translated from English
Camille Bike recovered 2024.5.22