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
- 18,592
- 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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Someone saw this bike listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace and alerted us. By the time we heard about it, the original seller had sold it to someone else who then relisted it on FB and Craigslist We tracked them down and the police were able to recover the bike from them.
Chris Recovered 2025-06-06T17:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Police recovered the bike, thanks to Bike Index!
Michelle Recovered 2025-06-05T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Faith in humanity restored for the moment!!!!
Greg Recovered 2025-06-05T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Someone bought the bike and put my serial number into Bike Index, they contacted me after finding out it was stolen and returned it!
Jack Recovered 2025-06-04T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A well hidden airtag and Edmonton police service, along with bike index, helped me track down my bike.
Spencer Recovered 2025-06-03T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Got a tip from a family member about a bike matching the description of mine, drove to the location given and explained to the rider that it was stolen. He gave it up without incident after scanning the sticker.
Autumn Recovered 2025-06-02T02:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Bike index community member found it in the bushes a few miles from where it was stolen. So appreciative and amazed!
Burgess Recovered 2025-06-01T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Edmonton Police recovered the bike, thanks Bike Index!
Elise Recovered 2025-05-31T00:00:00-0500 translated from English
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I got my bike back and it's going home with me!!!! 🙏😎 Thank you to Cst Kendrick. Edmonton PD and Bike Index 🙏
Gilbert Recovered 2025-05-30T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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