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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Recovered by the Calgary Police Service!
Barb Recovered 2025-04-10T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Found it on Facebook Marketplace. Contacted the police. Someone bought it before the Police could set up a buy, and the person who bought it looked it up on Bike Index, saw it was stolen, contacted me, and the police, and returned my bike :)
Daniel Recovered 2025-04-10T09:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The individual who bought the bike after it was stolen learned it was stolen when he tried to sell it recently, so he brought it to the Bothell Police so that it could be returned to its owner.
Pam Recovered 2025-04-08T22:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Palo Alto police recovered this bike almost 2 months after the theft, in a residential search after receiving a tip about someone's bike being for sale on eBay. The officer used BikeIndex in part to find me and thanked me for signing up with BikeIndex.
Mark Recovered 2025-04-03T12:00:00-0500 translated from English
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BTV Bike Recovery found my bike listed for sale and alerted me, and then generously accompanied me to retrieve it!
Yuri Recovered 2025-03-29T14:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Bike was recovered by the Calgary Police Service after they spotted it and checked for matches on Bike Index.
xl3ubbax Recovered 2025-03-28T09:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thank you Bike Index and BVT Bike Recovery Group!
Neal Recovered 2025-03-27T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thank you Bike Index and BVT Bike Recovery Group!
Marielle Recovered 2025-03-27T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Thank you Bike Index and BVT Bike Recovery Group!
Dan Recovered 2025-03-27T20:00:00-0500 translated from English
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