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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The police found the bike a few blocks from where it was stolen and returned it to us. Thank you to Bike Index. We wouldn't have gotten it back without you.
SANDY Recovered 2026-09-12T23:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Calgary peace officer saw someone riding it and checked bike index and called me right away! Recovered in under 4 hours! Big thanks to all who helped!
Matt Recovered 2026-09-12T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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We got it back thanks to a bike index user who sent us the listing. From there we were able to identify the thief and gave all the informations to the police.
Recovered 2026-09-10T21:00:00-0500 translated from English
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DPW sighted it, BTV secured it and we picked it up from them at the BTV skatepark! Thank you all so much!
Burlington Recovered 2026-09-09T19:00:00-0500 translated from English
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A person confiscated it from the thief when he was trying to break into his property. We connected through bike index and he returned my bike to me.
Jessica Recovered 2026-09-07T16:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Found by bike Index users on FB Marketplace and kijiji, Police recovered it after reporting it.
Brendan Recovered 2026-09-01T18:00:00-0500 translated from English
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Edmonton police recovered it along with several other bikes.
Iain Recovered 2026-09-01T01:00:00-0500 translated from English
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EPS noticed a guy with it on the LRT, thank you EPS! I'm so thankful, honestly. EPS then contacted me via Bike Index, again, very thankful!
Allen Recovered 2026-08-31T06:00:00-0500 translated from English
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The bike was noticed by a member of the Bike Index community at a grocery to potentially have been stolen. After finding the bike online, they contacted me & the Portland Police. Once my ownership was confirmed, the police turned the bike over to me!
burton.jaursch@gmail.com Recovered 2026-08-31T05:00:00-0500 translated from English
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