• Ryan, Santa Monica
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.18
  "Four years later I received an email through Bike Index's message service that someone had my bike and wanted to return it to me. I picked it up this weekend and so grateful for the gracious man for returning it and Bike Index for providing a platform for us to connect!"
• MRS, Edmonton
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.15
  "Someone tried to pawn it and they ran the registration then contacted me!"
• Mark, Philadelphia
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.15
  "In the fall of 2025, I was contacted by Arturo in Puerto Rico who found my bike in the garbage! He saved my frame set from being discarded and used the serial number to call me and let me know he found it!"
• Mark, Philadelphia
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.15
  "A bike shop in Philly recovered it!"
• Malik, Allston
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.14
  "The serial number was searched from a bike shop in Henderson Nevada and shipped back to me. Swanys Cycles is a phenomenal bike shop and Bike Index led them to me!"
• Julian, Salt Lake City
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.10
  "A person bought it on facebook market place and looked at the Serial number on this website and called me."
• Richard, Seattle
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.6
  "Someone left my bike on a Seattle Metro bus so it was collected by Seattle Metro. They eventually gave it to Bike Works, in Seattle, who contacted Bike Index with my Serial Number. Bike Works confirmed my ownership and I went to their shop and picked it up. Thanks everyone!!"
• Ming, Calgary
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.3
  "Thanks to the watchful Bike Index community and local police, I got my bike back from marketplace!"
• ZachB, Chicago
  Bike recovered on 2026.2.3
  "Police detective worked with me to get the bike back!"
• david, Portland
  Bike recovered on 2026.1.31
  "Bought it from someone who saw the frame for sale in Washington, being parted out, knew it was a custom frame and contacted me with information found on Bike Index."

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Total Bikes Registered 1,691,233

Stolen Bikes Registered 169,901

Stolen Bikes Recovered 17,235

Total Recovery value $32,834,407

Partner Organizations 1,815