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$39M+
Total recovery value
Since
2013
1866+
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Stolen Bikes

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  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.9
    "Reddit! They also used this site to confirm my purchase and that I was the owner !"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.5
    "Thank you Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery group!"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.5
    "Thank you Bike Index and the BVT bike recovery group!"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.4
    "The police were able to contact me through my Bike Index listing!"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.2
    "Someone texted me saying they bought my bike a couple days ago and when they tried to register it, it came up stolen so they returned it to me :) I am over the moon! I got my baby back!!"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.2
    "Thief brought it to my local bike shop and they recognized it and took it back for me!"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.2
    "My bike has an included tracker, so I was able to get an approximate location of where it was. From there, it was just dealing with the unhoused individual who had it. After 40 bucks and some Mcdonalds he gave it back."
  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.2
    "Thanks to BTVrecovery it was found and returned to North Star Sports, who called us"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.11.1
    "UAPD Investigators were able to locate and arrest the thief. My bike was (luckily) dumped back on campus and I was able to recover it, and justice was served!!"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.10.30
    "Someone bought my stolen bike in what seemed to him like a sketchy scenario, so he looked up the serial number when he got home to discover that it had indeed been stolen. We met up at a mutually convenient location to hand over the bike."
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Bikes registered this week

Total Bikes Registered 1,861,017

Stolen Bikes Registered 183,698

Stolen Bikes Recovered 18,565

Total Recovery value $39,082,413

Partner Organizations 1,866