Recovered and returned
Every bike above came home because the registry was free
Bike Index is a nonprofit. Registration, search, and theft reports cost nothing. Donations are what keep it that way. Bike Index is a nonprofit. Registration costs nothing, searching costs nothing, and reporting a theft costs nothing — which is why a million bikes are in the registry and why police departments and shops actually use it. Donations are what keep it that way.
- bikes registered, free
- 83
- stolen bikes recovered
- 2,044
- value returned to owners
- $4M+
- partner shops, police departments, and cities
- 0+
Fund the next recovery
Monthly support makes you a Bike Index member: marketplace listings, a member badge, and perks that grow as we build them. Tiers are $5, $15, and $50 a month.
What membership includes501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 81-4296194. Tax-deductible in the US. Bike Index is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 81-4296194. Your donation is tax-deductible in the US. Cancel a monthly gift any time.
Major giving
Larger gifts move whole cities onto the registry
Gifts at this level go toward partner onboarding, cross-border theft investigations, and the engineering behind promoted alerts.
Other ways to give at this level
- Donor-advised fund grants — we can send our EIN and grant details.
- Gifts of stock or crypto, which avoid capital gains on appreciated assets.
- Employer matching — many employers will match a donation at no extra cost to you.
Where the money goes
Registration stays free
Servers, support, and the search tools that shops and police use at no charge. No paywall, no tiers, no selling rider data.
Alerts that reach people
The stolen bike alert system and the promoted alerts that push a listing into feeds around the theft.
Partners and investigations
Onboarding new shops, departments, and cities, and the long-running theft-ring investigations that come out of the registry data.
Features for bike owners
The marketplace, where a listing starts from a bike already in the registry — built to make selling a stolen bike harder. More owner tools are on the way.
In their owners' words
Every recovery is reported by the person who got their bike back.
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It is how both kids get to school, so losing it upended every morning. A shop ran the serial when it came in for a tune-up, found our Bike Index listing, and called us that afternoon.
Devon Recovered 2026-10-25T08:52:31-0500
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My Trek went missing out of the garage and I assumed that was the end of it. Someone matched the serial to my Bike Index listing, messaged me that night, and a few days later I was riding it home along the Bow River.
Kara Recovered 2026-10-23T07:23:31-0500
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I had owned that frame for twenty years and figured a bike that old was gone for good. Someone browsing a swap meet listing matched the number to my Bike Index page and got in touch.
Marisol Recovered 2026-10-16T10:49:31-0500
A million bikes are registered. Not one owner paid to be there.
Keep it free for the next million.