Bike Index Blog
Bike Index Membership update
A little over a year ago, we announced our membership program and our plan to build a marketplace. We have some updates!
Apr 24 - Topics: Marketplace, Donation, New Features, Products
Registration Notes Launch
Partner Organizations Can Now Add Private Notes to Individual Registrations
Mar 22 - Topics: For Schools, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Bike Index Helps EPS Recover Two Stolen Bikes in Less Than 24 Hours
We love sharing recovery stories—especially when they highlight how effective Bike Index is when used by dedicated law enforcement agencies. Recently, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), using Bike ...
Jul 11, 2025 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Bike Theft is Evolving. So Are We.
Bike Theft is Evolving. So Are We.
Jul 10, 2025 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking
Bike Index Membership
We have a membership program and we’d love for you to join!
Jun 6, 2025 - Topics: Marketplace, Donation, New Features
Bike Index + Tempo: A New Approach to Bike Theft Protection
At Bike Index, we’re focused on leveraging technology to combat bike theft and help people stay connected to their bikes, even when the worst happens. That’s why we’re excited to see Tempo’s innova...
Mar 9, 2025 - Topics: Bike Protection
Why Bike Index Membership
We're launching a membership program and we’d love for you to join!
Mar 6, 2025 - Topics: Marketplace, Bike Life, Donation, New Features
2025 Bicycle Theft Stats: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Bike
Get the latest 2025 bike theft stats and statistics from Bike Index, including trends on when, where, and how bikes are stolen and what you can do to secure your bike.
Feb 6, 2025 - Topics: Bike Theft
Explore key trends from Bike Index's 2025 Bike Theft Report, including rising theft rates, bike registration case studies, and tips to protect your bike. Download the full report now!
Jan 28, 2025 - Topics: Bike Theft
4iiii has integrated Bike Index registration directly into their iPhone app, marking a significant step forward in our mission to combat bike theft and protect cyclists worldwide.
Nov 19, 2024 - Topics: Tech
We recently interviewed Trish Emser, Team Lead for Bike BOLDER, a grassroots organization that’s revolutionizing bike theft prevention in their city. What makes their efforts particularly noteworthy? In 2024, Boulder has seen an impressive 10% recovery rate for stolen bikes—about 5x higher than the national average of 2%.
Oct 9, 2024 - Topics: Bike Life, Bike Recovery
Curious how Bike Index can help your law enforcement agency fight bike theft? Read on ...
Oct 8, 2024 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Curious how Bike Index can help your bike shop and customers? Read on!
Want to register a collection of bicycles? Hosting a registration event is as easy as setting up a tent (or just a cargo bike!) and using a smartphone to get bikes registered in Bike Index. To hold...
Oct 8, 2024 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Donation
Thank you to everyone who has been part of Bike Index’s journey! 10+ years and counting!
Oct 8, 2024 - Topics: Donation
Ever wondered what happens to your beloved bike if it’s stolen? Bike Index co-founder, Bryan Hance, has been tracking down stolen bikes…and uncovering a lot more about the gray market of fenced bic...
Jun 29, 2024 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Colorado focus re: ConstruBike stolen bike sourcing
Jun 12, 2024 - Topics: Bike Theft, Bike Tracking
San Diego focus re: ConstruBike stolen bike sourcing
Jun 12, 2024 - Topics: Bike Theft
How to use the Google Doc of Construbike data to look for your stolen bike
Jun 12, 2024 - Topics: Bike Theft
Oregon focus re: ConstruBike stolen bike sourcing
Jun 12, 2024 - Topics: Bike Theft
A primer on the longest Bike Index investigation to date
Jun 12, 2024 - Topics: Bike Theft
Bike Index’s (official) mobile app for bicycle registry is now available in the App Store. The free, open-source iOS app is available in the Apple App Store.
May 23, 2024 - Topics: New Features, Tech
Streamline electric vehicle management on university campuses with Bike Index’s newest portal feature.
May 20, 2024 - Topics: For Schools, New Features, Tech
University of Utah joins Bike Index to reduce bike theft and manage bicycles on campus
Mar 15, 2024 - Topics: For Schools
Bike Index is partnering with Michigan State University to minimize bicycle theft and provide convenient campus management tools.
Feb 6, 2024 - Topics: For Schools
Our newest tool for tracking criminal actors in the bike sphere goes live!
Sep 11, 2023 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, New Features
Bike Index chats with Chris & Laura of albertabikeswap.ca
Jun 14, 2023 - Topics: Bike Protection, Tech
Bringing bike registration to the heart of wine country.
Mar 30, 2023 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Life
Browse our merchandise and rep Bike Index wherever you go
Mar 23, 2023 - Topics: Products
Found your stolen bike for sale on Facebook Marketplace? We aren't surprised. Read on ...
Jan 10, 2023 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Found your stolen bike for sale on Craigslist? Read on ...
Jan 10, 2023 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Found your stolen bike for sale on Offerup? We aren't surpised. Read on ...
2022 marked the 9th year of Bike Index’s registration and recovery nonprofit services. In it, we reached new milestones, expanded the registration network, and entered into exciting new realms of research and academia. Here are some highlights from 2022 and where we’re trekking in the year ahead.
Jan 2, 2023 - Topics: Bike Life
Bike Index is the #1 platform for universities to manage bikes and keep them in members’ hands. Here’s how it works. College towns historically have higher rates of bike thefts than other non-colle...
Aug 24, 2022 - Topics: For Schools
Bike Index is partnering with UCSB and UC Davis to investigate bike theft. Here's how you can help.
Aug 24, 2022 - Topics: For Schools, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Donation
Local shops are initiating recoveries to get bicycles back to their owners
Jun 8, 2022 - Topics: For Bike shops, Bike Recovery
Warmer weather = more thefts. Here's what to do right now to protect bikes in your community
May 2, 2022 - Topics: Bike Theft
A deep dive and conversation with Sprocket.bike - a fantastic maketplace for bikes and bike parts
Mar 21, 2022 - Topics: Tech
Originally Published at Bicycle Retailer
Feb 19, 2022 - Topics: For Bike manufacturers, Bike Life, Bike Protection
For the average cyclist, the simple act of proving that their bike belongs to them can be virtually impossible. If a stolen bike is recovered by authorities, how does a rider prove that it’s theirs...
Feb 1, 2022 - Topics: Bike Life, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Products, Tech
Bike Index tracks a Colorado-to-Mexico stolen bike pipeline - and learns things along the way
Dec 16, 2021 - Topics: Bike Theft
In a sea of bike tracking devices, there's MaxTracker
Nov 3, 2021 - Topics: Bike Protection, Products
Recovering bikes takes universal bike registration - make the switch
Sep 16, 2021 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index and NBDA work together to push bike registration
Jul 2, 2021 - Topics: For Bike manufacturers, For Bike shops
Registration efforts in Calgary are paying off. Literally.
May 27, 2021 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery
Looking for a GPS tracker for your bike? Try one of the ones recommended by CyclingHacker.com
May 3, 2021 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Tracking, Products
Velosurance knows bike-specific needs
Apr 23, 2021 - Topics: Bike Protection, Insurance
Check Bike Index before buying online
Apr 5, 2021 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Paul Andrews of Bike Intelligencer tells the story of his Seattle bike recovery
Mar 10, 2021 - Topics: Bike Recovery
Bike shops, CU Boulder, and BPD work together to reduce bike theft
Mar 9, 2021 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements, Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Make a difference against LA bike theft with our free tools for bike shops
Nov 13, 2020 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements
Make your bike harder to steal - without breaking the bank
Nov 5, 2020 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Theft
LAPD implements city-wide bicycle registration using Bike Index
Oct 25, 2020 - Topics: For Law enforcements
What to do and not to do when going at it alone
Sep 28, 2020 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Your bicycle warranty may not be covering what you think
Sep 10, 2020 - Topics: Insurance, Products
Finding the best lock for your bicycle can be tricky. There’s loads to choose from. And the wrong decision can have disastrous consequences!
Aug 12, 2020 - Topics: Products
Cities in Alberta are paving the way for reducing bike theft. How are they doing it?
Jul 17, 2020 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery
Most people who ride a bike will have their bike stolen at some point. It’s just the cruel fact of our reality. If - but hopefully not when - this happens to you, what is your recourse? Bike regist...
May 19, 2020 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
We turned to Bike Index to get the lowdown on how you can keep your bike ... well, yours.
May 8, 2020 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
"All we know is that the Olympics will be irrevocably altered."
Mar 26, 2020 - Topics: Bike Life
Bike Index supporting city part of growing list of dashboard users
Mar 5, 2020 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features
Great news for our friends in the Netherlands – Bike Index is now available in Dutch! Here's how we did it.
Nov 4, 2019 - Topics: Tech
Insuring your bike is less complicated than you thought
Oct 27, 2019 - Topics: Insurance, Products
In-house pro Lily Williams talks about her process - or lack thereof - of goal-setting
Sep 25, 2019 - Topics: Bike Life
If you live in Oregon, get your bike back
Sep 19, 2019 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Theft
Our own professional athlete gives us the lowdown on how she decompresses while on the road
Sep 10, 2019 - Topics: Bike Life
New promoted alerts supercharge your stolen bike’s social reach - and recoverability
Aug 26, 2019 - Topics: New Features
New law enforcement features and community approach encourage Edmonton to choose Bike Index
Jul 9, 2019 - Topics: For Law enforcements
Has your bike been stolen in or around Seattle WA? Here's what you should do to maximize your chances of getting it back ...
Jun 4, 2019 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Help us help you get your stolen bike back ...
The Rose City has a huge bike theft problem - but we're here to help!
Jun 3, 2019 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
You have the tools to make a difference in bike theft in your community right now - for free!
May 17, 2019 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Twenty two awesome stories of bike recoveries and various anti-theft awesomeness ...
Apr 16, 2019 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
You can host a registration drive as well using these simple instructions
Apr 5, 2019 - Topics: New Features
With Penn State comes a full suite of new features ready to offer for universities
Mar 25, 2019 - Topics: For Schools, New Features
Add your bike to the registry with the highest rate of stolen bicycle recoveries
Mar 21, 2019 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Thank your mechanic for protecting you from bike theft
Mar 21, 2019 - Topics: For Bike shops
Bulk search and ability to contact owners of abandoned bikes decrease administration time for Bike Index police departments
Mar 15, 2019 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features
If the whole year's going to be like this month, we're in for a wild ride ...
Mar 11, 2019 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
New Bike Index feature allows select police departments to contact owners of recovered bikes before they're marked stolen
Mar 8, 2019 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features
Good morning 2019. My name is Craig Dalton and I am the new Executive Director of Bike Index. You may wonder: what does the Executive Director of a nonprofit like Bike Index do? I joined early this...
Mar 8, 2019 - Topics: Bike Life
Ascend integration exponentiates shop registration capabilities
Mar 7, 2019 - Topics: For Bike shops, New Features
Get re-acquainted with the service protecting your bikes
Mar 5, 2019 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery
Keep your campus rolling smoothly with tips for streamlining bike management
Mar 3, 2019 - Topics: For Schools, New Features
Grow your customer base by providing extraneous value for your customers
Feb 22, 2019 - Topics: For Bike shops, Bike Life
Bike Index increases custom development options for new partner organizations
Feb 22, 2019 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features
BIKE GOT STOLEN? DON’T DESPAIR: THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS YOU CAN RECOVER YOUR WHEELS.
Feb 12, 2019 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Products
Use our free registration tools to enter your customers into the most successful bike theft recovery database
Feb 6, 2019 - Topics: For Bike shops
Meet Inglewood, California PD - Bike Index's newest law enforcement partner
Feb 6, 2019 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
aka COME ON IS THIS YEAR OVER YET
Dec 29, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Remember, remember, the abs. redic amount of bikes we helped recover in September ...
Dec 28, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Oh hey look we're four months behind on our recoveries
Hey! Here's 40+ awesome stories of recovered bikes from September 2018 :)
Adding to Stolen Bikes NOLA's use of Bike Index, the city will now officially register bikes in Bike Index
Dec 11, 2018 - Topics: For Law enforcements
It’s no secret that Bike Index is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We tout it all the time. Our nonprofit status allows us to work with the groups whose missions align with ours and it reflects our simple go...
Nov 20, 2018 - Topics: Donation
If you haven’t read our review of the Boomerang CycloTrac from last November, then before you begin here, give it a look. About a year ago, Bryan, our in house bike tech expert, received a Boomeran...
Nov 8, 2018 - Topics: Bike Tracking, Products
tl;dr: Russian devs that we've never ever met before built a Bike Index app for Android!
Nov 7, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Products, Tech
Thirty eight stories of recovered bikes from August 2018 here at the Bike Index ...
Oct 22, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The bicycle's name is 'Walter'
Oct 10, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index communications director visits Sittard
Sep 10, 2018 - Topics: Bike Life
Wow, it's almost like lax enforcement combined with rampant online fencing leads to more bike thefts ...
Sep 9, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Who has two thumbs and a bunch of bike recoveries from June 2018? THIS GUY!
Aug 22, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
So many stolen bikes. So little time ... This is our summer: bikes on bikes on bikes .....
Jul 9, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
We've officially entered the season where we're so busy that I'm months behind on these recovery reports ...
Jun 7, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Help us keep more bikes safe
May 22, 2018 - Topics: Donation
Want to help out at Bike Index? Become a Bike Index Ambassador.
May 10, 2018 - Topics: New Features
The city near Bend will expand the region's ability to recover stolen bicycles
May 9, 2018 - Topics: For Law enforcements
Ermahgerrd behrks ehn Merrch ...
Apr 11, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index is a better choice than other registries or independently-run university registries
Apr 8, 2018 - Topics: For Law enforcements, New Features
Finally, a 'light' month here at the Bike Index. If blizzards keep people from stealing bikes, hey, great...
Mar 30, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
So it turns out that a great way to start out the new year is to recover a bunch of stolen bikes
Mar 7, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike season is about to ramp up but so will thefts
Feb 19, 2018 - Topics: Bike Protection, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
A whole lot of bikes are being stolen from "secure" bike parking in apartments and businesses. Let's talk about that for a sec.
Jan 31, 2018 - Topics: For Property managements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
If I drive you nuts on the road, be informed before you try to hurt me.
Jan 24, 2018 - Topics: Bike Life
How I rediscovered my motivation to commute via bike
Jan 8, 2018 - Topics: Bike Life
December 2017 at the Bike Index - aka "a whole lotta' folks are on the Naughty list ... "
Jan 1, 2018 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Baby, it's cold outside ... but that doesn't stop bike thieves. Or, thankfully, the Bike Index...
Happy new year! We summarize 2017 and talk about some of the awesome stuff continuing on into 2018 that will benefit us, and you.
Dec 31, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Donation
The University of Pittsburgh and Bike Index.org have announced a partnership to protect Pitt’s cyclists.
Dec 3, 2017 - Topics: For Schools, New Features
The long-overdue backstory on all the stolen bikes Bike Index helped recover in October 2017 ...
Nov 27, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The long-overdue story on all the stolen bikes we helped recover in September of 2017 ...
Taking a look at a GPS tracker for bikes - the Boomerang
Nov 17, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
We built Bike Index for a reason
Nov 6, 2017 - Topics: Bike Life
“Hey Lemonade! You guys protect stuff. I’m with Bike Index. We protect bikes! I want to chat!” Bike Index’s newest partnership with Lemonade - the renters and homeowners insurance company that actu...
Oct 9, 2017 - Topics: Insurance, Products, Tech
Who recovers stolen bikes? Bike Index recovers stolen bikes! Especially in August :/
Sep 5, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The BPD will use Bike Index to register, protect, and recover bikes.
Aug 30, 2017 - Topics: For Law enforcements
The summer avalanche of stolen bikes continues ...
Aug 10, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Summertime in Bend, OR is synonymous with bike season. But with more bikes on the road, that means a corresponding rise in bike thefts. After noting a drastic increase in bike theft over the years,...
Aug 10, 2017 - Topics: For Bike shops, For Law enforcements
Who recovers stolen bikes? Bike Index recovers stolen bikes. Especially in June!
Jul 17, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The University of Washington marks Bike Index's second official university partnership
Jun 28, 2017 - Topics: For Schools
It must be summer because we're registering - and recovering - a ton of bikes
Jun 7, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
We've been waiting for this kind of tech to hit the market for YEARS - and I'm excited to say, we're helping out with the cause :)
Jun 6, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
VerifiR’s embedded tracking chips enable instant verification of bike ownership via the Bike Index
The always-interesting back stories on all the bikes Bike Index helped return in April 2017
May 4, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Whew - Spring is creeping in, which means more bikes are on the road, which means registrations, thefts, and recoveries are all seeing an uptick. Numbers across the board are creeping up - we’re no...
Apr 5, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The backstory on the 27 wonderful bikes that Bike Index helped recover in Feb. 2017!
Mar 22, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit!
Feb 28, 2017 - Topics: Donation
The Bike Index checks out the Iota Tracker with an eye towards bike tracking, future hacking, and more
Feb 16, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft, Bike Tracking, Products
The backstory on January 2017's stolen bike recoveries.
Feb 4, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The backstory on December's stolen bike recoveries
Feb 2, 2017 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The backstory on all our November 2016 stolen bike recoveries ...
Dec 4, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Bike Index celebrates its 100,000th registered bike! The Bike Index is proud to announce it has registered its 100,000th bike as of November 15, 2016. “One hundred thousand bikes is a huge mileston...
Nov 16, 2016 - Topics:
Stellar recoveries, great stories of collaboration, cute bike-recovery selfies, and tons of stolen bikes recovered in October 2016
Nov 6, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The largest bike registration system in the US partners with the largest pawn search system in the US to fight bike theft
Nov 2, 2016 - Topics: For Law enforcements, Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Cargo bikes! Sexy Farady Porteurs! Salsas! Surlys! Blue cycles! WE GOT EM' ALL IN SEPTEMBER, Y'ALL COME ON IN
Oct 11, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes. In August 2016 we found quite a few ...
Sep 5, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
All of Bike Index's July stolen bike recoveries!
Aug 2, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
June was busy - we’ve been doing all sorts of fun registration events in Seattle, Bend, and lighting up a steady stream of new Bike Index partners
Jul 21, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The backstory on all of our May 2016 stolen bike recoveries
Jun 6, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Summer's finally here and bike thefts are on the rise ...
May 4, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
... in which we help recover some very, very beautiful bicycles.
Apr 1, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Cargo bikes! Flea market recoveries! An assist to SPD that results in arrests! This month has it all ...
Feb 29, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Some great bike recovery stories and photos from our stolen bike recoveries in January 2016
Jan 29, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Stolen Bikes NOLA - a nonprofit in New Orleans, Louisiana - is the latest in a growing list of partners using Bike Index to combat bike theft
Jan 10, 2016 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
There's nothing better than helping return stolen bikes right before Christmas!
Dec 31, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes ... 44 of them this month, to be exact
Dec 1, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Who finds stolen bikes? Bike Index finds stolen bikes!
Nov 17, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
How thirty five stolen bikes made it home thanks to Bike Index during Oct. 2015.
Nov 8, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Quite possibly our busiest month yet ...
CyclingUtah.com will provide bike registration, stolen bike listings, and stolen bike search to the Intermountain West
Oct 10, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
How a stolen bike tip turned into a nine month investigation - and nabbed a local burglar
Oct 4, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
It’s been another busy month here at the Bike Index - here are the stories of last month's recoveries.
Sep 8, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The story of how twenty one stolen bikes made their way home via Bike Index
Aug 3, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Eleven formerly stolen bikes are now back with their owners - here's how it happened ...
Jun 29, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
"Hi, I have your bike - I found it half submerged in a partially frozen lake..."
Jun 15, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The stories—a bike returned on the victim's birthday, a recovery via Instagram and a bike theft victim catching a shop selling multiple stolen bikes.
Jun 3, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The behind-the-scenes look at the Bike Index stolen bike recoveries from the past few days
May 18, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Getting our bike theft data onto a map is difficult enough that until now, I just threw up my hands and hoped someone else would do it. But good people say maps are cool and that we should use them, so it's map time.
May 5, 2015 - Topics: Tech
Bike Index welcomes our newest partners: WeBikeEugene, BikeCleveland, BikingToronto, and BikingInLA!
The Bike Index lights up four more registration partners with our Wordpress plugin :)
Apr 23, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
An awesome, helpful infographic that explains how to avoid buying a stolen bike on the internet.
Apr 6, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
The behind-the-scenes look at this weeks recovered bikes
Mar 22, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
PDX Bike Index users get $30 off rentals with Spinlister! OMG!
Jan 27, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Want to help support the Bike Index? Good - we could use your help! :) Here are several ways you can help in our fight against bike thieves: Option 1: You can donate online We’d always appreciate a...
Jan 11, 2015 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
We don’t write up every single bike recovery we get here at Bike Index, but there are two recent ones that really sum up how the community, bike theft victims, the Bike Index, and local police are ...
Dec 24, 2014 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
A major update to our POS integration, now an official tool for Lightspeed
Dec 7, 2014 - Topics: Tech
Bike Index reviews TrackR, a low power Bluetooth tracker, with an eye towards bike theft
Dec 5, 2014 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Guest Post by Darren Whanger, BikeReg creator The Bike Index now can be accessed via an Android app! Tyee Software has created a mobile app for phone and tablet usage named BikeReg, which allows fo...
Nov 26, 2014 - Topics: Tech
The Bike Index sends a huge shout-out to SeattleBikeBlog.com for becoming our newest partner in the fight against bike thieves! Starting today, SeattleBikeBlog.com is running our popular Stolen Bik...
Nov 3, 2014 - Topics: Bike Recovery, Bike Theft
Over 2,123 stolen bikes recovered, and counting. So how is it, exactly, that we've recovered so many bikes? Is there a secret?
Oct 14, 2014 - Topics:
Bike Index and StolenBicycleRegistry.com merge, forming registration powerhouse
Jun 13, 2014 - Topics: Tech
Announcing the @IsItStolen Twitter bot that tells you if bikes are stolen
May 22, 2014 - Topics: Tech
Bike Index automatically fills in the default components, information and a stock photo when a bike is registered
Mar 28, 2014 - Topics:
BikeBook - open source bicycle comparison and research
Mar 21, 2014 - Topics: Tech
How the Bike Index posts bikes to our API with Google Apps script
Feb 2, 2014 - Topics: Tech
St. Louis is now using the Bike Index as their official city registry! We are excited about this opportunity to work with Mayor Slay and Trailnet to provide St. Louis with a bike registration that works.
Dec 30, 2013 - Topics:
The Bike Index now has PDFs for every registered bike! Since one of the biggest reasons for registering bikes is to have a verified record of ownership, we’re excited to offer a way to download and...
Dec 24, 2013 - Topics: Tech
Contest alert! In the spirit of making the remaining “shopping days” before Christmas a little less stressful for you guys, we’re kicking off a holiday contest today. To enter, all you have to do i...
Dec 16, 2013 - Topics:
It can be hard out there on the trail, but it’s significantly easier with 21st century amenities. We completed our West Coast tour last week with a 31-hour drive from Portland back to Chicago, maki...
Dec 4, 2013 - Topics:
Updates from the second half of our West Coast promotional tour. We’re finally home from our two-week West Coast promotional tour. Somehow we made it through the 31-hour drive, the snow, and an unf...
Nov 27, 2013 - Topics:
Updates from the first week of our West Coast promotional tour. It’s hard to believe, but it’s officially been a week since we left Chicago for our big West Coast road trip. Since then, we’ve drive...
Nov 16, 2013 - Topics:
Happy (belated) November! Things have been moving really fast since our last blog post and we have a lot to share with you. It’s all fun, but let’s start with the most fun stuff for you guys—the re...
Nov 8, 2013 - Topics:
A few weeks ago we announced our #DoRightByYourBike photo contest, asking our followers to submit photos of themselves treating their bikes right. We got some great submissions and we’re excited to...
Nov 4, 2013 - Topics:
Mark Thyrring contacted us through Twitter because he was excited about the Bike Index Kickstarter and was visiting Chicago. He’s a photographer and videographer from Copenhagen (which he will tell...
Oct 17, 2013 - Topics:
We are humbled and unbelievably thankful for our backers’ contributions and support! Our Kickstarter project was amazing. From people in other countries demanding we provide service outside the US,...
Oct 12, 2013 - Topics:
It’s October! That means the weather is getting (slightly) cooler, the temporary Halloween storefronts are opening, everyone’s ditching their flip-flops for actual shoes, and almost everything is p...
Oct 1, 2013 - Topics:
Outside the Loop featured the Bike Index on their radio show today! Mike Stephen talked with Bike Index founder Seth Herr on the 363rd episode of the award-winning “almost above ground” radio show....
Sep 26, 2013 - Topics:
Hey guys, it’s Friday! Happy Friday. It’s been exactly a week (and a few hours) since we launched our Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000 in 29 days to fund Bike Index. We’ve already raised $9,04...
Sep 20, 2013 - Topics:
Today might be Friday the 13th, but The Bike Index team is feeling pretty lucky today! As of this afternoon, The Bike Index Kickstarter campaign has officially launched, and we’re already at $5,671...
Sep 13, 2013 - Topics:
This past weekend was Pitchfork Music festival, the first large event where the Bike Index registered bikes. Our team greeted people as they locked up their bikes, explained the benefits of registr...
Jul 22, 2013 - Topics:
We solved a critical problem facing the Bike Index yesterday: Our lack of Bike Index clothing! The back of the shirt has the web address. The front has the Bike Index logo. We’re going to be out ad...
Jul 12, 2013 - Topics:
The Bike Index wants to be the best place to save and share your bike on the internet. For us, prioritizing user privacy and being transparent in our policies is a required part of that.
Jun 17, 2013 - Topics: Tech
We wanted to do something cute, since it’s the internet, but didn’t want to seem too cute, since we are anti-bike-theft-warriors. We decided on lances and shields and medieval era imagery. Medieval...
Jun 5, 2013 - Topics:
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