"I called the police and stayed with the bike until they came with bolt cutters. Having the registration was great for proving ownership. The police said the program is working really well. I am so thrilled to have it back - Gabriel P." #endbiketheft

"Reward: Lots and lots of croissants and pies (I am a baker) - Clemence". Nothing like a little incentive to get the entire community engaged in finding your stolen bike. BTW, Clemence recovered her stolen bike. Registration works!

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Registering your bike at gets the entire community engaged in the search for your stolen bike. "A local person spotted my bike & searched the 529 network to see if it was stolen. They notified the Police and my bike was recovered." - Adam B. #endbiketheft

Always a good idea to check before buying a used bike. "We found it on OfferUp, the preferred platform of bike thieves. Showed the seller the stolen listing link from Project529 & they were gracious enough to return it - they weren't aware it was stolen."

"My bike was found by a good Samaritan. It was stashed behind her apartment and she noticed my registration sticker. She was able to look it up, see my missing report, get my contact info, and I picked it up the same day! - Stephie N." Registration works!

Special thanks to the Guelph Police who went the extra mile to ensure Khal got his bike back. "They recognized the person in CCTV footage from my workplace security. Found the person and arrested her (I hope her life gets better) and I got my bike back.

Cary, NC: David got his Santa Cruz Stigmata back after more than 3 months. Registration works:

Special thanks to the RPD! "The Redmond Police Dept recovered my bicycle and returned it to me! The bike was found in someone’s apartment along with another stolen bike from the same storage room that my bike was stolen from- Zach E." .Register works:

Thank you Niagara Regional Police Service @NiagRegPolice for another successful bike recovery! "Niagara Regional Police found it and linked it to me through the 529 Garage website" - Richard K. Register your bike today for free at:

Beating the odds: Less than 2% of unregistered stolen bikes make it back to their owners. Fortunately, Kie registered her bike. "A good samaritan turned it in to the PD. The details matched the description in my listing and I was quickly contacted."- Kie M

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When you register your bike in the 529 Garage, the community becomes your stolen bike search party. "My bike was found by a BC Ambulance Service Station. The staff looked up the Project 529 sticker and contacted me to return my bike!" - Marita R

Why should you register your bike? Simply because less than 2% of recovered bikes make it back to their owners if they're not registered. "The Police Contacted 529 Garage who gave my contact info to Police, and the Portland Police contacted me - Chris S."

Brit got her bike back! .Registering your serial # not only helps prove ownership, but is critical to reconnecting you with your bike. "It was discovered and someone entered the serial number and my 529 post came up, and they handed it in to police for me to pick up - Katrine"

Why don't all online marketplaces do this? Certainly would cut off many channels for trafficking stolen bikes, and provide potential buyers reassurance that they aren't purchasing stolen goods .

"Someone from the Project 529 community spotted it on a boat and the police went and retrieved it - Ciaran R.".Registering your bike with increases the chances of recovery. Police, bike shops & the online community can all help in the effort. #endbiketheft

Without registration, less than 2% of bikes recovered by police make it back to the original owner. Fortunately, Leon registered his bike on and when the police found it in a homeless shelter, they were able to reach out to him through the 529 Garage.

Thank you @PortlandPolice ."The Property Recovery Dept reached out with a bike that matched my description and photos on The data from the mfr and my email record/order numbers all lined up and now my bike and I are reunited. I'm thrilled" - Alice S.