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A Gray Rize X was recovered on 12/19/2023 A 2019 Black Radpower Rad City was recovered on 12/18/2023 by Vancouver Police Department A Black Trek Verve 3 Low Step Us Xs Trek Black was recovered on 12/18/2023 by Vancouver Police Department A 2015 Blue Breezer Downtown Ex was recovered on 12/17/2023 A 2022 Black Buzz Bike Mule was recovered on 12/17/2023 A Black Genesis Gs29 was recovered on 12/16/2023 A Green Pivot Cycles Firebird was recovered on 12/16/2023 A Green Trek was recovered on 12/16/2023 A Gray Segway Ninebot was recovered on 12/15/2023 by Project 529 A Blue Electra Townie Go 8 D was recovered on 12/15/2023 A Black Scott Contessa Speedster Xxs Roadbike W... was recovered on 12/15/2023 A 2008 White Santa Cruz Bullit was recovered on 12/14/2023 A 2021 Silver Otso Warakin was recovered on 12/13/2023 A Orange Tern Gsd S10 was recovered on 12/13/2023 A Brown Giant City Escape was recovered on 12/10/2023 A White Fuji Altamira was recovered on 12/10/2023 A Blue Diamondback Moonraker was recovered on 12/10/2023 A 2021 Gray Velec R48 was recovered on 12/09/2023 by Zygg Vancouver A 2017 Black Trek Fx 2 was recovered on 12/07/2023 A 2022 Black Specialized Vado 3 was recovered on 12/07/2023 A 2018 Black Giant Atx was recovered on 12/06/2023 A Orange Techshark Trailblazer was recovered on 12/05/2023 by Kingston Police A Black Felt Verza Speed 40 was recovered on 12/05/2023 A 2021 Black Se Bikes Lager` was recovered on 12/04/2023 A Blue Ridgeback Velocity was recovered on 12/04/2023 A 2022 Aqua Trek Domane was recovered on 12/03/2023 A Black Cannondale Hybrid 24 Speed was recovered on 12/02/2023 A Black Felt X65 was recovered on 12/02/2023 A White Rocky Mountain 2016 Thunderbolt was recovered on 12/02/2023 A Blue Niji was recovered on 12/01/2023 A Black Diamondback Lachine 1 was recovered on 12/01/2023 A 2021 Green Specialized Diverge was recovered on 11/30/2023 A Black Hyper Bicycles Hyper Shocker was recovered on 11/30/2023 A Orange Xtracycle Edge Runner was recovered on 11/29/2023 A Blue Cannondale Five was recovered on 11/29/2023 A 2022 Gray Ebgo Cc50 was recovered on 11/29/2023 A 2023 White Knolly Bikes Chilcotin was recovered on 11/29/2023 A Blue Ridley Sl40 Disc 105 Mix Bicycle was recovered on 11/29/2023 A Beige Norco Katmandu was recovered on 11/28/2023 A 2006 Gray Garneau Karma was recovered on 11/27/2023 A Gray Aventon Aventure.2 was recovered on 11/26/2023 by Project 529 A 2009 Scott Speedster was recovered on 11/25/2023 A Green Schwinn Varsity was recovered on 11/24/2023 by University of North Carolina Wilmington A Black Marin Muirwoods was recovered on 11/24/2023 A Black Norco Vfr4 was recovered on 11/23/2023 A 2020 Black Rad Power Bikes Mission was recovered on 11/23/2023 A Blue Devinci Hatchet Sora 2020 was recovered on 11/23/2023 A Purple Gt Karakoram was recovered on 11/22/2023 A 2014 Green Specialized Vita was recovered on 11/22/2023 A Black Felt Z6 Ultra Hybrid Carbon Fiber was recovered on 11/21/2023 A 2020 Green Gt Grade Expert was recovered on 11/21/2023 A 2020 Black Rocky Mountain Soul was recovered on 11/21/2023 A Gray Rad Power Bikes Rad Mission Electric Metr... was recovered on 11/21/2023 A Blue Maxam was recovered on 11/19/2023

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“We have been using 529 Garage for the past year here at LAPD Topanga PAL. The format is super simple and their customer support is fantastic. Bikes registered with 529 garage are immediately visible to other law enforcement agencies and registration can be done easily on the 529 Garage phone app.” Greg Archambault, LAPD Topanga PAL

Greg Archambault

Project 529 is one of our most popular programs at ODU. Students, faculty, and staff love the ease of registering their bike on their phone or computer. As an admin of the program, it is incredibly useful and efficient to be able to look up bike information for users who are missing their bike. We have also utilized the property room feature to retain information on the abandoned bikes we have collected on campus. We look forward to continuing our partnership with 529 and advocating for others to use it as well! Megan Gribble ODU Department of Transportation & Parking Services

Megan Gribble

Since I became a Certified CAN-BIKE Instructor in 2011, I have taught all my participants about the importance of bike security, including the how, where, and when of locking up a bike securely. When I heard about Project 529, I was excited to get involved! Though I don’t have the reach of a bike shop or the ability to reunite stolen bikes with their owners, I’m happy to add one more layer of protection for my course participants (and anyone else who wants it). Everyone is thrilled to get their bike registered and “Shielded” and I have yet to hear of one of my participants whose bike has been stolen so I think that means we’re doing something right. Thank you for an easy to use system which makes the extra layer of protection go on as easy as a bike glove.

Melissa Malejko
Safer Cycling Calgary

529 Garage has been a fantastic bike registry program that the Brandon Police Service has recently implemented. We have seen a dramatic drop in bike thefts within the City Of Brandon and we have been able to return numerous bikes that we have seized to their rightful owners. The 529 app is a great tool to register bikes quickly and for front line police officers to search for stolen bikes. I highly recommend this registry to any police agency that is looking for an effective tool to combat bike theft.

Cst. Adam Potter
Brandon Police Service

529 Garage is lightyears ahead of our old Bicycle registration system from the 80's. While still in its infancy with BRPD, we are seeing the benefits in the public. Local bicycle organizations, such as BIKEBR, Frontyard bike, and others have embraced the new registration with open arms. We look to utilize 529 Garage parish (county) wide in the future.

Sgt. Michael Gauthier

Two of my bikes were stolen out my garage at around 9am in the morning. By noon that afternoon, an officer working the Downtown Eastside, found one of my bikes and alerted me, through Project 529, that it had been found. Really cool as the email that came contained a picture of the officer and the recovered bike. One's emotions go from feeling violated to elation within a single day. From the picture, I knew that he had found it on Hastings Street. Thank you to everyone who made it happen, including Officer (Lee) who found it, and the volunteers helping people register their bikes.

Calvin Dang
Canadian Cyclist

Biking is a huge part of my life - I depend heavily on my bike to get to work. I was devastated when my bike was stolen in Vancouver. Thanks to the collaboration between Project 529 and the VPD I was able to recover my stolen bike. I am so grateful to live in a city that has implemented this program and recognizes the importance in recovering stolen bikes. Project 529 has helped to cultivate an environment where people are protected from bike theft and are therefore more encouraged to choose cycling.

Annie Passmore
Canadian Cyclist

The Vancouver Police Department recovers over 2,000 stolen bikes a year. Locating the victims is a significant challenge. Project 529 supports our ability to pursue criminal charges, serves to prevent future thefts and ultimately assists in reuniting victims with their stolen property.

Chief Constable Adam Palmer
Vancouver Police Department

Beginning a partnership with 529 Garage has been one of my biggest highlights of the year. From early planning stages to full roll-out here in Ottawa, the team at 529 have been incredible in terms of vision, support, and encouragement. The passion and drive that J, Donna and the team have for this program is second to none and it spreads to everyone they work with. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with our cycling community, the Ottawa Police, and the Ottawa Safety Council to bring this project to life and I look forward to promoting the program as Project 529 continues to grow across Canada. Other cities warned us that this program would be bigger than anticipated, and they were right! The community loves it and bike shops are lining up to be a part of the project. As a daily cyclist living downtown, I want to kudos Project 529 for bringing a simple, easy to use solution to #endbiketheft. So proud to be a part of this team.

Jessica Sheridan
Ottawa Safety Council

After years of spreadsheet based registration records and ugly stickers that never really stuck, we couldn’t have been more excited to partner with Project 529 to bring this easy to use program to our campus community. Our students love being able to use the phone in their pocket to quickly get their bike registered and our admins love being able to quickly find the information on those bikes and their owners when they need them.

Aaron Madrid
Purdue University

The cost of bicycle theft is bigger than the loss of the bike. It discourages cycling, invites unsavory people to our campus and ultimately hurts our university’s brand. 529 Garage is a welcome addition to the UO campus.

Paula Ellison
University of Oregon

Many years working bike theft in Portland has demonstrated the importance of the community tackling this problem together. Registration has always been the weakest link. If we can help cyclists register their bikes effectively, we will crush bike theft.

David Sanders
Portland Police Bureau

529 Garage is an awesome match for us. It lets us protect our inventory and rental fleet and helps us get customers in the door. But the real win is helping rescue our customers’ bikes.

Bob Dong
Union Street Cycle

Greg Archambault

Megan Gribble

Melissa Malejko
Safer Cycling Calgary

Cst. Adam Potter
Brandon Police Service

Sgt. Michael Gauthier

Calvin Dang
Canadian Cyclist

Annie Passmore
Canadian Cyclist

Chief Constable Adam Palmer
Vancouver Police Department

Jessica Sheridan
Ottawa Safety Council

Aaron Madrid
Purdue University

Paula Ellison
University of Oregon

David Sanders
Portland Police Bureau

529 Garage is an awesome match for us. It lets us protect our inventory and rental fleet and helps us get customers in the door. But the real win is helping rescue our customers’ bikes.

Bob Dong
Union Street Cycle

Our Story

In 2013, we set out to create a sustainable program that helps reduce bike theft, promotes cycling, and makes cities and campuses more bike-friendly. The result is the 529 Garage.

Over the last 2 decades, bike theft in North America has grown to epidemic proportions—affecting about 2 million riders each year. Beyond the half-billion dollar cycling black market, many stolen bikes are involved in secondary crimes—serving as a modern “getaway vehicle” for criminals.

Our strategy is simple—galvanize riders, shops, police, schools and cities with a common set of tools that allow communities to become better organized than the criminals. Cities that we have joined forces with have seen meaningful, double-digit results in the first two years.

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Police recover over $70,000 worth of stolen bikes in ByWard Market

29 of the 32 bikes returned to their owners were registered through the 529 Garage app or identified by police using the Stolen Bikes Ottawa Facebook group.

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PROJECT 529 WORKS, PLUS TIPS TO PREVENT BIKE THEFT 

PROJECT 529 WORKS, PLUS TIPS TO PREVENT BIKE THEFT 