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Your stolen bike. Found faster.
When your bike gets stolen, your heart sinks and then the search begins. You check local pawn shops. You scour Facebook Marketplace. You refresh Craigslist. You spend hours, days, weeks of your time searching.
Our bike detective saves you time and is proven to find stolen bikes.
$50
6 months of unlimited instant access to Detective - for all of your bikes
Automatically search marketplaces
Matches stolen bikes
Provides matches in one simplified view
Scan listings nationwide and internationally
529 Detective is currently available in the United States and Canada. All prices are in US dollars. 529 Detective is a one time purchase and does not auto-renew.
Detective is your virtual stakeout working 24/7 to track down leads, wherever they may appear. Whether your bike was stolen yesterday or last month, we’re still on the lookout.
Detective is proven to find stolen bikes
"I found my bike listed on an online marketplace and was able to use my registration to get it back. The 529 Detective is worth every penny. 529 found a listing, we identifed where it was based on the pictures, and the police helped us retreive it!"
- 529 Detective customer
Local and international
Stolen bikes don't always stay local. We scan listings nationwide and internationally.
Across marketplaces
We search marketplaces like Craigslist, Facebook, Ebay, OfferUp, and more.
Matching your bike
We surface listings that closely match your stolen bike's details and photos.
One simplified view
We deliver all potential matches in a single, simple view - no digging required.
We're not just a bike registry. We're your partner in recovery.
Online marketplaces like Craigslist and Facebook are flooded with stolen property. Bikes are especially common. Your bike might not appear right away, and it might not show up in your city — but odds are, it will show up somewhere.
That's why we built Detective — to save you time, energy, and the heartbreak of wondering what if.
In 2011, my co-founder J's bike was stolen. He and a group of friends tracked listings daily until they finally found it. Police got involved and recovered the bike — and in the process, uncovered a multi-million dollar fencing operation selling all kinds of stolen goods.
Then, a few years ago, my home in Washington, DC, was broken into. Among the electronics and jewelry taken was a retirement watch that had belonged to my husband’s grandfather — inscribed and irreplaceable.
We had documentation, even serial numbers for some items. So we searched. My husband spent hours every day combing through eBay, Craigslist, and other marketplaces. Weeks later, he spotted a few of our stolen pieces for sale. With the help of police, we were able to recover some of them. But the process was slow, draining, and frustrating.
We realized: this happens all the time. So we built the 529 Detective to help you find your stolen bike faster.
Lara Ferroni
Co-Founder, Project 529
Get 6 months of unlimited instant access to Detective for your stolen bikes for just $50. This is a non-refundable, one-time payment which does not automatically renew. Detective is currently available in the United States and Canada.
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