Your bike was stolen. Here's what to do right now.
Stolen bikes can show up on marketplaces for months. We scan six of them twice a day for the next six months. Let us take over.
File a police report.
Call your local police non-emergency line or file online. Get a case number. You will need it for insurance, for recovery, and for proving the bike is yours if it shows up.
Only 37 percent of theft victims report to police. Filing puts you ahead of most.
Register your bike on 529 Garage. Free.
Create a record with your bike's serial number, photos, and description. This goes into a database searched by 140+ law enforcement agencies across the US and Canada.
Registered bikes are around two to three times more likely to be returned to their owners when recovered by police.
Register your stolen bike free →Check your renters or homeowners insurance.
Check whether your renters or homeowners policy covers bike theft. Coverage varies, and e-bikes are sometimes excluded.
Read your policy or call your insurer.
Start scanning the marketplaces where stolen bikes show up.
Stolen bikes can appear on marketplaces anywhere from days to months after theft. Some thieves list within a week. Others warehouse bikes for months before selling.
529 Detective scans Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, eBay, OfferUp, Kijiji, and Pinkbike. Twice a day. Every day for six months.
$25. One time. No subscription.
Start scanning, $25 $50Six marketplaces. Scanned twice a day.
Detective keeps scanning automatically across all six platforms, twice daily, for the full six months. Refreshing Craigslist gets old after day three. Thieves know this.
Filing a police report is step one. Not step everything.
Most victims file a report and wait. Fewer than 1 in 5 larceny cases in the US result in an arrest. Bike-theft clearance is even lower.
Adding more channels improves your odds. A registry. Marketplace monitoring. Social media.
You just did all four steps. Your odds are better than most.
Real recovery
"I used the Detective feature from 529 and FOUND MY BIKE!!! It was being sold in a different town with some of the components removed. The police were able to assist us!!"Seattle, WA
One payment.
No subscription.
$25 covers six months of twice-daily scanning across 6 online marketplaces. Doesn't auto-renew. No tiers, no upsells.
Not ready to pay? Register your stolen bike free while you decide.
- ✓ Twice-daily online marketplace scanning
- ✓ Craigslist, FB Marketplace, eBay, OfferUp, Kijiji, Pinkbike
- ✓ Smart matching
- ✓ Unified match dashboard
- ✓ US and Canada coverage
- ✓ Does not auto-renew
529 Garage and 529 Detective recoveries
Worked alongside 140+ law enforcement agencies across the US and Canada. Since 2013.
What you get
- ✓ Twice-daily automated scanning across 6 online marketplaces
- ✓ 6 months of scanning from purchase
- ✓ Daily digest email when new matches appear
- ✓ Visual and structural matching. Handles swapped parts.
- ✓ Cross-city coverage (US and Canada)
- ✓ No subscription. Does not auto-renew.
- ✓ One purchase covers every bike you register as stolen
Common questions
What is 529 Garage?
A free bike registration platform used by 140+ law enforcement agencies across the US and Canada. You register your bike's serial number, photos, and description. If police recover your bike, they can search the database and contact you.
What does 529 Detective do?
Detective scans six online marketplaces twice a day for six months, looking for listings that match your stolen bike. When it surfaces a potential match, you get an alert with the listing details.
What marketplaces does Detective scan?
Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, eBay, OfferUp, Kijiji, and Pinkbike.
Does Detective work in my city?
Detective scans marketplace listings across the US and Canada. It does not matter what city the thief lists your bike in. If it shows up on any of the six marketplaces anywhere in the US or Canada, Detective surfaces the listing.
Is Detective a subscription?
No. $25. One payment. Detective scans for six months. No auto-renewal. If you want to renew after six months, that is your choice.
How long does Detective scan for?
Stolen bikes can appear on marketplaces anywhere from days to months after theft. Some thieves list within a week. Others warehouse bikes for months before selling. That is why Detective scans for six months, not six days.
What should I do if Detective surfaces a match?
Verify whether the listing matches your bike. Then bring the listing information and your police report case number to your local police department. Do not confront the seller yourself.
I already filed a police report. Why do I need to register?
A police report is one channel. Adding a stolen bike registry gives police another way to match recovered bikes to owners. Victims who report through multiple channels recover their bikes at higher rates than those who use police alone.