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529 Garage for Schools and Universities
Discover the difference 529 Garage makes on your campus
Recent Recoveries
A 2021 Gray Intense Sniper T Pro was recovered on Dec 24, 2025
A Blue was recovered on Dec 23, 2025
A Orange Specialized Diverge was recovered on Dec 22, 2025
A 2022 Gray Fuji Fuji Absolute 1.7 was recovered on Dec 22, 2025
A Black Northrock C8 Cd0881 was recovered on Dec 21, 2025
A 2018 Black Norco Indie was recovered on Dec 19, 2025
A 2024 Red Specialized Como Turbo 4.0 was recovered on Dec 19, 2025
A Blue Specialized Stumpjumper Fs was recovered on Dec 19, 2025
A Green Rad Power Bikes Rad Runner 2 was recovered on Dec 18, 2025
A Black Cannondale Synapse was recovered on Dec 18, 2025
A Black Synergy Tsunami was recovered on Dec 17, 2025
A Orbea Oiz was recovered on Dec 17, 2025 by City of Corvallis and Corvallis Police Department
A Black Trek Marlin 4 was recovered on Dec 17, 2025 by City of Corvallis and Corvallis Police Department
A White Rad Power 2019 Radwagon was recovered on Dec 17, 2025
A Purple Trek Verve 3 Disc Lowstep Gen 4 was recovered on Dec 16, 2025
A Green Giant Talon was recovered on Dec 16, 2025
A 2014 Blue Masi Gran Corsa 10 Speed was recovered on Dec 15, 2025
A Black Cannondale Trail8 was recovered on Dec 15, 2025
A 2019 Black Reise & Muller Charger Gt Vario was recovered on Dec 14, 2025
A 2025 Orange Pinnacle Photon 00 was recovered on Dec 14, 2025
A 2022 Red Sondors Mxs was recovered on Dec 14, 2025
A Green Santa Cruz Chameleon was recovered on Dec 13, 2025
A Black Tern Quick Haul P9 was recovered on Dec 13, 2025
A Blue Schwin Ranger was recovered on Dec 12, 2025 by UNCW
A 2014 Black Mekk Pista T1 was recovered on Dec 12, 2025
A 2023 Beige Specialized Tero 4.0 was recovered on Dec 12, 2025
A Black Swft Edge was recovered on Dec 11, 2025 by Vancouver Police Department
A Red Cannondale Kids Bike 24 was recovered on Dec 11, 2025
A Yellow Larry Vs Harry Bullett was recovered on Dec 11, 2025
A Black Trek Domane was recovered on Dec 11, 2025
A 2019 Black Opus Orpheo 5 Step Thru was recovered on Dec 10, 2025
A Blue Larry Vs. Harry Bullitt was recovered on Dec 10, 2025
A Black Trek Fx 2 was recovered on Dec 08, 2025
A 2024 Black Giant 24 Talon 2 L was recovered on Dec 08, 2025
A Black Schwinn Fremont S8092 Dsgasm was recovered on Dec 08, 2025
A Black Zizzo Campo 2025 was recovered on Dec 07, 2025
A Black Bombtrack Arise was recovered on Dec 06, 2025
A Gray Marino Custom Hardtail Frame was recovered on Dec 06, 2025
A 2011 White Rocky Mountain Fusion was recovered on Dec 06, 2025
A Gray Rocky Mountain Whistler 30 was recovered on Dec 06, 2025
A 2024 Brown Commencal Meta Tr V4 was recovered on Dec 04, 2025
A White Surly Preamble Drop Bar Bike 700c, Th... was recovered on Dec 04, 2025
A Red Igo Elite 3 D was recovered on Dec 04, 2025
A Gray Northrock 500 was recovered on Dec 03, 2025
A 2024 Blue Aventon Level 2 was recovered on Dec 03, 2025
A Black Norco Shinobi was recovered on Dec 02, 2025
A Silver Nishiki Pueblo 18 was recovered on Dec 02, 2025
A Blue Trek Marlin 7 was recovered on Nov 29, 2025
A Red Specialized Allez E5 was recovered on Nov 29, 2025
A Gray Rattan Lm750 was recovered on Nov 27, 2025
A Black Merida Ride 300 was recovered on Nov 27, 2025
A 2012 Blue Marinoni 2012 was recovered on Nov 27, 2025
A 2012 Silver Norco Storm was recovered on Nov 26, 2025
A Orange Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Hightower 2 L was recovered on Nov 25, 2025
A Gray Northrock Xc00 Fat Tire Bike was recovered on Nov 24, 2025
A Silver Specialized Stumpjumper Elite Fsr was recovered on Nov 24, 2025
A Blue Trek Checkpoint was recovered on Nov 24, 2025
A Red Trek Fx 2 Gen 4 was recovered on Nov 24, 2025
No more paper forms, no more spreadsheets
Forget index cards and spreadsheets that make it hard to collect even the smallest amount of data about your students’ bikes. With the 529 Garage, your students enter detailed information including photographs of their bike on their mobile device or on our easy to use website.
Peace of mind off campus too
The 529 Garage turns bike registration from a “tax” into an investment in protecting students’ bicycles off campus as well. Our unique crowd-connected alert system immediately notifies nearby 529 members in the vicinity of the crime to be on the look out, greatly increasing the chance of recovery.
Notify and report
If a bike goes missing, the bike owner can quickly use the 529 Garage to alert nearby cyclists and their social networks to be on the look-out before the bike leaves the campus.
Keep in touch
Our service makes it easy to contact your registered bike owners on campus to send important information about their bikes or upcoming activities you have planned.
The power of the shield
529 Shields deter thieves and help officers quickly identify and contact bike owners, much like a home security sticker.
Your own branded registry
Customize a registration page with local branding and security tips, or, embed a registration form directly on your website.
Make it an event
Use our 529 Campus app to host registration events for your school. The 529 Garage makes it simple to enlist an army of volunteers to help get bikes registered, fast (even offline!)
Less searching, more finding
Streamline impounded bike recovery by automatically matching them to registered bikes, saving time and resources.
Publish your impounded bikes with ease
Post searchable, shareable "Bike Found" notices to connect impounded bikes with their owners, minimizing false leads.
529 Surveys
Want feedback from your community? Create and manage surveys to collect insights and improve your programs.
Analytics
Monitor registrations and team activity to measure progress and enhance community impact.
World-class support
Rely on daily assistance for bike recovery, service utilization, and community success in combating bike theft.
Proven Results
In the fall of 2015, Vancouver, BC embraced 529 Garage, and got the whole community engaged! The result? A 30% decrease in bike theft in the first 2 years of using the 529 Garage service with a continuing downward trend.
Bikes are being returned to their owners almost every day. Like the bike that was returned to Roberta from Vernon, BC.
Roberta and her 72 year old mom were camping 20 minutes outside of town when thieves broke into her car and ransacked it overnight, taking her insurance papers and garage door opener. With those, they found her home and broke into the garage, stealing two bikes worth about $16,000 each.
Roberta cut her camping trip short and returned home the next morning, only to find the bikes and other property missing. She started an alert on 529 Garage and filed a police report.
A few days later, she received a tip from the 529 Garage that her bikes were listed on Facebook Marketplace. Within a few hours of talking to our VPD contact, the thief was in custody, and one of her bikes and stolen belongings were returned!
Fewer bikes stolen. More bikes returned. That's the impact of the 529 Garage.
