Digital Armor: How Bike Index and Alberta Bike Swap Protect Your Ride

When you buy a bike at our swap, you aren’t just getting a set of wheels—it is a verified, protected asset. That’s because of our strategic alliance with Bike Index, North America’s most widely used bicycle registration.

Bike Index is a real-time bike ownership database that allows cyclists to register their bikes, report them stolen, and verify ownership. It is the gold standard for bike security, used by the RCMP, police departments, bike shops, and savvy cyclists.

A Double Layer of Assuredness Alberta Bike Swap is uniquely positioned in that when we started the bike swap in 2011 we checked serial numbers and associated them to the bike owner.  We also designed software to manage every detail of the swap.

• Layer 1 (Internal): Our software ensures a rock-solid internal Chain of Ownership that states that the person selling a bike owns that bike.
• Layer 2 (External): Our alliance with Bike Index allows us to cross-reference every bike with to verify bike ownership.

If a bike is flagged on Bike Index, it doesn’t enter our swap. This double-check system gives our buyers absolute peace of mind. Because of Bike Index we’re so confident that we don’t have stolen bikes that we’ve invited people with stolen bike police reports to view the bikes in our events so people can leave with the mixed emotion that their bike isn’t in our event, but it’s still stolen.  Strong hint: register your bike on Bike Index. 

We know that fear of theft is one of the biggest reasons people choose cars over bikes. By partnering with Bike Index, we provide the security needed to keep more people pedaling toward a greener world.

We appreciate Bike Index because they are fellow non-profit innovators. They are responsive, professional, and dedicated to making bike theft a thing of the past.

Is your bike registered? If not, head over to Bike Index and create your free profile today. And if you’re looking for a bike with a non-sketchy past – head to our bike swap!