Alberta Bike Swap News

We’ve invited people with stolen bike police reports to our events for over a decade

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Did you know that we invite people with stolen bike police reports to our events at 2:00 once all the bikes are tech checked and the owner is verified through our software?  We’ve done this service to those with stolen bikes since 2012 and no one has ever found their stolen bike.  
The Edmonton Police Service introduced #bikeindex at our #EdmontonBikeSwap event in 2015 and the Police and RCMP have retrieved bikes from pawn shops and online sales based on processes and our recording of the bike chain of ownership.  The police attend and support our events for which we are grateful.

We are honoured to be Bike Index Ambassadors, we’re the only Ambassadors in Calgary.

We don’t have stolen bikes at our bike swap events.
Stolen bike parts at our bike swap events? No, we also don’t sell bike parts – that’s a pretty bad rumour.

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Laura Grant

Chris and Laura Grant are the founders, funders, and kindly seniors that operate the non-profit Alberta Bike Swap dedicated to creating a safe and accessible place for Albertans to buy, sell, and donate used bicycles.

Motivation: Avid cyclists themselves, they started the swap in 2011 after unsafe experiences trying to buy and sell bikes online, aiming to fill the gap in cycling safety and education.

Professional Background: Chris is a retired instrumentation engineer, and Laura has a background in software product analysis with a degree in math/computer science. Their professional skills contributed to the processes, as they have designed and copyrighted fit-for-purpose software and patented bike racks.

Mission: They ensure that the majority of profits are donated back to the community to fund safe cycling initiatives and provide transportation security through groups that receive donated bikes.

Safe Cycling Advocates: Chris is a CAN-Bike Master Instructor and the couple actively works with over 90 organizations. They view the swaps as a "labour of love" rooted in the belief that bicycles are empowering.

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