How we help Cities, Police and Transit Services
Become one of our 35 partners in fighting bike theft!
529 is a community initiative supported by Sundays Bicycle Insurance. Learn more.
529 Garage for Cities and Law Enforcement
Cities that actively use 529 Garage have seen up to a 40% decline in bike theft.
How much does bike theft cost your community?
It's more than the price of a bike. Find out the impact to your community with our calculator.
On-the-street searches
Empower your officers with 24/7 access to 3.3M+ bike registrations via the 529 Police app, enabling rapid bike recovery before owners even report theft.
The power of the shield
529 Shields deter thieves and help officers quickly identify and contact bike owners, much like a home security sticker.
Global service
Search registrations across borders and languages, ensuring theft prevention remains seamless worldwide.
Register bikes for your community
Use the 529 app to host registration events or catalog impounded bikes for rightful return or redistribution.
Your own branded registry
Customize a registration page with local branding and security tips, or, embed a registration form directly on your website.
Analytics
Monitor registrations and team activity to measure progress and enhance community impact.
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.
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.
