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Do these bikes ring any bells?

MILDURA police have collected about 60 stolen bikes over the past 28 days, but are having trouble reuniting them with their owners.

Bikes that aren't reclaimed are donated to local charities, regardless of their value.

Senior Constable Nick Raynor said the majority of victims of bike theft aren't reporting the incidents.

"We're pretty good at getting the bikes back, not so good at tracking down the owners, because people aren't reporting them," Sen-Constable Raynor said.

"Because there's no record of these bikes and who owns them, we've got no way of tracking down their owners."

It has prompted calls for bike owners to register their prized possessions with Bike Vault, which was formerly the national bike register.

The register allows users to enter key details and photographs of their bike, which can be done either proactively, or after a theft has occurred.

Police can then use the database to verify the owner of a bike, if it is suspected to be stolen.

"When we check the serial number out on the street, it's going to come straight back and tell us that that bike is stolen," Sen-Constable Raynor said.

"We'll know straight away, arrest the offender, we can process them and we can contact the owner and give their bike back."

The majority of the stolen bikes seized by Mildura Police are children's bikes.

Sen-Constable Raynor said if community members want to check if their missing bike is among the stockpile, they can bring along information that verifies the owner to the police station.

"Even if you've had a bike go missing in the last month or two and you haven't reported it ... come in and tell us about the bike and we'll have a look and see if it's out there," he said.

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