Best tracking device for a stolen bike?
Best tracking device for a stolen bike?
I plan on riding bike for often and while I have invest and will continue to invest in the typical security measures (D lock, wheel lock, etc.). However, in the extreme case that it should get stolen I want a way to track it down. I was thinking about getting a Tile tracking and place it within the frame of my bike but there's a better way please suggest it. Thanks in advance!
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Unfortunately, in most places the cops won't care, so unless you want to go vigilante (unwise) your best bet is insurance. Organized thieves will be on to it anyway. The real solution is probably to get manufacturers to use serial numbers. There's a reason bike theft is like 10 times more prevalent than motorbike theft, and it's not the weight...
Unfortunately, in most places the cops won’t care
^^ This.
If the police won't do a thing when your $90K Lexus RX is stolen from your affluent neighbourhood; they certainly won't lift a finger for a bicycle.
Use serial numbers? Does your bike not have a serial number?
For it to mean anything there has to be a registry of some kind, easily usable by law enforcement. I believe the yanks call it a VIN. Also components generally don't have serials, so it can be parted out and ditch the frame if need be, ideally the more expensive ones would have serials that could easily be attached to the frame VIN. The goal being to be able to easily identify stolen components so as to make theft less profitable and more risky, as opposed to the open season currently.
yanks
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There are some bike registries for SN but cops don't care to follow up. they just store them and have an auction at some point.
Hence going to insurance first, they lobby hard.