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Please check out www.nbrza.co.za .... register the stolen bikes there.

Hi guys .. www.nbrza.co.za [National Bicycle Registry] has an upgraded site ... we have improved security, made the site more user friendly, made bike registration simpler [but still with all the critical features to id your bike if found or stolen] ... also now at no cost to the cycling community ... .. please visit and register. Regards William Administrator National Bicycle Registry.

Hi guys Please see www.nbrza.co.za ... our goal is to make stolen bikes difficult to sell .. by so doing we might well take the incentive out of organized bike theft [which is on the increase]. We will soon post a link to cycle crime stats [including accidents involving cyclists] ... we have been in contact with high level SAPS and Customs officials [many stolen bikes cross our borders] to start posting stolen AND recovered bikes on the site ... we have approached a number of classified add bike sites, at least one has promised to start requesting serial numbers to be listed on adverts so these can be checked against the stolen bike list ... its a slow process [we started a few months ago only] ... as the word gets around that stolen bikes can and will be identified [in time] I'm sure we will see a reduction in organized bike theft. We have looked at tracking devices and RFID tags ... problems lie in expense and equipment needed to read the tags ... ultimately we back to visual serial number ID ... i.e. accessible to all ... a process successfully applied in many countries around the world. We have suggested to 'the powers that be' that as a country we start looking at safe recreational and commute bike areas and lanes ... available resources the age old excuse ... once the Registry reaches critical mass by numbers we can apply more pressure and even contribute to safe areas. Only thing remaining to makie this initiative a success is individual cyclist support.

Hi If you can supply me with all details and photos of the bikes [include Serial numbers if possible] we will post the stolen bikes on the Bicycle Registry website [www.nbrza.co.za] ... mail address mail@nbrza.co.za William.

All cool suggestions ... whatever we come up with needs to be affordable for ALL cyclists ... both recreational and commute. I know the insurance companies have also looked at various options ... the snags are same i.e. either too expensive, too bulky, needs scanners ... I guess tech will evolve to give us a solution in time ... even then it may well give us the peace of mind that a stolen bike can be found ... in case of a violent bikejack however you still sit with a traumatized cyclist [6 in my area alone in last 5 months .. 2 in the last 2 weeks] ... ideal will be to come up with a deterent that will prevent the bikejack in the first place ... i.e. remove the value incentive for the jacker ... the jacked bike must be hard to sell and the jacker easy to get caught doing so. The Registry's looong term goal is to lobby for safe riding areas [both from traffic and crime] ... this means lobbying the officials ... an action which is very much work in progress for the Regsitry right now. We now have the attention of SAPS and SARS [customs] ... but first things first ... will keep you posted. www.nbrza.co.za]

Yup checked out some devices ... but all can be removed and too bulky to hide. Also available are RFID tags which can be stuck onto a bike like a label ... contains an ID chip ... but .. these need scanners to read. So back to square one. The next step was a national bike registry ... www.nbrza.co.za ... so a few months ago we started registering bike's serial numbers against owner ID ... we are also listing Stolen bikes and Recovered Bikes ... its new but we have the intetest of law enforcement agencies and awesome support from the cycling community. Now we need cyclist support. If we can get to a point where all 2nd hand bikes offered for sale are Serial number checked then we may well put pressure on the stolen bike market .. hopefully taking away the motivation to snatch our bikes. Last weekend 20 bikes were stolen from the Northern Farm Cycling Project ... in last 5 months we've had 6 bikejackings in and around the Chartwell area ...

Just a note to all hubbers ... the Northern Farm stolen bikes are now listed on www.nbrza.co.za for Serial number id ... so if anyone is offered a GT [Avalanche], Schwinn [Mesa], Raleigh [Ridge] or Silverback [Alpine] for sale please check the numbers on the Registry. The stolen bikes from Northern Farm are also tagged with NFRUG security tages .. aluminium, carrying an NFRUG number ... located under BB, top of down tube or top of seat stay. The Registry has started listing recovered Bikes [suspected stolen] .. we have a Schwinn Peloton and Trek MTB Full Susp. listed as test . regards William.

Hi J ... this is something we are very passionate about ... Please check out www.nbrza.co.za ... and also this forum under Cycling Safety ... National Bicycle Registy. Stolen bikes are indeed crossing our borders ... Please give us your feedback. William.

OK .. done ... check out Bicycle Registry - South Africa on facebook.

Already on it Flemish ... got good feedback from them ... As for the CSA : the NBRZA will stay independant ... although we do appreciate their blessing as they too have same agenda ... i.e. would like to see our beloved cycles stay in our posession ... not to mention reduction in violent attacks on cyclists.

... yup ... however today we have carbonfibre ... ... the Registry will supply a Serial number and an Alu tag [adhesive] to be applied to those bikes that do not have a manufcaturer VIN stamped.

Dear Radfahrer .... Already on it! ...

In the last decade or so the sport of cycling has grown exponentially. In addition, bicycles and cycling equipment have become more sophisticated and inevitably more expensive. This fact has sadly not escaped the criminally minded in our society! It is clear from recent reports that bicycle theft is on the increase, often under violent conditions. A large part of the problem lies in the fact that bicycle ownership is almost impossible to prove, making the theft and resale, and even exporting, of stolen bicycles safe and lucrative. If we, as a cycling community, can in some way capture ownership data in one central point, as is done in many countries and major cities around the world, we may well be able to take some confidence out of the market for stolen cycles. Hopefully reducing attacks on cyclists as a result ? and herein lies the main objective! A Registry that matches bicycle with legal owner in a safe and secure environment is being set up and should be available by mid March 2010. It will allow law enforcement officials, the public and also bicycle distributors to verify ownership of a suspect bicycle when needed. It increases the potential of your stolen bike being recovered [and hopefully the criminal element taken out of society]. The Registry has thus far had a very positive response from Official, Corporate and Public domain. As administrator I realize that this is a major task, requiring loads of energy and endurance! It will also take time to become an institution amongst us cyclists ? but we have started and with the support of the cycling community at large I have no doubt we shall succeed. Please visit the National Bicycle Registry site [www.nbrza.co.za] in the next few weeks to check progress. Your support for this initiative will be appreciated by all. Please Get Registered!