Tracking / Personal Safety Alarm Devices

[Shaunus]

5 hours ago, Blahblah said:

more or less how many users,and which portion would be considered active? 

Just had a quick look ... as of today there of 2902 users in total since 8 months ago, of which 455 have at least used the app once since 1 June and 1088 since 1 May, so I would say around 500 are active. Currently am getting around 30 tracks per day. 70% seem to be pilots, 20% riders, and 10% hikers, runners, and people tracking their drive home. I have mostly been sharing it in the flying community as thats where most my networks lie, but think it has great use in the riding circles. Its a side project so haven't been punting it as hard as I could i suppose

[Blahblah]

how has it been going?

[Napalm]

I came across this article - https://www.businesslive.co.za/bt/business-and-economy/2025-10-12-beating-bicycle-theft-with-tech/ 

Seems promising...

[Shebeen]

1 hour ago, Napalm said:

I came across this article - https://www.businesslive.co.za/bt/business-and-economy/2025-10-12-beating-bicycle-theft-with-tech/ 

Seems promising...

https://www.3bo.mobi/

 

I might be missing the obvious here - what's stopping you from just removing the bottle cage bolts? Doesn;t take long to be a professional with an allen key.

 

 

 

Carinus Lemmer, who once earned national colours for cycling. The turnaround time is deliberate, he adds. "They can’t remove the unit in 14 minutes, because the person who steals a bicycle is not a professional. Then they have to break it, or melt it or hit it with a hammer. That devalues the bicycle, which they don’t want.

[Napalm]

It's possible. If you're getting smacked on the head and robbed of your bike, logic tells me a thief is going to be putting in distance between them and the victim, not worrying about bottlecages though. 

And if it's stolen from your home, I guess there's less of a rush - but then you still have the probability that the armed response will have a photo of the bike. 

[Prince Albert Cycles]

3 hours ago, Shebeen said:

https://www.3bo.mobi/

 

I might be missing the obvious here - what's stopping you from just removing the bottle cage bolts? Doesn;t take long to be a professional with an allen key.

 

 

 

Carinus Lemmer, who once earned national colours for cycling. The turnaround time is deliberate, he adds. "They can’t remove the unit in 14 minutes, because the person who steals a bicycle is not a professional. Then they have to break it, or melt it or hit it with a hammer. That devalues the bicycle, which they don’t want.

What about using a set of proprietary bolts or the age old trick of spoiling the Allen heads and when you need to reverse drill it out