GPS tracker tag for stolen bike

[Blahblah]

16 minutes ago, Andreas_187 said:

It doesn't matter with an airtag, you can find it with a chime

and a gps tracker?

[dasilvarsa]

43 minutes ago, Blahblah said:

I wonder, where should one place a tracker on a bike?

This Explains Nicely

CycleTrack – Advanced Tracking Technology

The Thieves Know all the Systems better Than The manufacturers.

They Managed to steal a Merc that had 4 Trackers Some Internal some External.

They removed the Link from the Internet so the story is no Longer Available.

Edited September 30, 2023 by dasilvarsa

[Blahblah]

3 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

This Explains Nicely

CycleTrack – Advanced Tracking Technology

similar to bikefinder and sherlock...have you tried Cycletrack?

[dasilvarsa]

4 minutes ago, Blahblah said:

similar to bikefinder and sherlock...have you tried Cycletrack?

No But a Friend has One He Says It works Well.

[Blahblah]

3 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

No But a Friend has One He Says It works Well.

wow, in ZA, or abroad?

[Murrob]

5 hours ago, Andreas_187 said:

It doesn't matter with an airtag, you can find it with a chime

You can actually hack them and remove the speaker, there’s a YouTube video to take you through the process, so no chime. Also Mucoff has a really cool solution that put the tag in your tyre by your valve. 

[Blahblah]

On 4/21/2022 at 1:43 PM, BigDL said:

I am also awaiting a couple of the See.Sense GPS units, which I bought through their kickstarter in 2019 for 2020 delivery. However, they seem to be having endless issues with getting the tech and the battery life right, so I'm not holding out much hope for them. 

#metoo - but linked up with a local company who managed to achieve quite a bit - not sigfox, not IoT, straight up GSM and GPS - very accurate, ten days battery, easy to charge: 3bo dot mobi

[Jaco Steyn]

As a first line of defense, what about this cheapie solution from Temu? 

Locators Pets/elderly/luggage/carry Bags/wallets Keys Smart - Temu South Africa

I obviously would not trust something like that for a very expensive item, but may just work for my 13 year old road bicycle.

[3bodotbike]

Successfully recovered a bike in Stellenbosch yesterday.

[robbybzgo]

1 hour ago, 3bodotbike said:

Successfully recovered a bike in Stellenbosch yesterday.

Let us know how? Maybe DM?

[3bodotbike]

Bike was parked outside a coffeeshop. Was notified on whatsapp the moment it was moved. I shared the tracking link with mates on whatsapp and we where able to recover the bicycle less than 2km from where I left it.

[dave303e]

So I have been in a situation where I (probably foolishly) went to recover stolen goods(cattle) from a farm on the outskirts of an informal settlement.

You better go in armed, you better go in with some professionals and you better have the law on your side and the police informed.

I had all of the above. 160kg ex bouncer, 9mm on the hip, 12 gauge in the passenger footwell, stock theft unit on speed dial and enroute when we found the cattle. It was tense, it was a very very exhilarating interaction. Scary as hell. We were lucky to have the law on our side, when the perps realized the stock theft unit was on the way and spoke to them on the phone they gave up the animals and even helped us load them with no fight. If it had just been me alone It would have been a 5kop(meer as a 4kop). I had no intention of using my weapon, I kept it concealed the whole time. But I was out numbered and I would have had to really build space to engage and had they been armed with more than pangas it would have been a different story.

We got lucky, if the stock theft unit had recovered the animals and we had laid charges the animals would have been kept as evidence during the investigation(not ideal).

We also had to prove they were ours with registered brands. Tricky with a bicycle as there is no national database of ownership(natis/registerred brands etc). So you will have to rely on POP and serial numbers kept privately. When recovering if you want to lay charges your bike may be held as evidence. If you go in and don't lay charges you can likely keep it. But you might not have the backup of the law. So it is a rough decision to make.

For a bike- let insurance do their thing. For irreplaceable genetic stock that has taken generations to build and create it was be worth it. But each to their own and everyone has their own risk tolerance.

As for justice.... another farmer had animals stolen by the same crew, we pointed them in the correct direction and they were not as polite as we were. ( I will leave it at that)

[V18]

What about little explosive trackers.... (can only imagine a mini saddle claymore -temu version- blowing my family tree past my eyeballs.)

[mazambaan]

21 hours ago, dave303e said:

So I have been in a situation where I (probably foolishly) went to recover stolen goods(cattle) from a farm on the outskirts of an informal settlement.

You better go in armed, you better go in with some professionals and you better have the law on your side and the police informed.

I had all of the above. 160kg ex bouncer, 9mm on the hip, 12 gauge in the passenger footwell, stock theft unit on speed dial and enroute when we found the cattle. It was tense, it was a very very exhilarating interaction. Scary as hell. We were lucky to have the law on our side, when the perps realized the stock theft unit was on the way and spoke to them on the phone they gave up the animals and even helped us load them with no fight. If it had just been me alone It would have been a 5kop(meer as a 4kop). I had no intention of using my weapon, I kept it concealed the whole time. But I was out numbered and I would have had to really build space to engage and had they been armed with more than pangas it would have been a different story.

We got lucky, if the stock theft unit had recovered the animals and we had laid charges the animals would have been kept as evidence during the investigation(not ideal).

We also had to prove they were ours with registered brands. Tricky with a bicycle as there is no national database of ownership(natis/registerred brands etc). So you will have to rely on POP and serial numbers kept privately. When recovering if you want to lay charges your bike may be held as evidence. If you go in and don't lay charges you can likely keep it. But you might not have the backup of the law. So it is a rough decision to make.

For a bike- let insurance do their thing. For irreplaceable genetic stock that has taken generations to build and create it was be worth it. But each to their own and everyone has their own risk tolerance.

As for justice.... another farmer had animals stolen by the same crew, we pointed them in the correct direction and they were not as polite as we were. ( I will leave it at that)

This is a regular check with theft and I have heard it before with stock theft; proof of ownership. I try to mark most of my stuff; bicycles etc in a number of unobtrusive places with Tippex or permanent marker, maybe a card in the handlebar or down the seat tube.  Photographs help as well, particularly of any serial numbers.  Not that any of my stolen stuff has ever been recovered despite hiring a PI etc. 🙃

[3bodotbike]

29 minutes ago, mazambaan said:

This is a regular check with theft and I have heard it before with stock theft; proof of ownership. I try to mark most of my stuff; bicycles etc in a number of unobtrusive places with Tippex or permanent marker, maybe a card in the handlebar or down the seat tube.  Photographs help as well, particularly of any serial numbers.  Not that any of my stolen stuff has ever been recovered despite hiring a PI etc. 🙃

Our 3BO system has catered for this - when a new user registers the tracking unit the system asks them to add photos, description, and serial number of the bicycle.

[Shebeen]

On 8/13/2024 at 7:51 PM, 3bodotbike said:

Bike was parked outside a coffeeshop. Was notified on whatsapp the moment it was moved. I shared the tracking link with mates on whatsapp and we where able to recover the bicycle less than 2km from where I left it.

 

On 8/13/2024 at 7:51 PM, 3bodotbike said:

Bike was parked outside a coffeeshop. Was notified on whatsapp the moment it was moved. I shared the tracking link with mates on whatsapp and we where able to recover the bicycle less than 2km from where I left it.

So a sting operation? 

 

https://www.3bo.mobi/

I know this is not a new idea, but your solution is unique. Instead of hiding the tracker somewhere you make it obvious. The thief will then steal someone else's bike first!