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Best tracking device for a stolen bike? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by SpiceDealer@lemmy.world to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
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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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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, I don't want to track my bike down. A thief who is sophisticated enough to get past my lock is probably sophisticated enough to look for a tracking device, so if I find it, it's probably already parted out or tossed in a ditch somewhere. I'm not going to personally track my bike down (seems dangerous), and the police are unlikely to make it a priority. And if I felt the tracking device would help, I'd probably let my guard down because I have a backup plan.

Instead, I make my bike unappealing to steal. I use a high quality lock, avoid parking where thieves are likely looking, and cover up anything that could indicate any sort of value.

[–] Bahalex@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do the same. I’d add; make it a little more difficult/ time consuming to take than the next one. I use a chain lock and a u-lock for different bits of the frame. Hopefully a potential thief doesn’t want to spend twice as long on my bike and leaves it alone.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

My area has low crime, so a ulock is an order of magnitude better than the micro-cable locks most people use. I also lock my bike to cart returns at stores if the bike rack is insecure.

So yeah, just be a little more secure than the bike next to you and you're probably good. Thieves are lazy.

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Good point.