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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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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Register your bike, with the police and a registry like 529 Garage.

The fact is, police recover hundreds of thousands of stolen bikes, but can't return them to the rightful owner because it hasn't been registered.

FWIW, I use two locks, and a hidden motion alarm when I park my bike. I only have a tracker on the keys for the locks/alarm, but will likely put a Tile somewhere on the bike this year.

Also, keep in mind that thieves are scumbags and will steal anything off your bike: lights, saddle, pedals, accessory mounts, etc.

Do your best. Unfortunately, a motivated thieving scumbag will still try, and if they can't steal your bike, they'll try to damage it.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 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 1 points 9 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.

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.