Police use GPS to catch bike thieves.
03-08-06, 05:39 PM
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03-08-06, 08:57 PM
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Yeah, and where is the information about the hidden GPS we could buy? lo-jack for bicycles, I was wondering when someone would do it.
03-08-06, 09:30 PM
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Ooh, they are going to have video too. I've seen some of the Bait Car video clips. Now bike theives will not only be caught, but they will provide cheap entertainment.
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They have a GPS transmitter that fits in a dog collar, that would probably work.
I think they run $400 + $20/month, though.
That strikes me as excessive.
I think they run $400 + $20/month, though.
That strikes me as excessive.
03-08-06, 11:51 PM
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Local pape' said one caught already. Cool thing is they track the bike to where it's going. So if it's a meth fence, or a pro chop shop, more bikes will be recovered and returned.
Don't forget to get your #'s into a database.
Don't forget to get your #'s into a database.
03-09-06, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jeff williams
Local pape' said one caught already. Cool thing is they track the bike to where it's going. So if it's a meth fence, or a pro chop shop, more bikes will be recovered and returned.
Don't forget to get your #'s into a database.
Don't forget to get your #'s into a database.
03-09-06, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ken cummings
Data base yes. And they are where? And how much?
If the bikes been stripped or painted -the number is your only hope I think.
03-09-06, 05:01 PM
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This is wonderful. Great step in action by the law enforcement. Got to love technology. 
03-09-06, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by kingsfan4life
where is the serial number?
03-10-06, 01:50 PM
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This is great. Maybe I'll wait until this Technology is widespread before buying that new high-priced bicycle.
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I have found about an outfit called the National Bicycle Registry. I might go that way as our local police stopped registering bikes. I like the poster who suggested spraying a little clear Krylon somewhere on the frame and rolling your thumbprint into it while it is still damp. Spray it over some freshly pulled hair roots and the cops could DNA type your bike.
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GPS for bikes**********
Now if we could only get them to exit the Dunking Donut shoppe and get those effing tourists to stop running yellow and red lites and make traffic safer for all
Now if we could only get them to exit the Dunking Donut shoppe and get those effing tourists to stop running yellow and red lites and make traffic safer for all
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Locking is too much of a hassle with bikes. And every rack is different. And how much sense does it make to be carrying enough locking equipment to be doubling the weight of the bike?
What we need is a universal locking system. Something like a stall for bikes with security bars that can be slid through. You set the combination with a quick pass card, slide your bike in, slide the security bars into locking position, and walk away. No leaning over and upside down, fiddling with 10 different ways to attach locks. Come back, wave your quick pass, pull the bars out ... and go on your way.
What we need is a universal locking system. Something like a stall for bikes with security bars that can be slid through. You set the combination with a quick pass card, slide your bike in, slide the security bars into locking position, and walk away. No leaning over and upside down, fiddling with 10 different ways to attach locks. Come back, wave your quick pass, pull the bars out ... and go on your way.
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Originally Posted by MarkS
Locking is too much of a hassle with bikes. And every rack is different. And how much sense does it make to be carrying enough locking equipment to be doubling the weight of the bike?
What we need is a universal locking system. Something like a stall for bikes with security bars that can be slid through. You set the combination with a quick pass card, slide your bike in, slide the security bars into locking position, and walk away. No leaning over and upside down, fiddling with 10 different ways to attach locks. Come back, wave your quick pass, pull the bars out ... and go on your way.
What we need is a universal locking system. Something like a stall for bikes with security bars that can be slid through. You set the combination with a quick pass card, slide your bike in, slide the security bars into locking position, and walk away. No leaning over and upside down, fiddling with 10 different ways to attach locks. Come back, wave your quick pass, pull the bars out ... and go on your way.
Already invented - seen them in Holland and Belgium
03-11-06, 02:25 PM
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Do you guys have the picture for that high tech locking mechanism found in holland and belgium?
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Vancouver police (mounties always get their ...) should be applauded for the diligent undertaking that a successful sting operation requires to capture and prosecute thieves. The article incorrectly indicated, however, that "the bait bike effort is the first of its kind in North America."
For those of you who think that registration is the answer, I suggest you re-read the suggestions in the article. Engraving a meaningful ID # in several places on your frame and parts is more likely to lead to recovery. Cops love to find suspects in possession of some else's property. If you engrave the ID # in a conspicuous place, the saavy thief may have second thoughts about stealing a marked bike.
The EBBC lends engravers.
For those of you who think that registration is the answer, I suggest you re-read the suggestions in the article. Engraving a meaningful ID # in several places on your frame and parts is more likely to lead to recovery. Cops love to find suspects in possession of some else's property. If you engrave the ID # in a conspicuous place, the saavy thief may have second thoughts about stealing a marked bike.
The EBBC lends engravers.
03-13-06, 09:51 PM
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Sweet.
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