Bike Register anyone?

[BianchiVirgin]

Anyone use Bike Register or similar for their bike(s)? I'm using it for road and mountain bikes with marking kits also.

 

[Drago]

Yes.

 

[Slick]

I haven't even thought about it until very recently. I bought what I consider to be a reasonably expensive bike on line and the only proof of ownership is a text part payment receipt as I paid with ctw voucher. I see you can download a log book.

 

[BianchiVirgin]

Seems to be a good idea as it's fully supported by all UK police forces.

 

[vickster]

Yes, police marked a couple of my bikes last year FOC. Met do it weekly or fortnightly around my borough

Bike stolen was marked, never seen again but the sticker might be a deterrent and plenty of bikes do get recovered

 

[mjr]

Search for "Burglar's shopping list" for what happened to the similar police-supported immobilise. There's no reason bikeregister is any better IMO. Keep details and photos but the only upgrade worth a damn is a full mobile network tracker.

 

[Crankarm]

Nope. The fewer people that know the better. As above if you are really paranoid then fit a proper tracker otherwise don't skimp on good locks. Take detailed pictures of your bike including frame number and any distinguishing features or marks.

 

[BianchiVirgin]

Yes, but the etched number is permanent unless it is ground off/ buffed off and repainted. Bound to be a deterrent. However, with MTB and road, in my case, they're either under my butt or being transported and not used for commuting. I guess commuters who have to lock up daily are in a slightly different situation.

 

[vickster]

Yes, but the etched number is permanent unless it is ground off/ buffed off and repainted. Bound to be a deterrent. However, with MTB and road, in my case, they're either under my butt or being transported and not used for commuting. I guess commuters who have to lock up daily are in a slightly different situation.

If you want a real deterrent, paint your bikes in pink. Apparently most bikes are stolen by young macho men who would target any other colour. This from a conversation with a lady I see around locally with a very nice pink roadbike whose families bikes were all nicked and hers not

 

[mjr]

Yes, but the etched number is permanent unless it is ground off/ buffed off and repainted. Bound to be a deterrent.

If that were true, why wouldn't frame numbers already have eradicated theft?

If you want a real deterrent, paint your bikes in pink. Apparently most bikes are stolen by young macho men who would target any other colour. This from a conversation with a lady I see around locally with a very nice pink roadbike whose families bikes were all nicked and hers not

Cambridge thieves will steal anything. I've called the cops (and had them show up) on a group of young men wheeling a wrong-size very pink roadster away from a cycle park towards a car park (where a van could easily be waiting). Maybe they were walking a relative's bike home after a mechanical but I think most people around here ghost or carry bikes in such situations, rather than walk them.

 

[ozboz]

I had my Surly reg by the Cops , it was nicked , the registration did not help get I back , but when it was found the markings stopped any arguments , but the little sticker that was on the down tube had been removed,

 

[vickster]

If that were true, why wouldn't frame numbers already have eradicated theft?


Cambridge thieves will steal anything. I've called the cops (and had them show up) on a group of young men wheeling a wrong-size very pink roadster away from a cycle park towards a car park (where a van could easily be waiting). Maybe they were walking a relative's bike home after a mechanical but I think most people around here ghost or carry bikes in such situations, rather than walk them.

OP doesn’t live in Cambridge

 

[mjr]

OP doesn’t live in Cambridge

Nor do I, but their thieves travel here. Maybe not there, but there seem to be thieves everywhere...

 

[HLaB]

Four years or more back at Peterborough City Council event the Cambridgeshire police stamped my bike and put it in the bike register system and the details were to follow in the post a bit later. I'm still waiting.

 

[Sixmile]

I got two bikes marked and registered at an event in Belfast last Autumn. The peelers took all our details, saying that an email would be sent to confirm registration. Alas, no email ever arrived so I'm not sure if my bikes are actually registered.