getting your bike marked?

[tom73]

I agree with @mjr note everything and take pic's ready to use if needed and get a good lock if you think your indeed of one.
As for tracking if you want to do it then you can always have a look at getting a tile https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/ No need to recharge batt last a year but then you have to buy a new one.

 

[Globalti]

I don't believe marking or a tracker chip would get my bike recovered. When I found a bike dumped off a bridge the Police clerk said: "Oh yeah, another bike? We'll just put it in the shed with all the others...."

I never leave it out of my sight, lock it in our alarmed garage, make sure it's on our home insurance policy as a specified item and keep a good side-on picture on my laptop.

 

[kynikos]

There was a long thread recently on pistonheads where a (motor)bike fitted with a tracker had been stolen and tracked to some flats. The police wouldn't get involved as they couldn't be sure which flat the bike was in and they weren't prepared to knock on a few doors to find out - i.e. they needed to certain which flat it was in and with GPS accuracy around 5 metres at best they couldn't be.

The devices I've seen for (push)bikes look to be very easy to remove, too. I'll stick to other methods.

 

[Johnno260]

I think a tracker

There was a long thread recently on pistonheads where a (motor)bike fitted with a tracker had been stolen and tracked to some flats. The police wouldn't get involved as they couldn't be sure which flat the bike was in and they weren't prepared to knock on a few doors to find out - i.e. they needed to certain which flat it was in and with GPS accuracy around 5 metres at best they couldn't be.

The devices I've seen for (push)bikes look to be very easy to remove, too. I'll stick to other methods.

a friend who had his R1 stolen had crazy issues with the police, he didn't have a tracker but the neighbour had many CCTV which captured the bike having the ignition forced, mug shots of the scumbags as they walked past with the bike, he had date and time stamps so they could use the CCTV in the area to track them.

And the fuzz didn't give a rats, they said it's probably been broken for parts here is a crime number, they didn't even care about the footage it was a joke.

If you catch the thieving dirtbags and hurt one, expect a claim for assault though....

Point being if they don't give a rats about a motorbike, I doubt they will break a sweat for a push bike, even though the cost can be substantial.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

I think a tracker


a friend who had his R1 stolen had crazy issues with the police, he didn't have a tracker but the neighbour had many CCTV which captured the bike having the ignition forced, mug shots of the scumbags as they walked past with the bike, he had date and time stamps so they could use the CCTV in the area to track them.

And the fuzz didn't give a rats, they said it's probably been broken for parts here is a crime number, they didn't even care about the footage it was a joke.

If you catch the thieving dirtbags and hurt one, expect a claim for assault though....

Point being if they don't give a rats about a motorbike, I doubt they will break a sweat for a push bike, even though the cost can be substantial.

Wasn't in the news a few weeks ago that the policy only recovered less than 3% of reported items last year?

If that is the case I wouldn't hold my breath for them to recover my bike...... my daughter had her phone stolen in London and she tracked it down via gps within 40 minutes but the police weren't interested at all. I think it's better to make it more difficult for thieves to nick your bike ..... my bikes sleep with 3 think chains wrapped around them and ond one is anchored the the concrete floor.... I can't say they won't get stolen but if they try, it won't be easy.

Get some mototbikes chains from aldi .....

 

[Johnno260]

I agree slowing/prevention is better as once it’s gone it’s game over.

 

[classic33]

Register your frame number on www.immobilise.com
All places like cash converters et.al. Check this site when taking a bike in.

No they don't.

 

[classic33]

There was a long thread recently on pistonheads where a (motor)bike fitted with a tracker had been stolen and tracked to some flats. The police wouldn't get involved as they couldn't be sure which flat the bike was in and they weren't prepared to knock on a few doors to find out - i.e. they needed to certain which flat it was in and with GPS accuracy around 5 metres at best they couldn't be.

The devices I've seen for (push)bikes look to be very easy to remove, too. I'll stick to other methods.

You've devices that acccept a SIM card, that are small enough to fit within the steerer tube or seat post. Not certain how accurate they are, but as more masts go up the accuracy can only get better.

I've used one designed for a motorbike, hidden within the frame. Final place I last had a signal from was outside the Port of Holyhead. Six police forces were contacted and alerted to the fact a stolen item was in their area, not one showed any interest in trying to help recover it. That's the biggest problem, getting the police involved. Not actually tracking it. Get that changed and we might stand a chance, until then I'd say we're fighting a losing battle.

 

[Racing roadkill]

No they don't.

They should, that’s what plod who dealt with my nicked bike told me. And what would you know about it anyway?

 

[classic33]

They should, that’s what plod who dealt with my nicked bike told me. And what would you know about it anyway?

Not much, I used to work in one.

 

[mjr]

They should, that’s what plod who dealt with my nicked bike told me. And what would you know about it anyway?

The police doing a bike marking event didn't even know that immobilise was hacked when I asked. I suspect the "secure by design" officer did, but he's gone now, without replacement AFAIK.