Theft Warning......do you use a cycle computer e.g. Garmin??

[Dave7]

I use a Garmin.
I am a technophobe so dont know all the technical 'jargon' but for those not familiar with it.....after your ride you link the bike computer to your main computer......key in your passwork etc. and it shows your ride details on a map. It's very interesting and can be helpful.

However I was told this week that it is possible AND ACTUALLY HAPPENING that others can access your ride details........which may SOUND innocent BUT.........
if e.g. they see you are doing i.e. 3 rides per week @ 30/50 miles they will know you are likely to have a good bike. They can look at your various rides and locate your exact address and BINGO........you are burgled.
I checked this in a large cycle store and they confirm it is happening.
I believe you can put some sort of resrtiction on the Garmin site so that anything within 2 miles of your house is hidden but I for one wouldn't know how to do this.
Vary scary.

 

[Drago]

Have you fallen through a time warp?

 

[jiberjaber]

Finding the Strava privacy settings to add a privacy zone was easy but I have never been able to find the same on Garmin Connect, so if you have, where was it??

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Millions of strava,endomondo,garmin connect(and whatever other site) users and very few thefts that can be proven to be because of any of the former.

Good scaremonger attemt

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Finding the Strava privacy settings to add a privacy zone was easy but I have never been able to find the same on Garmin Connect, so if you have, where was it??

Settings - Privacy tab,set both to "Only Me"

 

[Fab Foodie]

That's the secret to keeping your bike. If a technophobe dinosaur like me can work out how to set the exclusion zone, then anybody can. Just follow the directions on Garmin, and Strava if you use it.

Help ... how do you do this? Etrex E20 here ...

 

[jiberjaber]

Settings - Privacy tab,set both to "Only Me"

Yep - that's what I have set, but its not the same as the Strava privacy zone the OP referred to which tweaked my interest.

At the moment, you cant partake in any segments on Garmin without your ride being made visible to all... typical Garmin to be half baked! LOL

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Garmin Connect doesn't allow you to set an exclusion zone

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Yep - that's what I have set, but its not the same as the Strava privacy zone the OP referred to which tweaked my interest.

At the moment, you cant partake in any segments on Garmin without your ride being made visible to all... typical Garmin to be half baked! LOL

Switch to modern

 

[BrynCP]

Beware the Garmin privacy option doesn't apply to your existing activities.

 

[Brandane]

Help ... how do you do this? Etrex E20 here ...

Sorry; my mistake . Was getting my Garmin confused with my Strava - I thought they both worked the same way. As others have said, they don't. The Garmin site is utter crap compared to Strava IMHO.. I never used to use Garmin until they stopped the facility to upload direct to Strava; now I have no choice.

 

[Crackle]

Yep, it's a real bugger for the bloke whose house I always stop and start mine outside.

Old joke.

 

[winjim]

Meh. I'm insured.

 

[Mo1959]

Still don't see all the fuss about this. I am sure if someone wants to break into my house they would do so in any case for any other likely valuables. A bike would probably be pretty far down the list.

 

[MikeW-71]

I never used to use Garmin until they stopped the facility to upload direct to Strava; now I have no choice.

I still don't use the Garmin site, I upload direct to Strava from my 500.