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

[screenman]

I always start and finish my rides outside someone elses house

I bet they are fed up with being robbed every time you go for a ride.

 

[bigjim]

Does nobody alarm their sheds? My garage has two alarms and they go off as soon as the door is opened. I've had three attempted break-ins and each time the scroats have scarpered empty handed because of the screeching alarms.

 

[cd365]

I bet they are fed up with being robbed every time you go for a ride.

They have a big vicious alsation, only a complete fool would try and rob them

 

[Drago]

Yes, my shed is alarmed and I've accurately measured the range from my snipers perch AKA bedroom window.

 

[Andy_R]

Yes, my shed is alarmed and I've accurately measured the range from my snipers perch AKA bedroom window.

My shed is merely startled.

 

[Smurfy]

I anticipated this years ago. I start all my GPS logging from a very busy intersection a short distance from my home,and I know how much to add to get the true ride distance. I'm protected in that even if someone hacks the website, they still won't discover the address where my bikes are kept, because the location data is not merely hidden, it never existed in the first place.

 

[andyoxon]

I suspect 'strava theft' is largely a myth, but I'm also in the habit of starting and finishing my gps logging near the main road a few hundred metres away, on my way out and then in. Also I quickly check the gpx and trim ends if necessary before uploading. I found that overlapping Strava exclusion zones are fine, but some 3rd party strava apps ignore the exclusions, and also if one uses any other sites apart from Strava, they may not have 'privacy exclusions' anyway, e.g I find ridewithgps (no privacy afaia) better for some aspects of ride 'analysis' such as selecting parts of the rides and looking at different av/s, and route planning.

 

[Pikey]

I anticipated this years ago. I start all my GPS logging from a very busy intersection a short distance from my home,and I know how much to add to get the true ride distance. I'm protected in that even if someone hacks the website, they still won't discover the address where my bikes are kept, because the location data is not merely hidden, it never existed in the first place.

This! If the data isn't there, they can't hack it.