Bike Theft: You May Regret Your Apple AirTag or Tile Stickers. Plus Bonus Anti-Theft Options.
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In this video, I’m going to show you why you may regret using an Apple AirTag or Tile Sticker for your anti-theft device on your bike and also show you some tech-free anti-theft options.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:28 The Seasoned Bikepacker Main Opener
00:00:33 Welcome And Subscribe
00:00:43 What are Airtags and Tile Stickers?
00:02:29 Apple Airtags
00:02:48 Stalker Mode
00:04:28 Legal Issues
00:06:19 Life360 Tile Sticker
00:08:22 Will I Use An Airtag Moving Forward?
00:08:52 Tech-free Anti-theft Options
00:08:57 Option 1: Tag Team It With Your Friends
00:09:10 Option 2: Take Your Bike Inside
00:09:25 Option 3: Grocery Cart Trick
00:09:37 Option 4: Ultralight Lock
00:10:11 Outro
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There is so much information left out of this video: Removing the speaker from an AirTag is trivial, it removes the audible alerts and makes finding the tag harder, Tile stickers ONLY locate when they in in proximity to a phone whose owner uses Tiles while AirTags ping off of every iPhone out there. There have been billions of iPhones sold, how many Tiles users are there? Another point to make is that there is NOTHING you can put on a bike that would give a police officer probable cause to enter a domicile without a warrant to retrieve a bike, an AirTag is still the best option. Also, forget the simple AirTag stealth accessories, I put an AirTag inside the bottom bracket area. It works fine there (carbon frame) and good luck trying to find it, much less remove it. I doubt a bike thief would have the specialized tools necessary to remove the bottom bracket. Are these options a guarantee? No, but they are the best we can do. Another point to make is that many bike computers (I use a Garmin) have an alarm mode that will alert your phone/watch if someone moves your bike (you must be within Bluetooth range), this is the only device that I have had to use. I was in a fast food place when someone moved my bike (it was only to make room for their bike) but I was alerted on my watch and darted outside to hear the bike computer alarm sounding. Again, not perfect but securing a bike is not a matter of using one device, it is a layered approach and the more layers, the better.
What about AGPS tracking device question mark not just some stupid air tag period that requires somebody else's phone to work ?
Yeah you know like it doesn't matter if they're in the middle of nowhere you can still find it because it has a bloody GPS Tracker? you know how the CIA knows where you are wherever your fucking phone is? yeah actually like that
I just got my electric scooter back thanks to my AirTag! I tracked it to the thief's house and saw him taking it inside, the right moment at the right time. Called the police after an initial report that lead to nothing, but they did take action this time when I tell them as a witness I saw him, they questioned him and basically they could tell he had it, and retrieved my $800 scooter and took the guy in handcuffs.
glad this worked out for ya!
You can easily disable the speaker on your Airtags. While they will still receive the notification and map view, but the speaker will not work, and you will have valuable information on the location of your bike. It is not enough for a search warrant or probable cause, but it can certainly help.
I don’t get it. The thief will get notified that he’s being stalked by a tag. The thief might not hear the tag if the speaker is disabled but the thief will still know that there is a tag somewhere on the bike.
Even if the tag is hidden it probably won’t take long to find it on the bike. Then the thief could easily just get rid of the tag and perhaps put it on a random van or truck. The owner of the bike would then track down an innocent person’s vehicle and get in a really awkward and potentially dangerous confrontation.
Or am I being stupid and missing something here? Please let me know if I’m wrong
@@34JohannesHeinz34still gonna take the thief time to find it, especially if there is more than one , and even if they do find it, still better than nothing
@@34JohannesHeinz34a thief might look regardless. If they are savvy there are Bluetooth apps that shows you every single Bluetooth device surrounding you and the signal strength. That way you can find an AirTags a Tile or whatever device.
@@34JohannesHeinz34I removed the speaker and use a Muc-Off tubeless AirTag holder. I can’t use in my rear wheel bc of the cushcore insert, so I put it in the front wheel. It puts the AirTag inside of your tubeless tire and the theif would literally need to remove the tire from the rim to find it. Also, I haven’t had any issue in regard to feeling the rotating mass inside of my tire if you were wondering.
Agreed! When out bike packing I got talking to a local guy in Scotland as we locked out bikes up. He said he had his stolen which shocked me as only a a fairly small town/village. He said he went in and told the manager. The manager gave him a lift in his car - they went hunting for the bike. They managed to find the thief - a teen lad - and get the bike back. An air tag would def have helped there to make it easier to hunt the thief down. It might not help all cases but I can see many where it would. Not all thieves are super pro - can be opportunists.
I keep a couple of those small little luggage padlocks purchased from the Dollar stores. I put these through the links on my chain to stop it from going over the chain ring. They're out of sight usually and will stop a thief from riding away on your bike only (they won't know what is stopping them at first). They are not the easiest to cut off either so don't lose the keys.
Great information. Being very "old school" I didn't know anything about air tags or tile stickers. Always good to learn something new. Thank you Dylan 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Air tags have been used to recover thousand of stolen cars and bicycles, it still by far the best tool to locate.
I wish there were some stats on this available
One thing you guys gotta know for future references majority of bike or e scooter thieves that are out on the streets running a muck (homeless) and these people most of them are drug addicts they don’t have the iPhone phone the crowd and everyone they hang around with they have the free Obama phones woud the AirTags still be traceable with them kind of phones through their Bluetooth?
I removed the speaker from my AirTag and put it inside my tubeless tire with the Muc-Off stealth AirTag holder. The only way a thief would be able to find it would be to remove my tire from the rim 😏
Hi, I have the same system but with a second 'sleeper' airtag hidden in the stem. In my opinion the kind of drug/alcohol addicted bike thieves in my town are very unlikely to have the skills and tools available to remove a tag from a tubeless tire and will likely just give up and dump the bike. Tubeless tires can be notoriously difficult to re-inflait even for experienced users and I doubt that the thieves will be carrying air bottles or co2 cartridges! 😆 The thieves are also getting covered with pink Muc-Off tubeless slime which shows up under UV! Let me know if anyone tries to steal your bike and what happens or if you think of anything to further improve the system
Two anti theft tactics I've used traveling solo:
1Take a quick release lever with me and leave the wheel a bit wonky.
2) Release the air from a tire giving it a reinflatable flat. Take the pocket pump with me. I walk up rocking this look if necessary.
Others too fragile to mention here.
I am sorry but the title is a clickbait and the vid brings no added value.
Are you telling me that I cannot act as a vigilante and that airtag is not enough? Cool beans.
I use an Invoxia tracker. I saw it briefly in your video when you were highlighting other YT videos. I paid upfront for the version that has 2 years of included LTE tracking. Which means it has GPS, LTE and Bluetooth. It also has a very sensitive movement detector, so if anyone is outside messing with your bike while you grab a drink it will pretty much instantly notify your phone. I have almost nothing bad to say about it, aside for maybe the size. It obviously isn't as small as a tile or airtag, so hiding it takes more creativity. But it's also pretty obscure, so a thief may find it but will they even know what it is?
Great advice! Thanks for the share i learned a lot in this video. I use a tile and installed a alarm I bought off Amazon, it's actually a pretty good add on. Again appreciate the help and advice.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and good luck!
You can buy a knog alarm that uses the air tag network system but adds a vibration alarm. And it doesn’t do stalker anything
I use a cheap lightweight lock and an anti-theft alarm on my bike while in a store. The lock only moves the point where my bike doesn't get stolen a bit to discourage some jackwagon from casually taking the bike because he's tired of walking or has no respect for other people's property. The alarm is neat in that it's like a car alarm that you have to set and if the bike is jostled a very loud siren goes off. This gives me time to run out of the store.
I got one of them form aliexpress. It works well. Like it for when wild camping too. In case anyone tries to take my bike. I also take the axels out. A shame they do not have simple pager ones! As cannot always hear it in the bigger stores. I am looking at seeing if can get an old phone and an app to do the job.
As mentioned in comments, diy disabling of speaker might be done. And I think I recall Apple stating AirTags weren't offered as an anti-theft product. - And yes, I wish it did work as one. Video laid out a lot of the difficulties with using one for dealing with someone stealing your bike.
Great info I have one myself ands it’s great for loosing keys and stuff
I take my bicycle in the store, the bank, the hardware store ect. I resupply by ordering the groceries and waiting at the grocery pickup parking area.
curbside pickup! brilliant!
I'm not an avid biker who worries about this topic but found the general information interesting. Thanks!
It may not be legal or ideal. But you can disable the speaker and if it does ping the hope is they just ditch the bike. If they don’t ditch it, at least you will know where the bike is and you can deal with it yourself.
I personally like the kryptonite chain lock... but it's very heavy.
The government needs to take theft seriously and not just give thieves a slap on the wrist or even no punishment at all. I have had things stolen at least half a dozen times, and it always scares my wife and makes me paranoid about any sounds at night. They really have to track down thieves and deliver strong justice to them, ankle monitors and curfews for a first offence, not just giving them probation to not get caught for 90 days. Everything is so expensive nowadays, and replacing a bike or camera or phone takes so much work to cover the cost and hassle of replacing something.
I got a security camera for safety, and they smashed the cage around it and stole the camera, luckily they had their face in front of the camera and had a facial tattoo so were easily identified and got put away for 6 months. The police weren't even going to pursue it till I kept pushing for it, they really didn't care till I complained, but it still took 18 months to get them and I still didn't get my camera returned, or the cage fixed.
Interesting. I got several notifications on my Android phone that an AirTag was moving with me while riding Amtrak from Galesburg, IL to Lincoln, NE. I ignored them.
I remove axle/skewer form the wheel and put it slightly out of drop out.
Thanks. Great video
I have a cheapo cable lock that’s long enough to secure the front wheel and frame to a parking meter pole. It’s super lightweight and is not much more than a visual deterrent but it may stop a crime of opportunity.
Hiplock combo lock lasted under 3 minutes for me one resupply. I went in to get some drink and a sandwich and the bike was gone. I'm not really surprised as I somehow managed to alter the code by accident in the past and it took me barely any time at all to feel the new combination with zero prior lockpicking experience.
sorry to hear. you think the keyed version would have been better?
whenever I have leave my bit for a bit to go into a store. I put the bike in the biggest gear then stop. Once stopped, i push my gear shifter so the gears will fall all the way down when pedaled. if you try to jump on it and pedal it, it will lock up the rear wheel.
Food for thought. Thanks.
thanks for watching🙏🏻
Are alarm locks like made by ULAC reliable? Any western alarm lock models?
Nice video, thank you. However, I wanted to ask if you are driving with an air tag in your car and you get pinged by a car passerby, will the passerby's iPhone get notified later or will it not show up, no matter the if day or days go by?
this has never happened to me with my phone or other peoples airtags. Apple has this one figured out, similar to if there are people on a crowded subway or bus.
Thank you for reading the fine print
for sure. can't believe whats in there sometimes.
You said it, you've been living under a rock, if you have only just found this out I'm afraid you're about 2 years late 🤣
Garmin has a very nice anti-theft feature. You can turn it on and it will sound an alarm and send a notification to your phone if your bike is moved. If you have a garmin anyways (I spotted one on the video) it’s no extra weight either :)
whoa I had no idea! I just bought an 1040 solar. This could be a great layer of anti-theft redundancy combined with some other options!
what editing do you use to smoothen your face? i have been finding one for a long time, but not satisfied with many.
none. I just have an unusually smooth face 😛
Spiral steel cable + combination lock (don't use the travel bike locks, they are nearly all crap!)
That way I can lock the bike anywhere, in best case on to something.
Additionally I would also remove the speaker of the air tag. Yes, the thief would still be informed, but even if he needs 5 more minutes to find the tag, that could already make the difference between loosing it or getting it back.
I never needed to use a lock in Iceland, the manager of the YH laughed at my antics of locking up my bike…. So I never bothered after the 1st day there…. Maybe Iceland has become less safe in the past 30yrs?
Good article. If I just want my bike to not roll while I'm not using it I lock it with a gun lock. The cable is long enough to go through the back wheel and the seat tube or seat stay. Every once in a while sporting good stores, army surplus stores or the city gives out gun locks for free.
a gun lock is a great idea. thanks for sharing.
the last city i lived in. did not even want to do a over the phone report.
for safety. i never leave a bike alone. unless it is locked up.
even for my motorcycles have a heavy chain massive lock and a built in ground anchor.
but on the rd. never let your bike get out of sight. even with someone standing with there bikenext to you ( as in your riding buddy).
Leave the bike in the highest gear, slacken off the wheels, take the saddle/post in to the shop if they won't allow the bike....With well adjusted minimal clearance rim brakes in the olden days you could wind out the barrel adjusters so the bike wheels barely turn...
Last summer in Amsterdam (title of a movie) nope.
But hot and needed some more water, so tank station, next time I ask if I can bring my bike inside.
Don't ask me about theft in Amsterdam, that's water to te sea.
Great video thank you.
:)
I was told in Amsterdam that every bike in the Central District has been stolen 1.8 times!
😬
Start researching lora with gps. It requires custom script but just create a sequential location ping protocol and good to go. You can even tie into Internet of things groups to relay location data. And it's fully encrypted so only you see where your things are
thank you for sharing. yes this does look like a viable solution to look into. www.thethingsnetwork.org/article/4-most-popular-lorawan-trackers-on-the-market
There are quite a few AirTag mounts for bikes which use special security screws that can’t easily be removed - this could be a solution as the thief would likely have to order a tool to remove the tag, by which time you could potentially have easily found the bike
yeah true. good advice.
The sound on air tag can be disabled
My airtag is behind 4 screws and locked inside the battery compartment of my ebike. I leave the keys at home. 113db motion alarm hidden underneath. U lock through frame and rear brake rotor. Cable through front wheel. Keypad locked with 4 digit code.
And I still stress when it's out of my sight. If it gets stolen despite all that I'll be at a disadvantage since I'll be on foot.
if it gets stolen despite all that I think it may be an act of god.
I think mostly you recognize a bike theft in minutes after it was stolen. Especially when usually you lock it properly, an AirTag is only a gimmick. But when going to a store and someone stole it, then this guy would recieve an notification after 15 Minutes. That is enough time to track down someone. Also you could disable the speakers by disconnecting them. Finding the AirTag is not that easy. There are many locations to hide them. Especially when it requires tools. An AirTag costs around 30 Euros. To rely a bike worth 3000 Euros is not a good idea, but it definitely gives an additional security.
well said!
Even the Bank, I have no problem. ID ,at the Bottom Bracket with a engraver with your Driver's Licensee for additional information in claiming your Bike.
Maybe anti theft mode would mean anti movement outside of a given radius. Wouldn't matter if your bike falls over but if someone leaves with it there'd be a harsh alarm that sounds
Does anyone else use a vibration alarm? I sometimes bring one and activate it for a short leave. Obviously it does nothing to actually prevent the bike being moved, but it feels to me the noise (and even a $3 one is _proper_ loud) should be enough to discourage most opportunistic theft.
Yes I use a knog
Wish I knew you could get $3 vibration alarms. I paid $30 for a light with one. I also have a lock with an alarm I think cost close to $100 plus my standard old lock. I hope between 2 blaring alarms and 2 locks they'll just move on to an easier target or I arrive in time to sucker punch a thief. To this day I've had the alarms go off twice, and am not sure if my bike almost disappeared or the wind moved it, but it was safe with no one around when I got outside both times.
@@DarthTinderalla-qm9zw Usability counts though. Honestly I very seldom use my cheap alarm these days either since it’s a pain to enable and disable, and even more pain to change the battery. $30 is about the amount I’d pay now for a better package (say an integrated alarm lock).
My bike is serviced annually. I’ve put an AirTag in the bottom bracket (tube leading to it!) and have removed the sound from it. Doubt it can easily be located without the chirping. Know it can’t be easily removed!
How long do the battery last?
I didn't know anyone would replace a ulock with an airtag.
The Latest 4iiii power meter has apple find my function without the AirTag chirping. Plus, if the thief are pedaling, the power meter will only function as power meter, it won't alarm the thief.
Is that Apple only?
@@barrycorney3665 Yes. Google has a similar function called "find my device", but the power meter does not support it.
@@barrycorney3665 czcams.com/video/9v4yFQJupis/video.htmlsi=wg8EBlmABjyk_y8E
This guy explains how does it work.
This seems like it would be an ideal solution. Or even a great redundancy to the airtag with the speaker removed.
Another low-tech option for short gas station stops is opening the quick release(assuming you still have an older bike) of your wheels. It will at least prevent someone from riding away safely.
Sounds like this idea might actually open you up to a lawsuit from the thief in the ridiculous legal landscape we live in these days. 🙄
@@joelv4495 Although I agree with you, a strategy to avoid a lawsuit is to plead that the “QR came loose while riding and you were wondering why the handling was poor!” I recently had a slow flat on my front wheel that I hadn’t noticed in a straight line, that became evident when I made a sharp turn - landed flat on the road when the rim gripped the tarmac.
You didn't mention that neither style of locator has GPS. The location is reliant on connecting to a nearby phone and using that phone's location. I know airtags can connect to phones at quite a distance, so you don't really know exactly where it is from a ping on a map alone. As a cop, I'd recommend an air tag if you're an iPhone user. Apple opted everyone into their service, so it's much broader. If you have a phone with the U1 chip the device will tell you the direction to the airtag. Otherwise, you have to play "hot or cold" with the signal strength.
BTW, both devices use Bluetooth and you can use Bluetooth scanner apps on your phone to locate them.
Why wouldn’t the presence of a tile on a stolen bicycle be probable cause?
Stalker mode is actually a good trade off for anti theft
what do you mean? can you elaborate?
i dropped a tag into an unrecoverable area of my vehicle. they'd have to cut it out. hoping it gives me enough time. smaller property on the other hand... good luck stay safe out there
What happens when it runs out of battery?
@@TheEnduranceStudio DJ Khaled; anotha one. actually i saw some cool ideas in this video maybe i'll have a better option when the time comes.
Ill be coming to visit !
Removable pedals, Tile and, Z locks(combo) on my bike.
I personally think removable pedals (alloy type) is good idea because what do bike thieves want to do once they steal your bike? ride it.
If there are no pedals, not going to get anywhere walking it or running with it.
Pedals can easily fit in your pockets if going into a store.
removable pedals seem like a great idea but make me nervous - are they built to withstand lots of mountain biking riding abuse? What kind do you have?
@@TheEnduranceStudio Mine have been bullet proof including a couple crashes.
The pedals I use are the Promend PD-R67Q.
I know what you're thinking, when people mention removable pedals they may think of those plastic ABS type that you see on Brompton folding bikes.
These are definitely not them.
These are all solid alloy axel. Only difference is they have a sliding collar that allows them to be easily removed.
Frankly, if you want a tracking device for anti-theft, you have to waive expectations of privacy. Only way is to make your own device. If you use a GPS, police can seize the unit and download logs to prove where you've been.
Your phone has that information.
They'd have to be able to legally seize the device, or at least ask the manufacturer for logs. At least legally you can have evidence violating the 4th amendment thrown out, and can sue to get seized property back. Granted cops bank on people not knowing their rights or paying for a decent lawyer.
@@DarthTinderalla-qm9zw - So long as it’s a legal seizure, they just have to plug it into a PC and download the tracking data. It’s not rocket science.
The better way is my fn I ain’t playing about my stuff 😅
I have an air tag in my head tube. I can’t get it out and neither can a thief! It’s dropped in there with the bike upside down and happens to be exactly the right size.
And neither can the 2.4Ghz frequency.... your Bluetooth range will be significantly reduce when shieled by a metal tube. Worth a range test in and out of the frame.
I put mine inside my electric motor on my e-bike! Lol they would have to tear the whole motor apart to find it lol
I know in the UK the police can’t (and won’t) just search a property that seemingly has your AirTag in it.
Mines welded into the headstock tube with no speaker 🥳
are you able to get a signal on your phone?
@@TheEnduranceStudioyeah
Round here compromised bikes are just chucked in the canal …
probably lots of compromised things end up there?
Great video but what would the regret be? The money spent?
The regret would be you may think you’ll get your bike back and have a safety net but could turn out it doesn’t help with shit.
So I bought multiple apple airtags and they are use now?
Great
no still very useful. But maybe not as much as I thought a few months ago.
How to disable sound on air tag czcams.com/video/CHr_MtxY51U/video.htmlsi=APQtnK9E0I3PNdiG
Great if you're a tinkerer. Some of us barely have opposing thumbs.
this process is actually super easy and straightforward!
Aww sheesh I thought this was gonna be some new info, everybody knows this already.
Look up Knog Scout. Technically it's a apple AirTag with a motion alarm. If you're near enough, it will even send the alert to your phone if there's a movement to your bike.
Just disable the sound. It’s a hardware mod, so there is no way they can enable the sound via software.
Search warrants are a purely American problem. In France they strictly apply to the home - the police can search a car, a backyard, a garage… And people will not store a stolen bike in their flat, they’re too small and the risk is too high to link the stolen property to them if there is indeed a search warrant.
For instance an Air Tag allowed the police to seize a hundred stolen bikes in a thief backyard. You can’t store this many bikes in a flat. And stalker mode does not work when the bikes are outside. Besides localizing the Air Tag along this many bikes stored together would be a nightmare.
Moreover a pro thieve might just get rid of the bike rather than lose time searching for the device : they have power tools and can steal another bike in 30 seconds, that’s faster than localizing a well hidden Air Tag…
Thank you for this non-American perspective! Very interesting
not enough to get a search warrant so the encounter and retrieval is all on you.
I wish I could hire Dog the Bounty Hunter for my retrieval.
I don't think you needed a lock, or any anti-theft strategies, in Iceland. ;)
I laughed at that too...
yeah this was one of those things I figured out towards the end of the trip. But it would have been a real bummer to fly to iceland to bikepack and have my bike and all my gear disappear in Reykjavic a day before flying to the Westfjords. Worth the peace of mind for me. The other thing I did that felt silly was filter water - but there were tons of sheep so worth the small amount of inconvenience for the peace of mind.
How about in bike races, everyone has to have a lock, say a list of them to choose from, all between a narrow high and low weight range. For this scenario why worry about all of the downsides of this tech until it’s “perfected”. You want to bike race, not have to become a security expert.
Air tag doesn’t allow me to search for it after I’m 100 ft away. 🙄
I’m surprised to hear that bike theft is a problem in Iceland.
I don't think it is, but I wasn't really willing to take the risk since I flew there for a 4 day bike touring trip. It would have been a real REAL bummer to have the bike and all my gear stolen the couple days prior to the start of the bike tour.
Remove the speaker first of all second of all if something important to get stolen from me and I’m able to get it back. I will get it back by all means necessary.
there is a solution for the developers its very easy! you set it from you phone to be in security mode or bike mode etc.. thus no warnings.... not hard at all to change the software in ap and in hardware...
good tip. unfortunately seems like this is a minority of people that could do this.
the illegal search and seizure, applies to the government not to private individuals.
What!? I don’t understand.
Correct. People are only as aware of the new world we live in according to their search for true and non-state-run news sources. That's one reason why America is done, and there is no going back.
They make GPS trackers that fit in the headset.
Under the fork hole or inside the tire with muc-off’s holder.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8BBSL7C?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Load of rubbish,if your bike goes into a building,forget it...Buy a Proper Tracker if you're that concerned..!!
Can you share an example of a “proper tracker” that can be concealed on a bike and beats out these options?
Bravo........hey the police can't enter a property even if ur phone shows it's inside.......no punishment even if they get caughs.......out in 24 hours ........cheers
No, Apple did not create this to prevent stolen objects. However, there is a feature called lost mode that will help 👍🏼
how would lost mode help me recover it if it was stolen?
10:00 don't you have to keys to your house?
yeah but bike touring is a whole different story and the key is very small for this lock. things get put all over the place by the third or forth day bike touring and its difficult to continue to stay organized when your running low on blood in your brain.
@@TheEnduranceStudio I don't doubt it, but keychain?
Smart tag anyone? Samsung has a crazy good tracking system. I use it instead.
Why don't riders campaign for pack racing organisers to make a robust lock part of mandatory equipment? Then everybody has to carry one so there's no advantage to anyone.
This is an interesting idea. I guess a race director could make that call.
You just need to stop calling your lock a lock. It’s a “training weight” or an “endurance accentuation device”. Honestly I’ve been sticking a u-lock in my belt for so long I don’t even notice it. Are you bikepacking in a Lycra kit? Maybe reevaluate things if that’s the case.
I like this. "training weight"
I used to be a partner in a cycle retail business. We used to heavily recommend insurance to our customers. We LOVED CYCLE THEFT. Insured customers could simply replace what had been stolen, and we would gain additional sales revenue.
makes sense. what insurance companies do you suggestion that offer this?
@@TheEnduranceStudio We recommended that customers used their home insurance. An extra premium was often necessary. There are also independent cycle insurers. Cycle theft is great for business!
Mmm🤔?
Hear me out. When the thief attempts to discover the air tag and ping it, it sends the owner the location of the ping, name and info of the iPhone that pinged it.
REALLY? So your saying the identity of the thief is sent with the ping?
Most thieves are opportunistic grubs and won't even notice a bleep or a phone notification.
hopefully this is true.
Cute that you think there is still a Constitution.
Monimoto
No one thinks an AirTag will prevent bike theft. They will help you recover the bike, though.
I just had my Trek Marlin 5 stolen and the thief cut the cable 😡😡. I hate thieves 🤬
BUMMER. I'm so sorry to hear this. No tracker on it?
Not to mention the cops don't care and will most likely side with the thief
maybe not if you get one fresh out of the policy academy.
I got a Walmart bike and a lock
I wonder how long a walmart bike would hold up on the Arizona Trail Race? Thanks for the new video idea😉
@@TheEnduranceStudio 700 plus miles no problems , just minor adjustments
How to prevent bike theft: don’t leave it on your car while you go into the Taco Bell.
truth.
lol so you say that your bike hasn't been stolen in Iceland? That's just because elves are too small to ride it 😅
I did two things that seemed kinda trivial in iceland - lock up my bike and filter water. Both, however, were very small things to prevent very big problems.
So when will the e-bike community start putting gps tracker in the bike from the factory?
good question!