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having experienced having both bikes stolen, while being chained up together to a column in Spain a couple of years ago while browsing in a pottery shop in a very quiet town. I would like to ask does anybody use a tracker on theirs and if so what would you recommend.
We have since got new bikes and mine is a Bosch drive pedelec so don't want it going the same way. We have upgraded chains and locks. Any thoughts ideas welcome.
 

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How about one of those little SMS trackers you get off eBay
I've no experience of them but they've been mentioned on tracker threads before...
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Mm that won't work as my bike battery is 36v and not compatible. Will look at similar ones on fleabay though. Thanks

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Is it not?

"Voltage range: 9-48VDC
Standby current: 0.2mA
Operating ambient temperature: -20C- +70C
Work environment humidity: 20%-80% RH"


I'm sure, if not, there'll be something similar.
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Oh thanks, ill have a better look....the ones like that I had checked were 24v.
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Oh thanks, ill have a better look....
Be aware, these sms trackers use sms to set up various parameters and send reports and only work with a 2G sim card.
They WILL NOT work on 3G or 4G.

Cheapest running cost i could find was a giffgaff 2g payg sim from ebay....£1 inc postage.
Cost per text if topped up with airtime credit only (no bundle/package) = 6p
Mine came with a payg Lyca sim....19p per text.

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Mentions bundles (which expire after 30 days) but simply buy airtime credit which only expires once all used.
I think the free £5 credit only applies if you buy bundles as i never got it.

This is the tracker i bought and the included power supply can use 12v to 36v even though the blurb says 12v / 24v.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231615411066?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

It can also be used as a live, realtime web based tracker
 
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That looks like the one to go for, and has better battery, thanks v much @pappajohn
Now how can I make it electrified to give any tea leaves a right belt!
 

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You can get other cheap GPS tracker which have a battery which will last at least 3 days of continuous use so they don't need to be wired into the bike's electrics. Have a look at the Rewire one.

Also make sure you use a gold standard lock to secure the bikes. It won't deter the thief with a cordless angle grinder who will cut through the frame but they are a reasonable deterrent.
 
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@DBK we now use more than one chain and lock at a time. I know they'll have them if they want them but for peace of mind need to up our security. I hate the thought of having to be obsessive with security. When I had nowt (only a got a bit more than that now) I didn't take the attitude to nick it off someone else who had.:mad:
 

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Take a look at my previous post, the distribution date has now moved to March 2016, but I am in no rush. They have improved the original specifications so that's why production has moved.

http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/gps-tracking-pedals.115422/
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$164,660.........not cheap then. :eek:
 

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That looks like the one to go for, and has better battery, thanks v much @pappajohn
Now how can I make it electrified to give any tea leaves a right belt!
For that you need a little technical expertise, a plug and some wire....oh yes, and a complete deletion of any record you ever existed to avoid a life in prison for murder/attempted murder. :LOL:

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For that you need a little technical expertise, a plug and some wire....oh yes, and a complete deletion of any record you ever existed to avoid a life in prison for murder/attempted murder. :LOL:
OK, its a no for that one then:rolleyes:
 

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@DBK we now use more than one chain and lock at a time. I know they'll have them if they want them but for peace of mind need to up our security. I hate the thought of having to be obsessive with security. When I had nowt (only a got a bit more than that now) I didn't take the attitude to nick it off someone else who had.:mad:
But what sort of locks? If they cost less than £50 they are unlikely to be up to the job.
 
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@DBK We have some heavy chain and padlock and son 1 is getting me a gold standard proper job for my birthday next month, son 2 is getting the tracker (y)
Son 3 was up for the electrical deterrent but @pappajohn talked me out of it;)

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$164,660.........not cheap then. :eek:

I agree, not cheap but just over £110 on a ebikes that's worth anything from a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand it does increase the chances of
1 catching the thief
2 getting the bike back
Also it's use along with gold standard lock & chain makes it less desirable to steal for opportunist thieves. IMHO.
 

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I agree, not cheap but just over £110 on a ebikes that's worth anything from a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand it does increase the chances of
1 catching the thief
2 getting the bike back
Also it's use along with gold standard lock & chain makes it less desirable to steal for opportunist thieves. IMHO.
My post was tongue in cheek.
The way the price reads in the link shows it as 156 thousand 6 hundred and 60 dollars....$156,660

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I bought a sentinel at the Lincoln Show it is tiny and can give me a text and allow me to track it on google earth on my phone uprating its position every 5 minutes. It would fit under the saddle of a bike and not be seen.
Alternatively as PAPAjohn says shot guns cartridges, a poacher alarm under the saddle with the 12bore blanks that went off when they tried to ride it would scare them a bit without blowing their bol""cks off they would just think it had and S""t filled pants are no good to ride a bike with.
 

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Spend a decent amount on two different locks, proper chain and D lock. OK a pain to drag around but better chance of bikes being there when you return. I carry different locks depending on where I'm going.

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Not long enough, but a little common sense helps..........
We have already bought 2 x chains and D locks, just need to buy the bikes now...............
 

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