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Lojacks are trivial to remove. They are one of the first things experienced car thieves look for, remove and dispose of. A GPS device on a bike will be the sam
by enraged_camel 10y ago
Lojacks are trivial to remove. They are one of the first things experienced car thieves look for, remove and dispose of.
A GPS device on a bike will be the same thing. You can't embed it into the frame either, since you as the legitimate owner need to replace its battery every now and then, which means it needs to be easily removable.
- jclarkcom 10y agoPerhaps use rechargeable batteries and inductive charging
- 1_2__3 10y agoBriefly hook the frame up to a car battery and be on your way.
- mrob 10y agoPut it inside the down tube. These usually have holes for mounting bottle holders, so you could pass the charging wires through the holes, disguised as part of the bottle holder mounts. And you'd have to remove the bottom bracket to get it out, which is slow and inconvenient.
- oftenwrong 10y ago>They are one of the first things experienced car thieves look for If they are only effective against inexperienced car thieves, they still have value. It's like minor security measures that keep out script kiddies.