can i get a tracking devise for my mounting bike so if it got stolen i could try and track it down
2007-05-09 03:11:39 · 5 answers · asked by Ashley 2 in Sports ➔ Cycling
yes. you can get a tracking device for anything you want to put it on, so if your bike do get stolen you'll be able to find the pert who the crime.
2007-05-09 03:23:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is one problem. All tracking devices need a power source. That means you'll have to have a battery on the bike to power it. Since most of these tracking devices are made for cars, that means you need a 12 volt battery.
Where are you going to stick a 12 volt battery on a bike, then have it attached to a tracking device that won't be noticable to some who would steal it?
Another problem, the subscription fee - once a month - that you need to pay to the company that has the equipment to actually track the bike. This is a network of antennas, transponders, receivers, and computers. You wouldn't be able to by all this stuff, and you need an advanced engineering degree to build if you _could_ buy it.
There are cellphones that can track users, but again this is a subscription service, and you would have to buy the phone, stash it on your bike, and keep the battery charged. Are you prepared to by a cell phone and pay a fee for phone you will never use?
All in all you're looking to spend more money on a tracking system than your bike is actually (probably) worth.
Here's a suggestion - buy a lock, and try not to leave the bike anywhere it would be a target.
2007-05-09 11:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by MadMonkey 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In mi opinion:
A combination of two good locks, (one rigid), and a good bike insurance is a cheaper better bet.
2007-05-09 12:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's jus tlike the one that aliens put in my skull.
2007-05-09 12:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by Jay P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can get a tracking device for EVERYTHING
2007-05-09 10:22:33 · answer #5 · answered by pendejodelanoche 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋