![]() ![]() I have a metal frame, otherwise I would have mounted the tracker in the frame too.īase costs: 40EUR tracker, 20EUR battery, 20EUR battery charger, 3EUR/month SIM fees. Power cables run thru the frame where the bigger capacity battery is located (2600mAh lasts about 3-4 weeks). I had to remove the PCB from the original case of course so that it's thin enough and wrapped it in plastic to make it whaterproof. I installed the tracker under the frame and masked it with a downtube protector. I think now you can also find similar trackers with portals located in EU. Just use a password that you can afford being discovered and maybe also some backup e-mail address. In case anyone tries it, be careful with the apps and portals from China though, you can never trust them 100% (I once received a mail that my passord is exposed after usig one of their portals). These things are quite standard and if you investigate a little you can find they are actually all variations of car fleet GPS trackers. I searched for a long time for a similar solution and finally ended up buying a Pet GPS tracker from Aliexpress. If you would like to know when you might get your hands on Snik, Fraser is careful not to over promise "What I can say is we’re getting close, and we are working towards a soft launch, pre-selling devices online as a way to generate some early momentum." There will likely be a crowd-funding component to Snik for early adopters, but the sales structure remains a work in progress.įor now you can find more info and add your name to the mailing list at snik.bike and you can follow the substantially above average riding of Fraser and his crew on Snik's Instagram. *it appears the first year will be included in the price of the device There will also be a yearly subscription required for the SIM card,* which Fraser thinks could be in the $40 per year range, which is much less than a data connection for, as an example, an Apple Watch which is generally 15 CAD/month or 10 USD. ![]() The price of a Snik device is TBD but it may be in the $200 range, which is a reasonable investment to protect a bike that the costs even $2500 to replace. ![]() It also relies only on Bluetooth rather than GPS and instead of tracking the actual device, the location you receive would indicate the position of the last Apple device near your bike. It's more useful for locating small things like your keys or wallet, and it's possible that the device could be deactivated if your bike was stolen. Otherwise his bike would be long gone.ĪJ explored the viability of Apple's AirTags in a recent article, but there are some challenges with that system for bikes. He just happened to be in the right place at the perfect moment, when someone in possession of his property stepped outside for a few seconds. After striking out the first time he returned later and happened to catch a glimpse of his two wheels being carried by someone who wasn't him. Acting on an educated hunch, Jono went looking around in Vancouver's poorest and most desperate neighbourhood, the downtown east side. Earlier this year I wrote about Jono Lo's incredible tale of bike theft and recovery. ![]()
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