GPS tracker

[ronniebellie]

Has anyone put a GPS tracker on their ebike? I'm thinking about putting an Apple AirTag on my regular bike and when I buy a new ebike, use one there as well. I use AirTags on my office keys and one for my SUV fob.

 

[canis2022]

Someone had mentioned an app called "relive" on this site. I haven't used it but the reviews look good.

 

[CloneWerks]

As I understand it the trick w/airtags is to put them someplace hard to find, but easy to remove so you can recharge it.

 

[Westcoastgps]

Has anyone put a GPS tracker on their ebike? I'm thinking about putting an Apple AirTag on my regular bike and when I buy a new ebike, use one there as well. I use AirTags on my office keys and one for my SUV fob.

Depending on your bike and space in frame. We supply a gps tracker to a Ebike company that installs them inside the frame. With regular use, its about 2-3 years on a set of energizer AA lithium batteries. Has a wifi sniffer, if it gets taken indoors, it can obtain its position from scanning Mac addresses if it can't get a GNSS fix.

 

[CloneWerks]

Depending on your bike and space in frame. We supply a gps tracker to a Ebike company that installs them inside the frame. With regular use, its about 2-3 years on a set of energizer AA lithium batteries. Has a wifi sniffer, if it gets taken indoors, it can obtain its position from scanning Mac addresses if it can't get a GNSS fix.

Definitely checking this out

 

[Westcoastgps]

Definitely checking this out

On our website it’s the Yabby Edge with the wifi capabilities

 

[FastEddieB]

As I understand it the trick w/airtags is to put them someplace hard to find, but easy to remove so you can recharge it.

AirTags are not rechargeable - they use a 2032 watch battery that seems to last well over a year and are easily replaced.

 

[CloneWerks]

AirTags are not rechargeable - they use a 2032 watch battery that seems to last well over a year and are easily replaced.

Good to know. I've never seen or handled one so I wasn't sure.

 

[Hoggdoc]

I like the idea of GPS tracking, but here is my concern! What happens when you find where the bike is? I don't thin the police will be any help so who is going to confront whoever stole the bike?

 

[CloneWerks]

I like the idea of GPS tracking, but here is my concern! What happens when you find where the bike is? I don't thin the police will be any help so who is going to confront whoever stole the bike?

If you have a police force that has bike-cops, believe me they'll do something. Stealing from a cyclist around those guys is like stepping into a blender.

 

[Westcoastgps]

That’s how I got my bike back, I called and told them I had located my stolen bike. I needed them to stand by while I recovered it. Wasn’t a problem getting them involved