Tracking device

Johndbb
Johndbb Posts: 6
edited August 2013 in Workshop
Hi all

First poster question. Anybody have any thoughts or ideas around bike trackers?

I found this http://www.snooper.co.uk/gps-tracking/m ... sonal.html

Small enough that you could hide it under your seat with cable ties, as most thieves probably wouldn't look under there methinks...? It's got a panic button which you could sneakily print "off" onto in hope that IF they find it, they "try" to turn it off, lol.

Thoughts? Personally I'd like to find something that I can bust open and just harvest all the wiring, or even DIY it if i could find a schematic, stuff it all into the end of the handle bars and pop the cap back on. It's accurate to 2.5m and texts you the location when you call it from a mobile. No monthly fee, just a £5 payg sim and 10p per text.

Anyone got a better idea? Not a fan of those rear light or bar cap products, as a pro thief would know them by sight and just get rid.

Thanks everyone

Comments

  • chrisaonabike
    chrisaonabike Posts: 1,914
    Would the signal get out if it was inside a metal tube?
    Is the gorilla tired yet?
  • Johndbb
    Johndbb Posts: 6
    I'd say so. I've put my phone in money box and called it, same thing really

    Plus, plenty of other reviews out there stating it working indoors etc
  • turnerjohn
    turnerjohn Posts: 1,069
    and just how do you get that down your seatpost ?!!!!
    don't forget you need to change / charge the battery so need easy access which means a thief could easily remove it !
    its just one epic failt !
  • Johndbb
    Johndbb Posts: 6
    Not the seat post, the handlebars! Pop the cap off, stuff in, replace cap. Very easy to access!

    And I doubt very much you'll see bike thieves removing bar caps to check if there's a tracker in there. Too busy looking shady and dropping bags of weed through half open car windows.

    The battery on that linked tracker lasts 70 hours, I'd happily charge it three times a week. Some others claim much longer standby times too. Plus I'd only really want to use it on a commute anyway, on a weekend it's either at home or being ridden, so charging not really an issue, just size.

    Problem really is these GPS modules tend to be on a small PCB which is about 40mm square. Not quite there with the whole stuffing inside handle bar thing...
  • Johndbb
    Johndbb Posts: 6
    Hurry up with this I say
    http://www.integratedtrackers.com/GPSTr ... atpost.jsp
  • Johndbb
    Johndbb Posts: 6
    If all cyclists got this, no bike would ever go amiss

    http://www.thetileapp.com/?utm_expid=72 ... _bewQnEQ.0

    Uses yours and other users' phones to track your possessions, no battery needed!

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