GPS Tracking for Stolen Bikes

Turn the frame into an antenna. A star fangled nut-type contraption could give you a solid enough contact.

^ its not as simple as that.

Form and material of the antenna is as important as its size. Plus, carbon/alu?

All the bamboo bikes will get stolen!

Aluminium is conductive enough to be used as an antenna, shirley? Crabon may not need an antenna - Assuming it doesn't act as a faraday cage (cos it's plastic), nor attenuates a GPS signal too much.

I'm also guessing that the sheer size of the frame (comparative to a GPS receiver antenna in, say a watch, or a GSM antenna I a phone) means that the shape is irrelevant.

Bamboo bikes should be burned, not stolen.

hi all , i haven't been on here for quite some time as i have been working on lots of other projects and now its time to pick this problem back up and see what we can do now there has been a change in technology. first thing first http://www.chipntrace.com has now been taken on by someone else so our new domain names will be http://www.chipntrace.co.uk and http://www.chipntrace.net
the New website will be a full on line community for all things on two wheels . Forums, advice , trails reviews , buy and sell on line community and full shop with nothing but bike security products. this new website should bring bikers together to talk , find friends and products for like minded people.

the latest contender,

'Bike Hawk'

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bike-hawk-gps-trackers-cycle-computer

a UK effort, based at the warehousy-modern-progressive Wayra UK Accelerator on Capper Street by the looks of it,

34pc funded so far.. of a $35k goal

ah but thats not how it works. You need an antenna, you can't just bolt it to the frame and hope for the best.

Otherwise cars wouldn't have radio antennas at all, they'd just bolt straight to the chassis/body.

You need an antenna

So stick an antenna somewhere then.

For frames that would attenuate / block the signal to a device inside the frame, have a small PIFA antenna moulded inside the saddle.

Looks like the only sensible solution so far.

Looks a lot like all three of integrated trackers' products.

That's a long way to hit a starnut down...

thought exactly the same, which prompts the question: who is in the R&D Team?! - does that team contain the ITs chap and all his tech?

Bike Hawk Ltd
R&D Team

Have we had this one yet? Colour coordinated for your fixie bike;

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/connected-cycle-pedals

Now this looks promising

http://www.coolthings.com/trackerpad-gps-tracker-sticker/

@finger_jockey - If you look at the kickerstarter comments, it's may well be a scam...

Good call, my bad.

Can't imagine it(the GPS sticker) having a strong signal. For me, this one looks alright: http://www.bikersworldstore.co.uk/oxford-security-tracker-gps-tracking-system.html
except that it looks like a miniature baton and is a little too expensive.

Just came across this thread. I developed something similar to the solutions discussed here for my uni project this year, but mine has some extra features not yet been explored elsewhere I believe. Will probably try to pitch it to some accelerators in London or put it in crowdfunding sites next. If someone's interested in helping me out feel free to get in touch. Cheers.

any further info. / details that are able to be publicly posted?!

yeh - worth mentioning the price (!!!), (£200);

again my conclusion is that any bicycle worth lots of cash would be always within sight, but commuter bicycles require an inexpensive defensive method (hence a much cheaper tracker, or an inexpensive #bicyclemovementalert);