Wanted: Bike or wheelset for stolen bicycle project

do you need to get it stolen? why not just get one of your mates to take it back to there house…

true, but I guess the experiment is to track the theft as well as test the technology

This made me lol. Wayne = clever.

You could still track it without knowing where your mate has gone in the first place, you just get the bike back instead of a nasty confrontation in the end.
Lateral thinking fail.

But massive props for you going ahead with this. I'd donate a pound or two.
Good luck!