To everyone I hope you know you can remove the speaker off the AirTag it’s really simple and makes it harder to find it since they can’t use the sound feature but once removed it can’t be added back and I usually keep 3 one under the seat one in the wheel and one in an obvious spot to make them think they got off easy
Hah. Yeah. Creativity is always going to win. Ultimately we need bike companies to take theft more seriously and embed them inside the frame where they are more difficult to remove. If you can recover the bike before the thief can remove the tracker we'd be a step or two closer to making bike theft less common.
@@batterybikesexactly what i’m saying my $1200 ninebot scooter just got stolen and it makes me so mad that there’s no way i can track it i wish i got a tracker installed but it should have been done already by the company i mean if your paying $1200 for the product what do they lose from adding a $10 tracker in it and it’s no good that the police are useless as well oh well it’s just canada what can u do
Fun fact, hiding inside the motor case is NOT recommended. Know a bike shop that ruined multiple motors on bikes because of this. Luckily the manufacturer was the one who recommended this hiding spot and replaced all the motors.
Care to give any more details on how it damaged it? On a gen 3 Bosch it looks like the outer plastic case is completely for aesthetics. May not be that way in others thiugh
Why would you have a motor case. You should be pedaling a bicycle you don’t need a motor. I’ve written up over 26 mountain passes with a simple 21 speed bicycle pedaling. I’m not even a professional writer so I can do it you certainly don’t need a motor
Ah I wish. I had planned to get a Rivendell when I got my first big boy job... but eventually decided to get my ebike instead. For SF hills ebikes are essential for me to get out regularly. I follow Riv and read Grants book though. The bike is a Handsome Devil. It's mostly a Bridgestone XO knockoff
The signal wouldn't be strong enough to get through the metal unfortunately. I did wonder if a smart 'bike framer' could cut a seam somewhere in the frame where it could go and not kill the frame integrity. Maybe use a plastic shim as well to keep it weather sealed?
Yeah that or maybe even less. Basically the airtag says publicly over bluetooth "I'm Catobergs airtag and I'm right here!" and if there is an iphone nearby it listens to that message, then sends "I saw Catobergs airtag, it's at my current location, area code 83539/cross street x and Y" up to Apple, then Apple says "ok who should get this message" then forwards that message to Catoberg's iphone. So any nearby iphone works as a repeater for the airtag.
i agree. air tag should not be the main method, and the only one used to track your bike in theft. maybe just supplementary to another method you will use in the first place like a proper bike gps tracker. the airtag tracker makes a noise apparently if it s close to an iphone for too long so if the thieve has a iphone it might make him serch for the tracker and in the proces he migh find both trackers. air tag it is pretty moderately stupid for bike theft tracking. tho it might be more effective than not, most bike thieves are stupid. it will def be better than nothing.
To everyone I hope you know you can remove the speaker off the AirTag it’s really simple and makes it harder to find it since they can’t use the sound feature but once removed it can’t be added back and I usually keep 3 one under the seat one in the wheel and one in an obvious spot to make them think they got off easy
Thanks! Now I know where to check before I steal
Hah. Yeah. Creativity is always going to win. Ultimately we need bike companies to take theft more seriously and embed them inside the frame where they are more difficult to remove. If you can recover the bike before the thief can remove the tracker we'd be a step or two closer to making bike theft less common.
lmao
@@batterybikesso ur supporting him lmao
@@batterybikesexactly what i’m saying my $1200 ninebot scooter just got stolen and it makes me so mad that there’s no way i can track it i wish i got a tracker installed but it should have been done already by the company i mean if your paying $1200 for the product what do they lose from adding a $10 tracker in it and it’s no good that the police are useless as well oh well it’s just canada what can u do
LMAOOO
Robbers watching this: 😏
😂😂
One thing to add is that the bike’s taillight is the easiest thing for a thief to steal.
Fun fact, hiding inside the motor case is NOT recommended. Know a bike shop that ruined multiple motors on bikes because of this. Luckily the manufacturer was the one who recommended this hiding spot and replaced all the motors.
Care to give any more details on how it damaged it? On a gen 3 Bosch it looks like the outer plastic case is completely for aesthetics. May not be that way in others thiugh
Why would you have a motor case. You should be pedaling a bicycle you don’t need a motor. I’ve written up over 26 mountain passes with a simple 21 speed bicycle pedaling.
I’m not even a professional writer so I can do it you certainly don’t need a motor
Under tire?? Not going to throw it off balance or anything or kill the air tag.
I've had it underneath a tire on one of my bikes since at least when this video came out. So far so good! I do keep my tires at only 40-50 psi fwiw
@@batterybikes I place mine inside the frame of the bike. E-bikes with removable batteries usually have space to put an AirTag
@@GigaChadFromDiscorddoesn't that affect the reception too much
@@batterybikes hii. how did that went so far?
i bet it broke the air tag eventually.
There are a bunch of videos how to open the AirTag and disconnect the speaker.
damn
I have a question let’s say that my bike got stolen with the air tag wold they get sometipy of notification that a AirTag is nearby?
I put mine under the seat. I put one of those cut proof locks and the thieves just stole the seat.😂
Too bad apple didn't make on of a strip inside a bike decal.
That was only 4 ideas, and 1 is for electric 😮💨
AirTags are only useful for small household items. Invest in a gps tracker which is actually designed for such incidents
Is that a Rivendell Atlantis, where you're hiding it in the wheel? Definitely, wouldn't want that bike to get stolen.
Ah I wish. I had planned to get a Rivendell when I got my first big boy job... but eventually decided to get my ebike instead. For SF hills ebikes are essential for me to get out regularly. I follow Riv and read Grants book though. The bike is a Handsome Devil. It's mostly a Bridgestone XO knockoff
Put inside the seat post with tape
But now the thieves now it
The trick is don’t use them. They are trash now.
wow
....wait what it makes a noise......the fuck come up with that idea???
No place to hide it on regular bike
How about sneaking it inside the frame tube?
The signal wouldn't be strong enough to get through the metal unfortunately. I did wonder if a smart 'bike framer' could cut a seam somewhere in the frame where it could go and not kill the frame integrity. Maybe use a plastic shim as well to keep it weather sealed?
Don’t AirTags only reach 100feet or something tho someone please explain?
Yeah that or maybe even less. Basically the airtag says publicly over bluetooth "I'm Catobergs airtag and I'm right here!" and if there is an iphone nearby it listens to that message, then sends "I saw Catobergs airtag, it's at my current location, area code 83539/cross street x and Y" up to Apple, then Apple says "ok who should get this message" then forwards that message to Catoberg's iphone.
So any nearby iphone works as a repeater for the airtag.
The seat is a great place to hide your airtag, dont put it there it's a terrible place
whoa man don't give away my script
@@batterybikes My bad my bad lol
Using airtags on your bike is stupid in the first place
why tho
i agree. air tag should not be the main method, and the only one used to track your bike in theft. maybe just supplementary to another method you will use in the first place like a proper bike gps tracker.
the airtag tracker makes a noise apparently if it s close to an iphone for too long so if the thieve has a iphone it might make him serch for the tracker and in the proces he migh find both trackers.
air tag it is pretty moderately stupid for bike theft tracking. tho it might be more effective than not, most bike thieves are stupid. it will def be better than nothing.