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That might be a good location. You can get adhesive AirTag mounts in black - then you wouldn’t have to get paint anywhere

Edit: ignore me didn’t read the latest replies

Great! Where are you thinking on the bike?

I found the Galaxy ones, but it says they’re discontinued or something?

Yes very true

According to this article https://petapixel.com/2021/04/26/apple-airtags-anti-stalker-feature-explained-how-it-can-track-thieves/ an AirTag will only alert a bike thief that they’re being tracked when the thief returns to their home, apparently determined from their address book. This does seem to mean that in the event of a theft you could (in an ideal world) go straight to the police and get them to track the thief down in that initial post-theft window.

That’s a good example and clearly an AirTag can really help. In day to day life however I guess bikes only go missing if they’re stolen.

Ah ok yeah

True

Yes, that’s a good point. Tom on the YouTube channel Shifter discussed AirTags and said if you track your bike to a block of flats, you cannot expect to go knocking on a bunch of doors asking about it.

Oh is this how you disable it? I thought even without the speaker it would still send an alert to the thieves phone, but I might be wrong.
Ah that’s good.
I’d be scared to go after my bike alone to be honest.

Yes that’s a good point about the thief needing to decide quickly what to do and potentially giving up.
Yes haha. Or just have the sticker, without any AirTag…

Yes that’s what I’m wondering too

Here’s one holder from MucOff:
https://muc-off.com/collections/bicycle-protection/products/secure-tag-holder

If this is in the wrong sub forum, please of course move it.

I’ve heard mixed opinions about using AirTags to keep track of your bike. Good arguments have been made pointing out that if you do have your bike stolen, all an AirTag might show you is that it’s in a property, but what are you going to do then?

Also Apple had to address the awful situation where people were using AirTags to stalk people, however this also meant that thieves will be alerted when they are in the presence of your AirTag after a certain period of time.

What does anyone think about using AirTags to help protect their bikes?

Thanks

Great! Thank you!

Yes I’m inclined to agree

Apologies if this has been asked before/answered elsewhere, but is there a new alternative to Bikeshd (page isn’t loading for me)? A new way of receiving alerts across all online marketplaces ?

Ah interesting thanks!

Not someone with a lot of road cycling experience (I.e. long rides) despite having had a road bike. Yes this is a great idea, though I’m currently bikeless so can’t test.

Very helpful thank you.

Scum. Subhuman scum.

Ok yes thanks

Thank you! Looking at a 44/16 so good to hear a 47/18 is fine, but you might be fitter than I am..

Hi everyone,

Looking at getting my first SS. Does anyone use SS in the hillier parts of London? How do you get on with it? I kind of don’t want to go back to a road bike, because my budget would allow for much (if any) of an upgrade on the 90s Peugot road I used to have. So yeah, are most somewhat hilly places in London generally manageable?

Had a search, but couldn’t find any recent stuff about Quella.

What are people’s thoughts on Quella and the Varsity in particular? https://www.quellabicycle.com/shop/premium-varsity-collection-edinburgh/

I’m looking for my first ever single speed. To me I’m slightly sceptical of this model. It seems like slightly too much money for what you’re getting imho (not even an upgrade from plastic pedals). It’s not however, hi-ten steel which I’ve been seeing so much of.