Can Airtags Recover my Stolen Bike?

Two bike thieves used an angle grinder to steal my electric bike. In this video we use Apple AirTags and an Invoxia GPS tracker to go find it.

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[batterybikes]

Here were my takeaways from this:
- We should pressure and call out ebike companies that will sell you very expensive bikes but neglect to include gps tracking (almost none include it)
- We should support the handful of ebike companies that do the engineering to make gps integrated (VanMoof, Stromer, ...any others?)
- In the mean time we can install tracking ourselves and it is still almost as effective, though more of a hassle because it isn't integrated (have to keep it charged and working ourselves)
- You need to recover your bike quickly when it's stolen. Reading other stories of less successful attempts often is because people end up having their bike taken to an apartment where police are less likely to do anything. It sounds like my thief had a bit of a reputation so they were able to find the bike inside.

[doctor]

"we agreed we wouldn't press charges and just wanted the bike back". This is why bike theft epidemics continue to survive and grow. There are no consequences - for them it's like buying a scratch off ticket.

[racingdreamz]

I air tagged my dirtbike, Got stolen & I flew my drone right to the address & recorded it in their backyard, Called cops then they got a warrant & raided the house .

[scratchinmyhead]

The fact that you brought cash, and considered haggling with a thief to buy back your own stolen bike, is beyond my comprehension.

[Sabitar]

The only thing I learned from this video is that you can steal as many bikes as you want with 0 repercussions. Even if the damn police track you down you can still walk away like nothing and keep on stealing other people's property. Great 👍🏻

[paschalisdan]

The question is why did you let the thief go unpunished? so that he can calmly steal the next one?

[One_Cebu]

This is the reason why these thugs doesn’t bother going to school or work, because we treat them like babies. You’re going to offer him cash for stealing your bike? Are you kidding me

[dylanjg]

Literally zero repercussions for the bike thief which will only result in more thefts for ou bikes.

Nice guys, really helping us out here.

[MrJayArt]

You're not exactly what I would consider "Intelligent" for offering money to a criminal who stole your property and not pressing charges...

[waleedabdulrab]

I can’t believe you just let the thief ride past you. I would’ve hulk smashed him off the bike. 💥

[amanalone]

"Offer the thief cash", is that a joke?

[mikesimms]

A tip for the AirTag: I pry the cap off (carefully with an xacto knife), and remove the beeper. This way, a thief will not be alerted to the tracker's presence when it starts beeping continuously. They may get the notification on their iPhone, but if you hide the AirTag really well, they will have a hard time locating it.

[kingrobert]

Imagine if these thieves put as much effort as they did in stealing bikes in actually helping society

[krispewkrem]

Just a bit of advice: had my electric dirt bike stolen. Thieves destroyed my GPS tracker. The Air Tag was working but the police said it isn't accurate enough to go on property.

[RainyJo]

Well, I’m glad you got your bike back, but I never would have agreed to NOT press charges. What lesson will they learn if they don’t get in trouble? I can understand why you did, with it being a bait bike, but if someone steals my bike, and they get caught, they’re going downtown! Lol Thanks for sharing! 👍

[dudeonbike]

AirTags come in handy if you're traveling and your luggage doesn't arrive as expected. Half of my tandem didn't arrive at our destination a few months ago, so I opened up the FindMy app and saw it had been misdirected to baggage claim in our layover airport. It was nice to see it's physical location as the airline worked to get it on the next flight. And it made it just in time for our ride start. They're pretty handy.

[kguvener]

Maybe one of the biggest problems with the GPS trackers is to find a good spot to hide them. Since the bikes are the vehicles with their simplicity it is really hard. Maybe that's why they should definitely offer integrated tracking solutions, especially for the expensive e-bikes! Thanks for the giveaway :)

[funkingonuts]

Dude that was awesome. That’s great that they got your bike back. But I wouldn’t pay to get my own bike back. So glad you got the cops involved. Great video.

[tylerwilson]

My surron just got stolen on Thursday! And I got it back Friday the following day I’m so glad I have the Apple AirTag! Cause man I payed a lot for all the upgrades I love this AirTag

[mooseking]

you may see bike bike thieves but he sees engineers and doctors