Bike Stuff

  So You Want to Track Your Bike Bikes disappear. A lot. Lock it up, walk away for ten minutes, come back to an empty rack — it happens to folks who casually lean their bikes outside and to those who invest in good locks. So the question comes up constantly: can I just slap a tracker on this thing and get it back if it's gone? Short answer: yes, kinda, with an asterisk the size of your top tube. Here's the actual breakdown. "GPS tracker" is not really what you want I hear lots of people say they want a "GPS Tracker". I'm not sure there are true GPS trackers that make sense on a bike. Stick with me here, because this trips up almost everyone. A real GPS tracker needs three parts: the GPS chip itself (to figure out where it is), a cellular radio (to tell you where it is), and a battery big enough to run both for days or weeks. That combo is a fine no-brainer in a car — hide it under a seat, wire it into the vehicle's own power if you're fancy...