Protect Your Bike

[Teeside Associa]

Join the National Bike Registry today to protect your bike

http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=*FPKa2RxrpI&offerid=21387.10000002&type=1&subid=0

 

[Jym Dyer]

=x= This is SPAM. Exhortations to buy a service belong in rec.bicycles.marketplace ONLY, and not
crossposted to these groups at all.

=x= Also, this particular service can be obviated if you keep track of your bike's serial number.
See details in the Freezer Registration article in this message:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=1964500025%40cdp

<_Jym_

 

[Callistus Valer]

The best way to stop bicycle theft is to not buy a stolen bike. Look in the mirror.

 

[Stu]

>less than 3% of unregistered stolen bikes are returned to theirs owners
and this goes up to ??% for my $10??? lol

 

[Werehatrack]

On 18 Aug 2003 11:58:31 -0700, in rec.bicycles.tech, Jym Dyer <[email protected]> may have said:

[Jym Dyer's post was in response to a message announcing the existence of an alleged anti-theft
registry service for bicycles.]

>=x= This is SPAM. Exhortations to buy a service belong in rec.bicycles.marketplace ONLY, and not
>crossposted to these groups at all.
>
>=x= Also, this particular service can be obviated if you keep track of your bike's serial number.
>See details in the Freezer Registration article in this message:
>
>http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=1964500025%40cdp

Additionally, from LEO acquaintances: In the US, no private registry of information is likely to be
consulted by any law enforcement organization when attempting to identify a bicycle's owner pursuant
to a possible theft recovery situation. If the SN wasn't added to the police theft report, no
matchup is likely to be made between owner and unit if the item is recovered.

In other words, the "service" is likely to be worthless in fact.

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[Dr Engelbert Bu]

Werehatrack wrote:

> Additionally, from LEO acquaintances: In the US, no private registry of information is likely to
> be consulted by any law enforcement organization when attempting to identify a bicycle's owner
> pursuant to a possible theft recovery situation. If the SN wasn't added to the police theft
> report, no matchup is likely to be made between owner and unit if the item is recovered.

That's why here in Germany thee police register bikes. The number is then covered with a big sticker
"Hands off, this bike is registered", which seems to have a deterent effect on the rats.