I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief

Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by henryaj on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:01AM (#29393564)

On the contrary, VanMoof promise to get your stolen bike back within two weeks or they replace it. Had mine stolen in London; they located it the same day and got it back to me the following week.

Combined with an AirTag hidden discreetly in the frame and I'm unafraid of locking it up basically anywhere.

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by jareklupinski on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @01:08PM (#29395330)

for a fee https://www.vanmoof.com/en-US/peace-of-mind

but i could see a world where I own two of these and not even bother locking them anywhere, just constantly get one 'stolen' while i ride the other, and cycle (ha) between the two?

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by trulyme on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:16PM (#29396210)

> We can only recover or replace a stolen bike if the Theft Defense system was armed and the Kick Lock was properly engaged when your bike was stolen.

They also recover the bike only up to three times in 3-year timespan. Still, sounds like a great service!

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by mbg721 on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:20PM (#29396266)

That sounds like two more times than anybody else would recover it.

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by trulyme on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:56PM (#29406887)

True, I find the service more than fair.

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by spicybright on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @01:51PM (#29395884)

Wow, how does a company manage that? GPS? How do they have a legal right to determine who actually owns it?

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