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Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by devoutsalsa on Monday April 15, 2024 @10:12AM (#40040782)
Every place in the world does probably. But how would you prove an unmarked, cheap bike was stolen?
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Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by Propelloni on Monday April 15, 2024 @11:20AM (#40041742)
You wouldn't but nowadays no bike is unmarked, even the cheap ones.
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Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by 0cf8612b2e1e on Monday April 15, 2024 @12:27PM (#40042665)
Can’t you trivially deface an identifier?
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Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by NicoJuicy on Monday April 15, 2024 @12:55PM (#40043000)
In Belgium, it's a hard to remove sticker on a consistent place with a qr code.

It would take work to remove it cleanly and/or cost money/time to paint over it.

So it's less attractive.

Ps. You'll still need to take care of your 10 k. Bike ofc.

Ps. 2 : engraving isn't done anymore since bike frames got smaller.

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Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by lukan on Monday April 15, 2024 @12:34PM (#40042750)
How would you know a marked bike was stolen? Does the police offer a public listing of all the stolen bikes?

(I do not think so, but this probably would make sense)

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Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by dghughes on Monday April 15, 2024 @12:39PM (#40042816)
If you can't and the owner can and if you are caught then you are liable.
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Re:The Tiny Ultrabright Laser That Can Melt Steel by Thorrez on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @02:51AM (#40049047)
If the seller threatens to "steal it again".
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