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Re:What Happens to Stolen Bicycles? by brk on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @03:09PM (#4445323)
Most likely not.

First, how you are going to pass a "big spark" through the frame? Carry around a big ass battery while you're on the hunt for bikes?

Secondly, the current would follow the path of least resistance, through the frame itself. Unlikely to really affect a module inside the frame, especially if that module is wrapped in an insulator.

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Re:What Happens to Stolen Bicycles? by pavel_lishin on Tuesday August 28, 2012 @03:22PM (#4445409)
I imagine it wouldn't be done on the spot - pedal to where you parked your theftomatic van, which comes with a nice, big battery pre-installed.
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