While the stickers are one option, you can also enter the bike’s serial, which is etched on at manufacture time. It’s a little less likely they’ll check, but good to have a record especially for anyone buying a bike used.
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Surp@lemmy.world 2 months agoLol people would just peel the sticker off, no?
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Tuxman@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
My bad 🤣 calling it a sticker is a bit reductive. It takes time and effort to remove without damaging the bike, and it’s a sign for thieves that this bike is in a prevention database.
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Surp@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ehh serial numbers can be filed off I’m sure thieves don’t care about getting $20 for a bike anyways if it’s some paint damage. A cheap can of rustolium might be an investment the thief makes to prevent rusting on the filed off part as well
jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Tune into this account for more freeverse about why nobody should improve anything!
Surp@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Never said we shouldn’t improve. This isn’t an improvement imo…