It's been recommended to me that you put your business card or some other form of "This bike belongs to..." documentation IN your seat tube. Thieves who know what they are doing would have no qualms about rubbing out serial numbers or anything in the paint. They won't necessarily think to pull the seat off and look in there. I've heard of a few bikes being recovered through bike shops that were aware that the bike was stolen and that the owners name was there.
The scary development in my DH's bike story is that the guy who was selling it on eBay suspected it might be stolen and called the police to check the serial number. The person who took the call didn't even bother to check the stolen bike reports and told the poor man it wasn't reported.
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OMG! That absolutely stinks! I hope they are able to find out who the lazy cop was... sheesh... he needs to be held accountable for his LACK of action...
Originally Posted by Deanna
good tip on the business card in the seatpost... I will be putting my new saddle on soon and will do that!
my bike isn't painted (Litespeed so it's just silver titanium...no paint) but they probably would just scratch out any ID #'s... hmmm... maybe have it etched under the chainstays too...There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
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