Re: gEDA-user: OT: Bike Alarms

["David C. Kerber" <dkerber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There aren't many places to hide a button a bike, though the suggestion early in this thread to put it in a tail light would give you an option:  if the light is on, the system is disarmed, and when the light is turned off, the anti-theft system is automatically armed. 


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> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:41:19AM -0500, John Griessen wrote:
> > David SMITH wrote:
> >> John Griessen wrote:
> >>> David C. Kerber wrote:
> >>>> If you've got a carbon frame, you could drop it into the 
> seat tube, 
> >>>> where it would never be seen, and therefore never removed by a 
> >>>> thief...
> >>> This really does sound like a product since bikes can 
> cost these days.
> >>
> >> Not to put too much of a spanner in the works, but...
> >>
> >> Where does the power come from? 
> 
> What about this: you probably have a magnet on your wheel 
> already to measure your speed so you can detect if the bike 
> is in move. Add a hidden button or any other means that you 
> can tell the device you locked or unlocked your bike. If it's 
> locked and moving, turn on GPS and send SMS every 5 minutes 
> until the battery goes out.
> 
> Won't work if you lock your bike in a long tunnel and it gets 
> stolen and the thief doesn't leave the tunnel with your bike 
> before the battery dies, but...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tibor Palinkas
> 
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