I didn't spend $1100 on my recumbent, but I did spend several weeks welding, grinding, painting, re-building and otherwise hacking it together. I figure I'd sell it for US$1500. I know of several recumbents and experimental bikes that have been stolen, just because they are odd-looking. One of them was just taken for a joyride and dumped into the river. I keep mine under lock and key and out of site as much as possible. My vote is for a GPS transmitter. --Lawrence Lile ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Paul" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [EE]: A fool-proof bicycle alarm > Take it in the house with you when you're not on it. > Thats what I do. Haven't had it stolen yet. Mine > doesn't take up very much room. And it was only > about $250.00. Nowhere near yours at $1100.00. > > > Regards, > > Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrik Husfloen > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 7:45 PM > Subject: [EE]: A fool-proof bicycle alarm > > > Hi, > I've spent some long hours trying to figure out a way to construct a bicycle > alarm that isn't subject to kids poking at it and having it go off for fun, > or just because someone bumped the bike by accident. > I also want the alarm to either 1) hurt like hell, 2) hurt like hell, 3) > make a lot of noise that hurts like hell. > I've had my bike stolen about 7 times already and I'm starting to get sick > of it, only once did the theives get caught, turned out they were drugged > out losers, at least they got sent to jail. > > My bike isn't exactly cheap, about $1100 (USD), so spending up to $60-70 > wouldn't be too unreasonable. > The last time it got stolen I got really pissed off. > I left it outside the house for about 2-3 h before I noticed it was gone, so > I called the police etc. > Later that night I was walking my dog and I found the bike (or what was left > of it) behind a building, maybe 50m from the house I live in, completely > slaughtered, not a _single_ screw was left in the bike. > And they even cut(!) the frame (the only part left) in two just so they > could get the read wheel with them, it had one of those big U shaped locks > on it. > > My dad suggested strapping explosives to it, which isn't a bad idea if it > could be made 100% sure no inncent people got hurt or that it wouldn't > destroy the bike. > > Any ideas are greatly appriciated, > > Patrik > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body