bicycle alarm

[paul]

how often to you run in a store just to get a drink or something and figure bike will be ok and not lock it. i know i do it way to many times. i found this on ebay and gonna try it out when it gets here. looks quick and easy. i figure 5 bucks shipped it's worth a try. i will report on it after it gets here http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorbike-B...446?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35bd0ea9a6

 

[richirich]

how often to you run in a store just to get a drink or something and figure bike will be ok and not lock it. i know i do it way to many times. i found this on ebay and gonna try it out when it gets here. looks quick and easy. i figure 5 bucks shipped it's worth a try. i will report on it after it gets here http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorbike-B...446?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35bd0ea9a6

Have you thought about a disk lock? They have them w/or without alarms. They are more than $5 but at $25 for a non alarmed one, it is really not that bad. They are really qick to pop on. The problem is that nowadays a thief would just ride away with the alarm going off. With the disk lock the bike will not roll.

If im just running in the store i just pop the disk alarm on. Any longer and i got the cables.

http://motorcycle.motorcycle-supers...Complete&rk=4&uid=&ts=rac&rt=racsug&asug=lock

 

[paul]

i have a really nice lock however as i said for running in store when i don't see need to lock it it will be nice. when i do use my lock i will also turn it on for additional security

 

[Harold_B]

Perhaps I'm just missing it but isn't it just an on/off switch and the A-B-C selector is the sound level? What would keep someone from just pushing the off button?

 

[paul]

you need to push in a 4 letter combination to arm and disarm. the abc is also used for sound level. one of the other listings had a better discription. here it is

Motor / Bicycle Burglar Alarm Lock

New generic Motor / Bicycle Burglar Alarm Lock
Quantity: 1
This Motor/Bicycle Burglar Alarm Lock activates once your bike moved
When the alarm is triggered it will sound 5 times and if triggered again within 5 seconds it will sound for 15 seconds continuously
Keypad will be locked for 3 minutes if the incorrect code is inputted 4 times and resume after the 3 minutes has passed
Features a 4 digit pass code that only the user can unlock
3 Sensitivity levels: High, middle, low
Default sensitivity: Middle
Waterproof (but do not immerse product in water)
If battery is taken out for over 30 seconds, the lock will automatically return to the default code (default code found on user manual)
Power: 1 x 6F22 9V battery (battery not included)
Dynamic current: <100mA
Alarm decibel: 110dB
Work temperature: -15 ~ 75 degrees Celsius
Store temperature: -40 ~ 85 degrees Celsius
Environment humidity level: 5% ~ 98%
Color: Black
Sturdy black plastic, no metal parts to rust
Low power consumption
Easy to install
Package Includes
1 x Motor / Bicycle Alarm
2 x Long Screws
2 x Short Screws
2 x Screw Nuts
1 x User Manual

 

[Harold_B]

Thanks Paul. I did find the other thread discussing this same alarm. Not too bad for the price. Perhaps I'll give a whirl myself.

 

[paul]

i ordered it this morning and will let you know how it works. might end up a waist of money but it was only 5 bucks. people on amazon had mostly good reviews,
http://www.amazon.com/Motorbike-Ala...=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

 

[Diver]

Do we really need another vehicle alarm out there?

 

[fatdaddy]

Do we really need another vehicle alarm out there?

And the short answer is NO FREAKING WAY. No one pays attention to them anyway.
I don't care if I'm just runnin into 7-11 for a pack of smokes and theres no line. If I can't see my bike from where I'm standing, I lock it up. If I'm gonna be a few minutes sometimes I'll use two locks and chains. Some youngsters (Not all) are getting pretty bold about stealing stuff. If they can just throw it in the back of a pickup truck, they will, alarm or not. By the time you hear the alarm and get back outside, it's gone. I think once they get it around the corner they'll just give it a couple shots with hammer and disable it. So just a word of advice from someone that been around for too many years. Lock it up as tight as you can. Then lock it again.(To a tall pole, a big tree or a bike rack.) after you do that then perhaps an alarm will prevent someone from cutting the locks.
fatdaddy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTMohKzjT6k

 

[paul]

i lock it and set the alarm. that alarm going off may just scare them away and keep them from trying to cut the lock. alarm itself i agree is worthless however in combination with the lock i like it

 

[The_Aleman]

I have one of those alarms installed covertly on my bike, paid $5 shipped and installed it last week.

It works extremely well, especially at my local bar. I got sick of people touching my bike while it was parked outside. Last Friday, some yahoo grabbed ahold of my handlebars, the alarm started screaming, and I was out the door in a flash with my beatdown gameface on. No one touches my bike anymore

 

[fatdaddy]

I have one of those alarms installed covertly on my bike, paid $5 shipped and installed it last week.

It works extremely well, especially at my local bar. I got sick of people touching my bike while it was parked outside. Last Friday, some yahoo grabbed ahold of my handlebars, the alarm started screaming, and I was out the door in a flash with my beatdown gameface on. No one touches my bike anymore

Perhaps you already know, you can get a DUI on a regular pedal bike too. The fines and everything are the same as a car.
fatdaddy.

 

[The_Aleman]

Perhaps you already know, you can get a DUI on a regular pedal bike too. The fines and everything are the same as a car.
fatdaddy.

Not that I asked, but I'm well aware of that. You can even get one on a skateboard. This aint my first rodeo on a bicycle.

By the way, did you know you can crash on a bike? Did you know you can get a flat tire on a bike? lol

 

[fatdaddy]

Not that I asked, but I'm well aware of that. You can even get one on a skateboard. This aint my first rodeo on a bicycle.

By the way, did you know you can crash on a bike? Did you know you can get a flat tire on a bike? lol

Sorry bro, didn't mean to offend. Just saying.
fatdaddy.