Bicycle GPS Recovery Device with Vibration Alarm & Automatic Text Alerts

[@timmy2310]

I have this product and I can tell you it's the best peace of mind you can have for your bike. Especially when ebikes are so expensive. You do not have to keep charging it every 10 hours. That's only if you wanna unlock full tracking mode that records all your data in real time. The most common mode is "sleep mode" or active when unlocked. In real life daily use you only have to charge it once a week for everyday riding. The arming is a slight delay but it's not a problem since you arm it when you get off the bike and it gives you enough time to lock it up and walk away. There is suppose to be a geo-fence option but the software is still in progress. Overall I would highly recommend this for anyone who has a bike and wanted security. If a thief sees a rack full of bikes, your ebike will the one targeted. For the price of a cup of coffee a month you can't go wrong.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Great feedback Tony, I'm glad to hear you're enjoying your CycloTrac and appreciate the feedback about charge time. Mine was basically empty when it arrived so I spent a lot of time thinking about and dealing with charging ;)

[@davidg.johnson7208]

Is it smash proof? If I was a thief and I saw that on a bike in plain sight, flashing a light saying it is an anti-theft device, I wouldn't move the bike but just hit the device with a hammer, baseball bat, etc. Wouldn't that stop it from transmitting? Even if someone through the bike in the bed of a truck or in a van, they could still pull over a few miles down the road and smash the device, or rip it off the bike if it is made out of plastic. I still like it but I would want I to be hidden so the crook(s) would touch the bike first, and I would never be far away from my bike and would get the alert and be there immediately before the crook(s) drove off.

[@IraQNid]

Is it hammer proof? Or bolt cutter proof? I mean if you're cutting off a chain or steel cord why not use the same tool to silence or destroy that alarm? Or simply muffle it with some fabric wrapped around the thing? Or ignore the alarm as you ride off with a stolen bike until you can disarm it?

[@williamaungleyraud]

No tech savvy thief needed. Step 1: cut off the chain/bike lock. Step 2: hammer out the POS GPS. Step 3: ride away. I remember seen somewhere a GPS for bikes with a tubular design, you toss it into the bike frame and tighten with a internal screw. It charged with wireless charger. If I find it again I'll post it. I'd rather have a GPS that the thief won't see and break it off the bike than somethings with leds lights and beeps and plastic casing with buttons to be reset by anyone. High cost + monthly subscription. Regardless of the fact that even if you find where your stolen bike is, you'll still have to fight for it.

[@semidemiurge]

THIS. It needs to be hidden and/or protected from simply being smashed by a hammer disabling it. This device is also too large, there is no reason it needs to be so big.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Good points, hopefully it would go off while being smashed in that scenario and just add to the noise, physical effort and uncertainty that a thief would experience targeting your bike vs. another. Imagine smashing something like this and hearing it beep then wondering if some pissed guy was going to come after you... Depending where you are, someone might even shoot at you (I see a lot of folks with guns in Texas and wouldn't want to hammer on their bikes ever, in this way it might even protect the whole rack of bikes)

[@Mike-gz4xn]

Nah, people don't care if someone is stealing a bicycle. A cheap motion alarm would work just the same then.

[@relikvija2]

ohn I will fight for it:)

[@hypknot]

you can call caps if someone stole your bike. you don't need to fight in real :) unless you like to fight :)

[@gvcarpenter60]

I own a Boomerang Cyclotrac and glad I have it as well as my Velosurance policy. A $3,000 bike is too easily lost and I've fallen victim to bike theft in the past. You state it only lasts 10 hours on a charge but that's when actively tracking your ride (or theft) in standby the battery lasts for weeks. I can charge the Cyclotrac right from my ebike's USB battery port so it really not a big deal for me.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

That's awesome Greg! Good point about charging on the bike, I love it when you can tap into the ebike battery for accessories like this. Do you use a right angle USB cord so it won't snag? Not sure where your plug is but I thought this could help: amzn.to/2kC3kmW

[@carpetszar]

I was hoping to use these with a rental program. Your integrity in analysis has helped me to choose elsewhere.

[@robertgreen7569]

These are two trackers that I'm considering: 1. Spot Trace pros: real gps, shaped like an old time pager, sort of concelable as long as the units view of the sky isn't obstructed by metal. Cons: needs to see the sky, $99 unit cost and $99 for a year of sat service. 2. Iota Tracker pros: smaller than an old time pager and very conceilable Cons: is rf based with a base unit that gets about 3 miles range and the tracker itself. The company is counting on selling a lot of units per city because the more base units that are plugged in the larger the sevice area will be. I'll wait to see if more units get plugged in in my area before I'll spend $149 on one of these.

[@RoboticusMusic]

Is there a feature to have it track once every 10 minutes to save battery instead of every 4 seconds or nothing? This is needed if it gets stolen while you were asleep without track mode on. Let's say you lock it up in your garage and your family leaves the garage door open overnight. By the time you wake up the thief has already got it home, found it, and smashed it to pieces.

[@RoboticusMusic]

If it can track every 10 minutes and you can tap on the blue location indicator on the app from the history you can find a time when the thief was riding it or driving by a shopping center with camera's. Also if a thief puts it in his car, what happens to the signal?

[@VeganDog]

I am looking for a GPS tracker for a bike, but this looks junk. It's only plastic and is clearly visible. All a thief would have to do is hit it with a lump hammer and the thing would be shot. Would only take a second. Being plastic they could even melt it with a blow torch, which would not create any movement and not even set the alarm off. Plus being clearly visible, even if it was metal they would only have to drill out the fixings. Something like a tungsten carbide bit on a high speed rotary tool would just rip through any fixing. A GPS needs to be concealed if you are to have any hope of getting your bike back. Does anyone know of any decent GPS devices that actually work? Most of the reviews for these products are terrible.

[@phishiphishi]

Yes indeed .... but its beautiful & matches the bike ... Duh

[@dewiowen3010]

I agree with you. How can you have an expensive tracker that is clearly visible.

[@funkylighthouselamp]

I think people are missing a major point here, as soon as your bike is disturbed it texts you. I have one on my ebike and I have the best lock I can afford and a wheel lock. I don't leave my bike far from me either..coffee shop...walmart...grocery store. I leave my bike very public and visible, you mess with it the alarm is loud and people gonna be looking your way and I will be there to in 30 secs or less!

[@Henryisvegan]

Maybe the alarm isn't so important. If you can deactivate it but every 5min or so you can locate the bike to make sure it is still in place? Ocassionaly enabling he alarm as secondary protection.

[@JB-ns3xo]

When there cutting your locks could they just cut into the tracker a few times and turn it off

[@mtbboy1993]

Best place to put a tracker is in the down tube, a long flexible tube with electronics bend in each pes push in and then install bottom bracket. So this way you take things apart. But I I haven't seen something like that yet, only for handle bar but I haven't seen a pro ler solution yet

[@michaelthompson5610]

Court ;; EXCELLENT & CONCISE review ( as usual ) but for the price and cons of the devices battery life i'll continue to shop for other choices~

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Thanks Michael! Doing my best ;)

[@EPSTomcat11]

Nice - hadn't heard of this product. Any more inconspicuous gps locator alternatives? I would prefer something that hides more easily but comes with a sticker. As a thief if I saw a sticker but didn't see anything I wouldn't waste too much time or take a chance, and I'd just move on to my next target.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

That's a good point, I like the idea of a big warning sticker or something but no clear way to disable or even know where the device is... it wold be neat if that could also include a blinker light or something as well, just to show it's legit ;)

[@stevepetttyjohn7900]

I wonder if it can be charged by the micro usb ports that are on most ebikes. Perhaps while the main battery is being charged?

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Yeah, that's a great idea... if you use a right angle USB adapter like this amzn.to/2lc9dV4 it would probably stay mostly out of the way too :)

[@santoshgeddamuri7244]

Is the casing strong enough to survive a hammer hit?If a thief cant get rid of alarm he can simply hammer hard on it.

[@phishiphishi]

or fill it with spray foam .....

[@sting1111]

Many ebikes have usb charging ports. I will give this a try.

[@Livefreeman]

does it work in Canada?

[@davidnaranjo7903]

Can u send me one please. My bike got stolen yesterday and am going to waste anther $250 on another bike to get me to school.

[@SuperPapadzul]

In Inyo county property is protected by S & W!!

[@THEBOB566974]

sound like one of those sirens police bikes have lol

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Yeah, I thought it sounded like a little car alarm when it went off :P

[@mrferris4379]

So rob one and take to the outback???

[@tomthumb9839]

Thanks for the good review. Interesting anti theft device.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Yeah! Very cool right? I basically reviewed it twice and tried to come at it from different perspectives, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@midway241]

Have you reviewed the Super 73 by Lithium Cycles yet?

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Not yet but it looks cool! I'm planning to meetup with the motor company later this year and get some in-depth coverage :D

[@UDX-340]

A tinge of Walter White from breaking bad.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Possibly, I just like having fun :D

[@a.g.9360]

Is it even waterproof?

[@supersand7502]

can this be charged with the battery usb port on most ebikes

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Yeah! That's a great suggestion, there are also right-angle Micro USB adapters that you can use to keep the cable clear when pedaling: amzn.to/2lc9dV4

[@mrtay14]

It's an excellent Idea. You should use your bike battery to charge the security unit itself. Probably would be a lot easier then removing the unit.

[@sescopian9118]

You might want to review Sherlock Bike.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Cool! Thanks for the tip, I'll reach out to them ;)

[@RawthoughtTV]

This is the most useless product I've ever seen. 10hr battery yet screwed to the bike. Really obvious tracker. Even beeps to warn the thief there's a tracker, but not a proper alarm to cause them a problem. Terrible, terrible design.

[@sting1111]

Loki // Raw Thought Do you have a better solution to tracking a stolen bike?

[@Amatronix999]

Nice review as always court .but this is an extremely poor product for your youtube channel,(my fav by the way)a mini gps tracker thats used with car,motobikes that uses a sim card (from any network) is a far better option for only round $40 also it can be wired into the ebike battery so it wont go flat,they also have movement sensors that alerts the uses as well as having a programmable geo fence option as well as being a 1/3 size of a cellphone so easily hidden.I dont know why this product is so big and bulky and been designed to be so easily damaged.The name is well suited as it will come back and bite the company for designing such an obsolete product. I really liked your prius/camping review as it shows your dedication towards the industry Sorry bout the rant but this fast growing industry and consumers are being duped with this inferior product and deserve better.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Thanks for your support and feedback! It does appear that a few companies are offering solutions to this problem but like that the CycloTrac has actual radio GPS, can you explain the sim card $40 thing a bit more or maybe link? I'd love to check it out if it also uses this sort of longer range technology :)

[@slavrine]

www.postscapes.com/gps-bike-tracker/

[@bonilla2022]

Excellent work and review! 8-)

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Thanks Frank! I thought this was a neat device, glad you enjoyed the review

[@relikvija2]

adam savage, saw right through the bullshit mask

[@mtbboy1993]

I don't think it would take extreme weather that well, I could not see any seal/grommet, or withstand a high speed impact. This is pointless for knownlagable thieves.

[@NonSenZ21]

Hey Court, you should check the connected pedal : connectedcycle.com/pedal.html You don't need to charge it and it's harder to disable or take apart.

[@ElectricBikeReview]

Neat product Anthony! I'd love to check one out and review it but I don't see a contact form on their website?

[@strongebow]

they should have do it like sherlock, sherlock tell you it have been stolen if the bike leave the aeea you set like 10 feet or 5 feet etc.. Just sad it is sk hard to buy sherlock because they are in europe. I know they work on a V2 that will came in america.

[@Serbo-Greek]

Too big and obvius. It will help, but not every time.

[@rifleman42051]

yo court review this man this is more of an ideal Lo-Jack for e bikes.... www.sherlock.bike/en/

[@bobmatthews352]

Boomerang GPS CycloTrac customers have been very satisfied with the peace of mind from having the alarm tracker on their bikes. The San Jose Police were confident enough to use them in a sting operation in a high bike theft area in downtown San Jose this past summer. Typically 30 bikes a month are stolen there. The results after equipping the bikes over a month were zero Boomerang CycloTrac's were stolen. The detective's conclusion was the blinking activation lights and periodic beeps discouraged the thieves to move onto easier prey. The police tell us consistently to do anything you can to make it harder to take your bike. The story is here: boomerangbike.com/boomerang-gps-cyclotrac-used-in-san-jose-bike-theft-sting-operations-had-unexpected-results/

[@phishiphishi]

No m8 ... the thieves moved on because the police started doing what we pay them to do ....

[@mtbboy1993]

10 hour battery is a joke.

[@ephtea614]

"Hurry up already! I wanna go home!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/faK3nISldt6FhKM

[@RyanBorger]

Ridiculously large, ridiculously noticeable. Would take a thief less than 5 seconds to break it off and be on their way. Tracking should be hidden. Have to recharge or it dies in 10 hours? Sorry, but this one is worthless for me. Then you have to pay monthly. And it's close to 200? No.. For an alarm, get an actual motorcycle alarm, add 12v converter, and still have money left over for what you'd pay for that. When you can get 3 gps trackers that take watch batteries for 19.99 small enough to fit on a keychain, with no monthly fee, this solution makes no sense.