This Bike Has a Built-in AirTag AND Cellular Tracking!

Check out the Maco Trace here: bit.ly/3krnvTi
In this video I review the Vanmoof S3 and test out it's Apple Find My tracking as well as its cellular GSM tracking capabilities.
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AirTag: amzn.to/3nafEtb
Instagram: / mega.lag
Twitter: / megalagofficial
Video Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Unboxing / Set-up
2:05 - Design & Riding Experience
4:15 - Theft Protection & Tracking
8:35 - Issues with Vanmoof

[@bloxyranks]

Always a good day when MegaLag uploads! The device that conceals AirTags is a great product, one of the better sponsors on this platform

[@MegaLag]

Thanks Bloxyy! Yeah I'm picky with my sponsors, but when these guys got in touch with me, it seemed like the perfect product to recommend. It's worked really well on my bike. Definitely a better solution than my "duct tape to the bottom of the seat" approach haha.

[@hippopotamus86]

Thieves would likely remove anything like this from the bike as it makes it easier to identify. Something like handlebar grips which can incorporate it would be ideal, as long as it doesn't block the signal. Perhaps a video idea to test it?

[@basicallyedward]

@@MegaLag could I ask what camera are you using???

[@vinceghio]

@@MegaLag I have an idea that I have done with postcards. you should go on vacation and ad few days before you are scheduled to leave send a package with the air tag inside and see who arrives 1st. i know drop off times are different so you could just call it at your local post office.

[@williamhartman1308]

Mega Lag, I have Echo Show and internet acts up on device sometimes. Get it?

[@OnlyMon0]

Literally the perfect sponsor!! The product looks great and ties in with your channel and video perfectly. lol. . . . I never thought I would be making a comment like this but here I am :)

[@MegaLag]

Thanks man! Yeah I was stoked when they approached me. I’ve had all kinds of sponsorship requests I’ve had to turn down. So was really nice to find something that fit this well!

[@kr1491]

This man made his content only from airtags…huge respect

[@JasonCarr1979]

Came here to say that your product placement was spot on. Way to go man. Keep up the good work.

[@MegaLag]

Thanks mate! Glad you found it appropriate!

[@kokomcneal6197]

„I got a drone“ 😁😁 Really beautiful scenery and spot-on info about the bike. Thank you very much. Also a bike like this is needed to go over the Düsseldorf bridges, they are really long. I once walked over the Rheinkniebrücke and it took almost half an hour.

[@SplashTubeMc]

I put my AirTag into the motor case of my ebike. Ultimate protection and I hope no one will ever search for it there. Thank you so much for these great and informative videos. The AirTags really rock !

[@filmcarsetc]

I can't get over how good this channel is. Perfect, unique content that I truly love. Thanks man!

[@ChrisHanken]

Super happy you have a sponsor for the videos & what a fitting company!!!

[@jonmarkholmes]

Living in the Netherlands, I was of course super tempted getting a VanMoof and the AirTag network support was a further plus. Ended up with Muto, cheaper and the big plus was being able to take the battery out to charge but no AirTag support of course. Great video though, the maco sounds perfect as I wanted to attach an AirTag in some way, better than taping it haha

[@rainbowleaves9379]

Great advertisement of the airtag mount! Seemed very genuine and gave an honest opinion. Very rare on this platform!

[@muhsin_sultan]

Get the mako thing for the airtag, pretty much hidden in plain sight, solves one of the main concerns of the airtag in terms of theft protection and obvs gonna be cheaper than €2.2k

[@TBH_Inc]

7:45 thanks for telling me about this product! I got an air tag with the intention of putting it on my bike and mounting it under my seat or something like that. But that product sounds great, thank you!

[@leondaignault6640]

Hey mate, I have just discovered your channel and let me just start ofd by saying i absolutely love it. The air-tag vids are so fun and interesting and i just cant wait for the future. Keep it up!

[@drinkingchamp5271]

Back at again! I was hyped to see a video uploaded!

[@ishaan16]

Hey your videos are getting greater and greater

[@asiandrag0n]

Hey ML! I wanna say I love your videos! I had my nice 2019 Norco Storm 3 (paid $700+) stolen from me Sunday night, and I got it back Tuesday afternoon. But thanks to the AirTag, I was able to track it! The thief took it around my area near my college, and eventually sold it to a unknowing guy in the next town over for $150 where my friend saw it on a transit bus! Although some accessories were taken from it, plus a bent brake lever, my bike is still in good shape after I took it to my local bike shop to have it looked over. Also, I bought a 3d printed mount on Etsy that puts my AirTag under my bottle cage where it’s barely noticeable.

[@MegaLag]

Hey Nathan! So glad to hear you got your Bike back. The AirTag really is great for getting back your items. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@eshay641]

norco storm 3 gang 💪💪💪

[@asiandrag0n]

@@eshay641 mines bright green, n it has a milk crate on the back! So it’s def a looker.

[@eshay641]

@@asiandrag0n Haha! Absoloute beauty

[@asiandrag0n]

@@eshay641 it really is! I live on my college campus, so I get complements every now n then.

[@Herr_Katze]

Thanks!

[@MegaLag]

Yoooo!!!! thank you so much for your kind generosity!

[@Herr_Katze]

@@MegaLag

[@millobotz6601]

oh wowww this how this new KZbin's donate feature works! very cool indeed

[@otterb]

Drone shots have definitely made a difference, great video again!

[@spaceprintsbyalex9703]

Great video as always!

[@historyscape479]

Cool vid keep the air tag content going

[@verven999]

Another great video well done dont stop

[@Vixostoria]

Dang. This is cool. I appreciate you going over everything that i need to know!

[@helpmereach45ksubswithoutvideo]

These videos always makes our days better

[@mjtechde]

Great Video! I'm driving the 2020 model without Apple Find My in Düsseldorf and it blows my mind everyday; Great bike ;D The Vanmoof actually has a second battery in the smart cartridge (the computer) to get the GSM location when the main battery is dead. I would say that the bluetooth connection will stay active with this extra battery too. Also when you drive until you are on 6% the motor will shutdown so lights, gearshifting and connections just as Find My will stay online for a longer time :)

[@jimsgogglebox]

Nice video, drone shots were awesome! Which drone did you get?

[@jasunto]

Following you because your videos are dope!

[@michaeljones5681]

I don’t know how good this video is but I’m sure it’s great. Keep it up megalag

[@stirfryjedi]

Here for the positive voice and vibes, super interesting content is a side bonus haha . Edit: also those drone tracking shots were seriously legit

[@kettsle]

i really like your content. creative, spontaneous... keep it up!!!

[@ShadowRacing]

Love this channel.

[@joostmeijerink4668]

Nice one Jono!

[@superposition]

Good content mate.. loved it

[@MegaLag]

Thanks Ajmal! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Albino.Monkey]

I hope you are successful, MegaLag!

[@artificialbtr]

Great video, as always!

[@MegaLag]

Thanks Butter! :D

Congrats on getting a sponsor!

[@felixwolny]

Wer kommt auch aus Deutschland und ist stolz, so einen Ehrenmann in unserem Land zu haben

[@clemensharpf]

Stolz kann man auf eine Eigenleistung sein.

[@spacegoldfish40]

@@clemensharpf Du bist der Spaß auf Partys oder?

[@clemensharpf]

@@spacegoldfish40 Weiß nicht, möglicherweise. Hab nur ein massives Problem mit der modernen Verwendung des Begriffs „Stolz“….

[@giorgio78]

@@clemensharpfIst halt so ein Gemeinschaftsgefühl, jeder trägt was bei

[@artgreg2296]

Thanks for the video on the vanmoof. I hide my airtags under the carter of the motor of bosch motor. I got mainly cube electric bike. And first of all i modify the airtag to completely remove its speaker

[@mhoobag1]

And glad I watched till the end of the vid. After sales is important to me and when you spend that much money you want help they should be their for you. They need to remember that we will need battery replacements and parts in the future and treating customers bad will not get them any future purchases.

[@theanswerisfortytwo8481]

Your channel is awesome!!!

[@konstantin2387]

Du machst echt klasse Videos!

[@SGprooo]

This is the type of sponsors that fits great with the video

[@JohnGrahambeehive]

Excellent fair review!

[@danielburgin1060]

Nice to see more regular vids awesome keep it up pls

[@LusterPandaKnight]

Great content!

[@josephhrbrt]

this is really funny to see, i just tested one in eindhoven near düsseldorf and was really impressed

[@ParagTechVideos]

Wow Weekly uploads. Good Job brother

[@MegaLag]

Thanks brother! I’ll try keep up the momentum :D

[@ParagTechVideos]

@@MegaLag Thanks for the reply love from India.

[@closeben]

I love that you update the sub count in the intro of your vids. What’s the meaning behind the various tech company logos flying through space though?

[@benjaminlinssen5569]

Hey great vid and we'll done with the succes on KZbin. Btw could you make a video comparing the top gps tracker devices like tile sticker and Samsung smart things?

[@FGV_Gravity]

I love your channel, please upload more

May I suggest you add the name of the bike to the title (or at least the tags - - in case you haven't already). This would make your video discoverable to the bike manufacturer (which may increase your chances of a better customer support since they'd look forward for a better review) and will also increase your discoverability to people using Google to search for the bike name

[@maxboesch-powers2061]

Very good idea! Van moof got lots of street cred on YT

[@bradleytechman]

Here since 600 subs!

[@gab33]

For the issue in with contact in Germany: I own a S2 and the Berlin vanmoof store helped me 2 times very fast via phone. They have a local phone number. Also calling the office in Amsterdam works ok, if you‘re ok with the cost calling a abroad number.

[@jacksvo]

i work at a bike shop. the problem is that the seat post probably didn’t get enough grease which is a major factor and yes obviously the duct tape, now us bike mechanics definitely try to put out bikes as fast as we can and sometimes stuff doesn’t get done how it should be that’s why we have two mechanics look over the bike before it goes out also the bike handle was definitely a shipping error it happens all the time every single wheel on each bike that we get in in the bike shop is always slightly bent it is totally normal

[@idiotsandwich1908]

You know it's gonna be a good video when it's Megalags.

[@VoidXTR_IS_PRO69420]

Big fan jono!

[@BroskiGS]

Is it me or is that intro so unique and sick

[@sayoriexecutable]

Nice camera in 4k what camera do you use> :D also the audios crisp what microphone do you use?

[@TMCNJ]

2:27 had me laughing 😂 channeling his inner Goldblum

[@Isdale]

I don't own a bike or any apple products but I really enjoy your videos. Good shit!

[@MegaLag]

Cheers Andrew!

[@itroublve337]

Exactly what we all have been waiting for 🤔

[@premkalantri1834]

Insane how I just moved to Düsseldorf and realised from the video you live in the city as well 😅🙏🏼

[@amb1u5]

the laughing skull from independence day for the warning animation lol

[@Benhutchie22386]

Amazing!

[@BaerliGER]

2:24 rly got me :D

[@PorkShark]

The GSM tracking seems like it was included for redundancy. That's one of the biggest things in engineering, you have to add redundancies to allow for situations where important features fail.

[@pierro11810]

I refuse to burn over 2k$ for a bike that can come with issues and despicable customer service afterwards. An e-bike do look fun, but this Vanmoof I'll absolutely stay clear off if I ever drop the investment. Thanks for the video!

[@pbpx]

that drone shot 😂 😂

[@captainpicard3016]

I watched your previous video and bought an airtag for it when I got a new bike a few months ago. I have an iPad which I use to setup my airtag and I carry my iPad with me and my SAMSUNG PHONE when I cycle to university. The first two days, I got it, it was OK. Then I noticed afterwards, every time I use my bike. My airtag will beep every time I cycle to and from university because it thinks my Android phone is being tracked by the airtag even though my iPad is with me. In the end, I ended up returning the air tag. I was also not that worried of bike theft afterwards because I noticed other bikes on campus were clearly more expensive than my cheap bike. Maybe I'll get the Samsung one but like 90% of people I see on campus use iPhones so the apple network will definitely be better.

[@DerKatzeSonne]

I've read a lot of comments in the past where people got a damaged or somehow broken bike from them. What a shame. So you are probably not alone with this... PS: Normally I'm always "the one" that gets shipped all the damaged products :D welcome to the club, I know exactly how you feel!

[@IMRROcom]

5:15 what do you use to track the multiple positions? That is rather cool. I can see using that when I'm on a trip to keep my wife updated on my location and where I have been.

[@MegaLag]

Hey! Not entirely sure what you mean? This basically tracking one device (Vanmoof) but because I attached an AirTag to the bike too, you can see both being tracked at the same time. Hope that answers your question!

[@pnwmeditations]

My next bike will definitely be an e-bike, but I'm waiting for the market to mature a little more here in the US. I get the feeling that it's still fairly early adopter tech.

[@littlejackalo5326]

There are the same bikes available for you guys that we have. Any bike you can get in dispute, you can get in the US. In fact,I might venture to say the US bikes are better. Less restrictions. It's all the same, and there is no sorcery going on. It's pretty basic stuff.

[@jessebeekmans0908]

Yay Dutch bike!!! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@thomastevis8655]

Awesome videos sorry I’m soo late

[@e.4485]

Pov you watch him because his story telling skills are just top notch and always catching no matter the content

[@axgrf]

There already is a secondary battery in the vanmoof, unfortunately you cant in any way see the state of charge of the bike. But the main battery always keeps the secondary battery at 100%, and if the main battery dies, you get about 1 month of additional tracking.

[@Zemtex22]

Are you recording the Audio and Video with your Ipad? Which App is that?

[@ThatOneLazyGuy...]

“It will alert the bike hunters” is my new favorite sentence

[@abandonedaccount123]

they hunt in packs

[@maxvovnyar]

Cool!

[@spiderfandom7592]

The perfect sponsor doesn't exi....

[@BjurnKolbeek]

Dutch bikes. Gotta love them 💪

[@jeanxlaxon7897]

You should totally test powunity's bike trackers! I use multiple ones on my ebikes/motorcycles

[@1FrostySlime]

I want that bike now

[@TimGamingg]

Are there any updates for the airtags that you shipped ?

[@brandenmarshall3259]

Wish you tested the range but cool video

[@shboyle]

HE RETURNS

[@Widur42]

Sure. Use a visible mount for your air tag. Makes total sense.

[@MegaLag]

Thanks!

[@LUKAS-bb4jc]

Do you know if Maco Trace is going to make a version for scooters ?

[@MontyD]

I BROUGHT A DRONE is such a vibe lol. As a 13 year old drone enthusiast without a drone may I ask which drone?

[@muh1h1]

I don't think 2200€ is very expensive for a good e-bike. I payed 2000€ for a Bosch E-bike without all the whisles (it had a bell though). If i was in the market for an E-Bike i'd strongly consider this one after your review, seams pretty cool!

[@ne0tic]

My bike just got stolen so whenever I buy a new one, I will likely use an AirTag with the Maco Trace!

[@sadmoody]

Jono, mate, that shirt is a choice! Haha!

[@MegaLag]

You’re just jealous of my epic pineapple shirt Mahmood!! 🤣🍍

[@bluecollarstudio8513]

I'm not sure if they updated the firmware or the Find My app as of 3/31/2022 but the Airtag immediately lets the nearest iPhone user know they are being tracked. I put a speakerless Airtag on my wife's bicycle as a theft deterrent but when she went out for a ride, she got 5 notifications in an hour. Kind of useless at this point.

[@RikGeboers]

Check out the cowboy3 in my opinion very similar but just that tad bit better

[@boredmau5]

Need moar content! Thanks - cool as always!

[@Abundancealways]

I’m thinking to buy one, should I *buy it?*

[@spiderfandom7592]

The bike hunters need their own TV show

[@jkmghn]

I‘m not sure, but don’t you need to declare ads in in Videos in Germany?

[@Codex8171]

Any updates on your north korean airtag

[@maxtcl4138]

I'm looking into buying a drone, I would be grateful if you told me what drone you bought.

[@youmuookami7333]

The man. The myth. The air tags.