About 1.5 million bicycles are stolen each year, and only about 20 percent are recovered and returned to their original owners. A California company, Factory Enhancements Corp., has introduced a ...

Discover an innovative DIY project as we transform a standard fixed-gear bicycle into a collapsible and self-locking model.

Having a bike stolen can be a traumatic and extremely expensive experience. One inventor wants to help you avoid that, while passing off any potential trauma to a would-be thief in the process. The ...

About ten minutes after the very first car alarm went off, the tech went from being a genuine theft deterrent to an annoyance that everyone just ignores. The makers of the Bike Mine have a better idea ...

Time to keep your baby safe. Think about it, you lock your house, your car, and you even put a lock on your locker at work. But you just let you bike sit there. Come on. Some bikes are light enough to ...

This Simple circuit can be used to Guard your bike from theft. It gives a loud alarm tone if somebody tries to start the bike. The alarm disables only when the hide switch S2 is opened. The circuit ...

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