The University of Portsmouth has just unveiled a $13,000 system to help protect your crappy bike. Obviously, a bike is hard enough to replace to warrant such an extravagant security measure. The system requires a special bike rack and a motion sensor on the vehicle itself. It is then engaged via a text message to the security office. Once motion is detected the system sets off a silent alarm and directs campus CCTV cameras towards the site of the crime. Security cameras never have anything interesting to capture anyway.
Of course, $15 snake lock is out of the question when it comes to bike security. Hopefully the system will migrate to things that actually need some sort of protection. You know. Like cars?
High-tech bike lock turns cameras on thieves [24dash.com]
wow that is amazing i never seen anything like that
You *do* realize that not all bikes are cheap pieces of crap? See cargo-carrying longtails like the Xtracycle, street racers with carbon-fiber frames, or electric bikes up to and including the Optibike; a good bike can easily cost far more than a cheap used car.
If this system stops two Optibikes from being stolen, it’s paid for itself.