Triumphrat

James1300

Inexpensive Bike Alarm...
I got this from a news email sent to me from 'Thumper Talk'

Written by TT Member: KXcam22

I liked the article "Bike theft primer" and wanted to add a technique I use beyond locks when I have to leave my toys unatended, or while camping in a rowdy area. There are devices called personal alarms, I think intended for joggers and others and costs about $25. Essentially it is a 9v battery powered 140DB siren in a package about the size of a cell phone. The one I have has a plastic pin (like a hand grenade) that, when removed, starts the siren. The siren stays on until the pin is replaced. I attach a long length of fishing line with a clasp at the end to the pin to act as a "trip wire". You can either thread the trip wire through your bikes and stuff, tie it to your tailgate, or use is as a perimeter alarm trip wire pegged to the ground with a stake. The alarm unit can be taped to something or with mine I glued a magnet to it. When tripped in the dark the siren is astonishingly loud and debilitating and difficult to reset with the pin, even if you know what to do. For a thief to find and reset it would be next to impossible. I know that friends who have inadvertently tripped it could not. A versatile alarm for $25.00. Hope this helps someone keep their stuff. Cam.

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eyefly

James1300... You're brilliant! Doesn't matter where you alarm idea came from. Let's see...$300.00 or more, for a commercial system or an inexpensive alternative that does the same job, which basically is to keep your bike from disappearing. Love the idea and can visualize anchoring the "rip chord" to the ground, essentially ensuring that if the bike moves more than an inch... Screamin' alarm!!! Thanks for a great idea! eyefly