Protect Your Bike: Register It and Tag It in Minutes
A registered, tagged bike is far easier to recover — and far less appealing to steal. Here's how to give yours a digital identity in a few minutes, so that if it's ever taken, you've already done the hard part.
Why register?
A recovered bike is only reunited with its owner if ownership can be proven. A dated record of your frame number, photos and receipts is exactly that proof — and it travels with the bike.
1. Record the frame number
Your frame number is your bike's fingerprint — usually stamped under the bottom bracket, on the head tube or a dropout. Register your bike and record it, along with make, model, colour and a couple of clear photos. That single record is what lets police and buyers confirm the bike is yours.
2. Add photos and receipts
Photograph the whole bike plus any distinguishing marks — scratches, stickers, custom parts, upgraded wheels. Keep receipts where you can. The more specific the detail, the more recognisable your bike becomes if it's shared on an alert.
3. Tag it
A visible QR or NFC tag tells a thief the bike is registered and traceable, and lets an honest finder reach you in one scan — without exposing your details. It's the cheap, battery-free equivalent of a pet tag for your bike.
Deterrent first, recovery second. Thieves avoid marked, registered bikes because they're harder to sell on. Registration works before anything is stolen.
If the worst happens
Because you've already recorded everything, raising an accurate alert on the Lost & Stolen Register and filing a proper police report takes seconds, not a frantic hunt for details you don't have.