Fatbikes, of all things…

  • MeanEYE@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Bicycles already have a serial number under crankshaft.

    All am saying is for either government or manufacturer to issue a standardized plastic card to indicate ownership. Doesn’t even have to have a name on it. Just serial number and bike description or whatever. So whoever steals your bike will have to steal the card as well making it significantly harder.

    • wahming@monyet.cc
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      1 year ago

      Unless there’s a way to verify authenticity, which would require central registration of some sort (good luck with that), such a card would be easily faked. It’d impact legit owners more than actual thieves, since many people would probably lose theirs at some point.

      • SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        You can have a “public key/private key” system, so the code on the card is matched with but is not the same as the code on the bike.