Bike Trackers – Knog Scout?

Has anyone got good or bad experiences of bike trackers without subscription?
I saw a Knog yesterday that other than mounting to a bottle cage seems ideal….

I don’t do ANY subscriptions at all so it needs to be a one off payment.

You know that’s an AirTag right? (with handy extra buttons & tamper alarm) Do you have an iPhone? Useless to you otherwise.
Actually looks like a decent product though, not seen that before, ta! 😃

You know that’s an AirTag right? (with handy extra buttons & tamper alarm)

The bloke showed me yesterday said it doesn’t alert the thief like Airtag does.

Personally I can’t see the point of the bottle cage mounted trackers as everyone knows what they are. So at best are a deterrent, in which case you can just put an empty box on there….

I’d personally fit a hidden version.

The bloke showed me yesterday said it doesn’t alert the thief like Airtag does.

he’s bullshitting you then. It’s not like an AirTag, it is an AirTag. Exactly the same tech/network/app etc. Apple aren’t going to let this bypass their anti-stalker system.

Personally I can’t see the point of the bottle cage mounted trackers as everyone knows what they are.

with this though it also provides a tamper-alarm. But yeah probably more useful for when you’ve stopped at a cafe or something than e.g. when a bike is nicked out of your shed (unless it’s REALLY loud lol)

I’ve got the Knog Scout on my bike. I like it. It’s hard to say if it has prevented anything happening but I like the peace of mind when I’m in a cafe, queuing to register or otherwise away for a few minutes.

The motion sensor/alarm seems to work well. It’s very sensitive – which can cause problems if you prop it against a camper van or something which may move a bit. It’s good to know the bike will make some noise if someone moves it. It’s not ear-splitting loud but loud enough you’ll hear it from a few metres away or it’ll attract attention at an event.

Other use I’ve found is when I leave my bike locked in the car (sometimes do this overnight at events) – you can check the bike is where you left it in the morning without getting out of bed. Nice reassurance.

Personally I can’t see the point of the bottle cage mounted trackers as everyone knows what they are. So at best are a deterrent, in which case you can just put an empty box on there….

I’d personally fit a hidden version.

If they get away back to their chop-shop or carry security bits then sure they can get them off… but meanwhile its setting the alarm off.

As most of my bikes don’t have bottle cages I was thinking of putting them inside the frame anyway.

As soon as knog come out with an android version I’ll be getting one (possibly more)

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he’s bullshitting you then. It’s not like an AirTag, it is an AirTag. Exactly the same tech/network/app etc. Apple aren’t going to let this bypass their anti-stalker system.

Bollox… it did seem too good to be true at the price.

I got three of these, but have had a pretty poor experience.  Two of the three have been replaced already, and now all three are going back again.  They ‘brick’ themselves frequently – especially after a firmware update is forced on them.  I’ve lost count of the number of helpful emails I’ve had with their support team in Australia, but as soon as I think I’ve got one working, it throws a wobbly.  One just started randomly alarming whilst one of my boys was out riding with his pals – for example.  Another won’t pair/setup at all.  The third was working fine, until I had to update firmware and now it’s toast – can connect to it, but can’t arm it or track it.

If you do buy one, ideally get it from your LBS and keep the receipt.