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Has anyone here used the Ride system? Looks promising. It has a cellular connection and will alert your phone if there is any movement on your bike. It also works as a Lojack.
I was shopping for a long range paging alarm system for when I am traveling and found this instead. Mainly I was freaked out about leaving my bike in a parking garage again, in places like Vegas.
It also does ride tracking and some other things I didn't need. Anyhow, I just ordered it and was wondering if anyone else has experience with it. Thanks.
Looks like $330 for the system. Not to bad compared to the headaches my friend is still dealing with when his bike was stolen back in Aug and he's still battling with the insurance company.
Yeah, it's actually cheaper than a nice paging alarm and the range is unlimited so long as there is cell service available. Cheap peace of mind IMO. I might look into getting the tire pressure sensors as well.
I have it on my bike, I like it. It has saved my bike 3 times that I know of. It has a perimeter alarm that will go off if someone stands too close to it. While staying in a motel in Baytown, Tx last year, I had 3 instances in a two week period where my phone woke me up to say that my perimeter alarm was going off. All three times when I went outside to check on the bike, I found the cover pulled off and laying on the ground. The alarm had scared off whoever was messing with it.
I love the GPS tracking on it, I can pull out my phone and see where the bike is at all times. It records maps of all of your rides, including speed. I have the ability to arm/disarm the alarm from my phone. It also comes with a key fob that will automatically arm/ disarm the bike when the fob is within a few feet of it. So I can just walk up and get on bike, no need to remember to turn it off or on.
It does have a few limitations. Being in a parking garage can interfere with the GPS, the cellular antennae is small and the signal gets blocked easily. Also, if you have it outside with a cover, rain will set off the perimeter alarm constantly. And when I work on or clean the bike, I have to keep the key fob on the seat to keep it from going off.
All in all I am very happy with this alarm, worth every penny.
I believe so. You can also adjust the sensitivity of it. I have turned it down so that the rain doesn't set it off, but when I did it wouldn't go off unless someone actually sat down on the seat. I like to keep it set where it gives warning chirps if someone stands within a foot of the seat. Keeping it so sensitive is why the alarm went off while the cover was being pulled off on those 3 incidents.
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