Roll up a
business card and put it in the handlebar tube. You never
know - if it may help your identification of the machine. From: Jeff
DelPapa dp@world.std.com
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000
Subject: [trikes] [hpv] Re: Stolen Greenspeed GTR
List-Id: Recumbent Human-Powered Trikes <trikes.ihpva.org>
A lower tech solution. Take a bit of Tyvek, and with a permanent marker, write: This bike belongs to [your name here]. If the name on the repair ticket doesn't match, call xxx.xxx.xxxx. Put one in each tire, against the rim strip.
Should the person flat, and take it to a shop, you might get a call. (and a majority don't change their own tires). The other beneifit of this, is that you have a ready to use tire boot, should you get a cut in the casing.
From: Jeffrey
SparlingDate: Tue, 5 Dec 2000
Subject: [hpv] Re: [trikes] Stolen Greenspeed GTR
List-Id: Human Powered Vehicles Mailing List <hpv.ihpva.org>
Ian,
A potential idea as a mfg/retailer who lets people demo expensive bikes would be to use a digital camera to take a picture of each person who takes a bike out for a demo. You could do it as they sit on the bike and say it is for inclusion in the slide show running on your computer screen somewhere in the store showing other smiling potential customers. If challenged by a customer, you could add with a smile that it is also in the event someone forgets to bring a bike back. This way you create a marketing tool and improve security. I can't imagine many people would object to having their picture taken. If someone did, I would be inclined to ask for some kind of identity and security deposit in lieu of the picture.