There have recently been a couple of cases in Madison where a stolen bike was recovered from pawn shops, at least partly based on the recorded serial number. And then of course there were the 600 recovered bikes where the DA had to drop the case against the alleged thieves/fences because it was impossibly to prove that the bikes had indeed been stolen. Recorded serial numbers certainly would've helped with that http://www.wkow.com/story/29172015/2015/05/27/exclusive-police-seize-600-suspected-stolen-bikes-but-da-drops-case
So no, a recorded serial number won't prevent your bike from being stolen nor from being sold on Craigslist or at a yard sale. But if the bike _is_ recovered, it'll provide you with an easy way to identify the bike and prove ownership. Btw, the Bike Fed has partnered with BikeIndex to facilitate the registration of your bikes in an online database: http://wisconsinbikefed.org/2015/03/18/bike-theft-ring-busted-and-we-launch-stolen-bike-registry/ Harald. On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 4:11 AM William Hauda <[email protected]> wrote: > This bike theft and the urging by Madison PD to keep a record of > serial numbers for identification again begs the question of how useful > that actually is. There is no national database of bicycle serial > numbers like there is of VINs for motor vehicles, so how can knowing the > serial number of a stolen bike even be helpful? > > http://www.channel3000.com/news/2700-bike-stolen-from-garage-in-madison-neighborhood/33549346 > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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