GPS plus private search agents – the equation for finding your stolen bike?

Thieves operate both day and night to steal a bike. — Photography Zdan Ivan/Shutterstock/AFP Relaxnews

A British company has decided to tackle the problem of bicycle theft head-on, by proposing a new solution for finding a stolen bike as quickly as possible. This system combines a GPS system with agents dedicated to recovering the vehicles out in the field.

In the UK, a bike gets stolen every two minutes on average. When taking into account electric bikes exclusively, only 2% of these vehicles that are stolen are recovered by their owners. To help such owners, BackPedal offers a unique electric bike protection and recovery service.