#bikespike

[bycicleinspirationproject]

Like a mix between old spice + miami vice + soft porn.

Looking forward to install one of these.

[jc2nyc-blog]

Hey Bro, That's My Bike!

Living in North Jersey and commuting to the city on a regular basis poses significant challenges. With one of the largest concerns being bike theft. The folks over at Team Bike Spike have come up with an interesting solution to the problem. GPS theft tracking, direct alerts to local law enforcement, and ride metrics for all you stats junkies.

Fully funded on Kickstarter, I'm sure we'll be seeing this on the road soon.

The BikeSpike from Bike Spike on Vimeo.

(Thanks to John for spotting this one)

[fixamag]

Spike Your Bike! A srácok a komolykodás mellé egy igen röhejes vírusvideóval is készültek, hogy promózzák kickstarter projektjüket.

A BikeSpike nem más, mint a bringádra erősíthető gps jeladó, amit a megannyi adat kinyerésére, de fő célként megjelölve, a bringalopások ellen is használhatunk. Természetesen teljes online és mobil applikációs támogatással, és csatlakozási ponttal (api) a fejlesztők számára. Nekem egy kicsit ott sántít, hogy a kulacstartóra lett tervezve. Ez egyrészt nem minden bringán van, másrészt lopásnál egy pöppet feltűnő a fekete dobozka a vázon :( Az elképzelés jó, a kivitelezésen még csiszoltam volna a srácok helyében.  Lopás ellen, sokkal inkább el tudok képzelni egy olyan készüléket amit a nyeregcsövedbe tudsz elhelyezni. Rejtve marad, nehezebb tőle megszabadulni, és kevésbé rombolja egy letisztult fixi összképét ;)  Mindenesetre egy jó kezdeményezés, aki szeretné, támogathatja őket a kickstarteren, illetve bővebb infókat is kaphattok a projekt oldalán.

[fixed5311]

The BikeSpike

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Dieses Video ist sowas von großartig !

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[staceyjoy]

BikeSpike:

Monitor your bike's location on a map using your phone or computer, (native iOS and android app included)

Collision detection system can alert key members of your contact list and share the location of an accident.

Grant temporary access to local law enforcement, helping increase the chances of recovery.

Digitally "lock" your bike and receive a notification if your bike moves from its geo-fenced location or if someone even tampers with it

Share your stats (distance, speed, and courses...) with friends, coaches and spectators. 

Monitor your children and get notified if they ride out of their safe zone.

Our open API allows developers to create gaming and fitness apps that you can download and use with the device or use the data created from the BikeSpike to integrate with the existing apps you already love. Export a GPX file. 

PLUS, with the Hacker Pack, you can connect it to a motorcycle or other on-board batteries for a continual charge.

If you are a bike kid IN THE SLIGHTEST, you should kick these guys a few bucks.

[bikespeed]

Stolen bike recovery? We might be getting closer thanks to the Bikespike team.

The BikeSpike from Bike Spike on Vimeo.

The BikeSpike is a Kickstarter project. It only has 9 more days to go, but it's still pretty far from reaching it's goal. That's a pitty, because it seems like a pretty nifty 'tamper and collision detection' system.

Besides increasing the chances of recovering your stolen bicycle drastically, it also has a collision detection system. Which means key members of your contact list get a notification in case something should happen to you.

BikeSpike has an open API (Application Programming Interface) which allows any interested third party to use the BikeSpike's functionalities for their own solutions.

Head over to Kickstarter if you're interested. The BikeSpike Team is gonna need your support!

[l1ndse-blog]

BikeSpike will track your bike if stolen as well as count your calories burned, miles ridden, and any changes in incline. It also comes with spandex-wearing, confetti-shooting cops and this Allstate knockoff fellah. Okay, maybe not those last two. More information available on Co.Exist.

[mathildepiard]

I'm not sure how I missed this awesome Kickstarter until now (granted, it's only 10 days old, but apparently it's been featured all over online): it's a GPS tracker for your bicycle, with an open API, tamper detection and automatic crash reporting. "The BikeSpike is backed by the world’s smallest GPS chipset with a built-in antenna, an on-board accelerometer, and a connection to a global cellular network." What this means is that you can digitally "lock" your bike (geofencing) and get notified if your bike moves from its spot, monitor its location on a map using a computer or phone (native iOS and android app included) and share said location with law enforcement or friends - a feature you can also do use for fun, when racing etc, or to monitor your children and get notified when they ride out of their safe zone.

But here's the best part: it's going to have an open API!

This solves about half a dozen bike problems I've brainstormed with others at various hackathons and unconferences, like RHoK and TransportationCamp. The collision detection system & police report creation (I wonder how folks like Bike Safe Boston and Bike Safe Nation could leverage this), being able to share your bike's location (oh, the possibilities! Like social bike commuting apps for bike trains. Or initiatives like Cycle Atlanta or CycleTracks in San Francisco and a bunch of other cities), road quality reporting, fitness apps (although, aren't there already plenty enough of those?) etc etc.

Only thing I'm wondering, regarding the bike theft & recover aspect of the product: I know they say it's got tamper detection, but it seems like it wouldn't be that difficult to remove the device from the bike when you're stealing it... right? Especially if you're already stealing a bike anyway.