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The thread by Phage (2.00 / 0) #30 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 10:36:44 AM EST

Discusses a number of brands and types of alarms. If you could be bothered you could read the thread and make up your own mind as to the type of alarm you want.
A pager will wake you up at home if the bike is interfered with. This may enable to take pictures, call cops, confront the thieves or just expose yourself as they take off. Whether or not this is suitable for you, I dunno.
Also they may be discounts on theft insurance for engraving firms who record a unique serial number onto all the major parts - traceable to the owner.
You pays your money, you takes your pick. Why don't you read it ?

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ah. by 256 (2.00 / 0) #34 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 11:25:00 AM EST

didn't notice that you had dropped a link in there. that's what i get for commenting pre-coffee.

now that i've perused it, i'm still uncertain. the problem is, i'm not sure how much of a deterrent it will actually act as. i imagine it going like this:

thief trips alarm, 256 pulls on pants, grabs torque wrench and comes running down the stairs, thief takes off.
two days later thief comes back and smashes alarm, of course, it goes off briefly and 256 comes running down the stairs and chases thief off again.
256 has to buy new alarm.

of course, that's just what i would do if i were a thief. maybe the alarm would actually be enough to deter them, or maybe they wouldn't be handy enough to find the alarm and wreck it fast enough. i don't know. i'll have to think on it.
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Simple by ad hoc (4.00 / 3) #44 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 12:16:44 PM EST

Don't waste time with pants.
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: Seven. by Phage (2.00 / 0) #47 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 12:34:02 PM EST

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Agreed by Phage (2.00 / 0) #46 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 12:33:03 PM EST

It's just how much hassle you want to go to.
My view was that you might get a discount on the insurance, and some of the pagers are quite cheap and would allow you to at least take a photo of their number plate whilst giving them the finger.

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