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MY BIKE ID announced today that they
have completed the first phase of establishing a bicycle
registration and stolen/lost bicycle recovery web site for any
bicycle owner in the Flagstaff.
The website
www.mybikeid.com
offers a simple and quick way to register a bicycle online. In
addition, when a bicycle has been found, the finder can submit the
bicycle identification and location where it was found, and a
listing will be placed on the Found Bike Page. MYBIKEID will
notify the owner, and arrangements made with the finder to get the
bicycle back to the owner. Also, when a bike has been lost or
stolen, the bicycle owner can report their loss and submit a
description and last whereabouts information to the website. A
listing will be placed on the Report Lost Bike page.
With the rise in popularity of
bicycling using racing, mountain, cross-country, and BXM bikes so
has the theft rate. Many bicycles today are specialized and
expensive making them a target for thieves. “The very first step
to help someone recover a lost or stolen bicycle is to have it
registered”, states Michael Conant, Owner of MYBIKEID. Police find
hundreds of bicycles each year, and most can not be returned to
the owners because they lack a proper ID. A Flagstaff law
enforcement official noted that this website would help their job
of finding, recovering, and identifying the may stolen and lost
bicycles in the area each year. |
