A Northwest Portland bike shop has seen four break-ins in less than a year….…more than 80% of Portland restaurant owners that participated in the survey said their businesses had been broken into, and 90% of that group said the break-ins happened in the past year.…Portland police said in a statement…their current resources force them to… Continue reading Police Prioritize Life-and-Limb
Arta on Bikes
Bike Theft in the UK
It’s thought 80 per cent of all UK bike thefts occur in London – a figure estimated to be 20,000 a year, although the true number could be four or even five times that. … Bike registration schemes sound like a good idea, but the benefits are slim – after all, cars are identifiable by… Continue reading Bike Theft in the UK
Online Shops and Sales Tax (VAT)
With the online shop opening for the M!nder bike alarm, I’ve had the joyous duty to dig into the world of sales tax for e-commerce! In brief, if a customer in Florida makes a purchase, which taxes, if any, am I to charge he/she/per? And how would I remit the collected taxes to the corresponding… Continue reading Online Shops and Sales Tax (VAT)
Theft of Agricultural Equipment
I heard about ATV thefts a lot. From farms. The following research confirms that it is part of a larger network. Often.
Bikes: Empirical Engineering
The bike world runs on out-of-the-box ideas. How else would we have reached the point we’re at today, with dropper posts, mixed wheel sizes, high pivot designs, and all the other wackiness we now take for granted Pinkbike
Soldering in the Covid Era
Mostly Done. Ongoing Refinement
Sunday 6 March 2022 Adapting to new components is mostly done. Tests of the enclosure have called for some modification. Supplies and their increased costs remains an issue. Expecting to start sales, in the Vancouver area, sometime in Spring.
Hardware Hiccups’ Delay
Sunday 6 February 2022 The Supply Crisis caused numerous problems. The latest is a behavioural difference in a new piece of hardware that now needs to be catered to. Highly annoying at this late a stage! On the plus side, the enclosure is nearly ready. The metallic components have been prototyped, with some tests remaining.… Continue reading Hardware Hiccups’ Delay
New CPU, PCB, Enclosure CAD, and Even More Firmware
Just a quick post, because I’ve not posted in a long while. As well as a port to a new micro-controller (something that many firms have to do nowadays, thanks to the Supply Crisis), a new version of the PCB, and a hell of a lot of work on 3D printing, there’ve been many different… Continue reading New CPU, PCB, Enclosure CAD, and Even More Firmware
BikeIndex and On-Line Sales Sites
A report about BikeIndex and on-line sales sites such as facebook, craigslist and OfferUp: Other post-theft indexes I’ve run into include https://bikeindex.org/, http://map.bikewise.org/, https://www.bikeregister.com/stolen-bikes and https://www.stolenride.co.uk/london-stolen-bike-map/. All attempt to help after bicycle theft.