Gps tracks motor12/22/2023 You might choose to geofence your bike so you can move it around your property, for example between shed/garage and lawn for a wash without having to mute the alerts every time it's moved. If the bike is then moved, either physically or by shifting outside of your pre-defined geofence, you get an alert within about 20 seconds. Once you've clicked the padlock icon on the map screen, the alarm is enabled. The reason for having a GPS tracker is to receive an alert on your phone that someone's messing with your bike – and the BikeTrax does this quickly and loudly. Hopefully editing of tracks will be forthcoming soon. This limits the functionality of the app as a way to track distance- or time-based service intervals, like chain wear or suspension servicing. You can't edit the ride tracks – so if you travel to a location and then ride, that 'trip' will include the car/train/whatever mileage. Because there's a web portal, if you lose your bike and your phone too, or your phone is flat, you could log in using anyone's phone via its web browser. You can share ride maps as an image to social media or download as GPX to add to Strava, if you forgot to record. You can use the app or PowUnity's web-based interface to review bike locations, edit settings and view rides – sorted by month, with statistics. The app is pretty well-done, intuitive and fast to use. Once you've confirmed all hardware is installed and working, the attention shifts to the PowUnity app, which will be your controller and window into the world of e-bike GPS tracking. Powunity Biketrax - installed.jpg, by Mike Stead As mobile operators have left their 2G networks on to serve the millions of 2G Machine-To-Machine sensors out there, chances are the PowUnity hardware will continue to deliver value for quite a few years from now. The lower frequency of 2G has benefits in terms of coverage and in-building penetration (context: I was a mobile network engineer in a past life). They are working on a 5G version that will use the LTE-M standard that the new Bosch GPS tracker uses, and at some stage it will become the dominant network/option. PowUnity says 2G is pretty much guaranteed to work across Europe until at least 2025. Coverage for Europe is via Swedish mobile network Tele2, so if you take your bike further afield than their European roaming agreements it won't work. Using a 2G network with europe-wide roaming included, the tracking service is included in the purchase price for the first year, and €39.50 per year thereafter. The tracker detects its position using GPS and reports it back to the PowUnity server using 2G mobile data every 10 seconds when moving, or when moved if parked. You can reassign the tracker to another owner if you sell the bike on. There's a registration code that links the tracker to you, and once activated it's yours. You need to have the bike outside and within view of a GPS signal obviously. Once everything is plugged in and tidied away, the activation process is pretty straightforward. There's a section of double-sided 3M tape provided, but I found this isn't really sticky or large enough to hold the tracker in place. There's just enough space under the Bosch CX motor to hide things away nicely. You need to take care that the logo on the tracker faces outwards and isn't obscured by metal or carbon, so some creativity and thinking might need to go into it. The process took about 30 minutes all-up, with a Torx bit and a crank extractor the only tools needed. On my eMTB there was just enough clearance under the plastic Bosch Gen4 CX motor cover to position the tracker, logo and GPS antenna underneath, facing outwards to maximise signal. There's enough cable slack to play around with positioning, but clearly it's staying around where the motor is. Then you just need to work out where to stash the tracker and battery so that it's safe and invisible. There's no connection to your bike's control system, therefore no voiding of your bike's warranty. The overall concept is that the tracker gets plugged into your motor's auxiliary port, and that's it – all it wants is a teensy amount of power. The installation process was pretty easy. Powunity BikeTrax GPS Tracker - installing.JPG, by Mike Stead
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