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They used something called a smarttag, not sure what that is.

But I wonder if one could put an RFID tag inside the frame some where ?

  And I wonder if you have a steel frame would that interfere with it ?

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RFID probably doesn't bring much, engraving is easier and is hard to remove without marks. About that, France has an official method of tagging bikes which has been mandatory on new bikes since jan 2021. See [0] for doc in English and [1] for a video.

[0]: https://www.bicycode.org/pages-1/Documents_PDF/plaquette__Bi...

[1]: https://www.bicycode.org/faire-marquer-son-velo.rub-2/le-mar...

Sounds like a gross expansion of government tracking power to make it mandatory. This is equivalent to license plates on cars, which is already used to track people around in many countries.

Yea, license plates... What an abhorrent government overreach! I wish they didn't exist, at least then hit and runs would finally skyrocket!

Most metals, as well as carbon fiber will interfere with reading an RFID tag. It's more likely one could be put on top of a bike frame and concealed by paint, or inside the seat than inside the frame.

Just stick it in the rear light or in the tire.

Maybe snake an antenna to an exposed spot. Or could the frame itself become the antenna?

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