Mount tracker & verify signals

How to install BikeFinder?

1. Put the tracker inside the fitting handlebar (inner diameter of 15mm-23mm). 

end caps for tracker in handlebars

This is how the result of the installation should look like when you are done.


Rubber and/or thin plastic on the edge covering the antenna head should be no problem. 
Grips with metal (like aluminium and carbon) will on the other hand essentially create a Faraday shield and disturb the GPS and GSM signals. For this reason we have designed the antenna so that it looks like a normal black bar-end.  


How to verify that your tracker is online?

In the BikeFinder application, there’s an overview of your tracker’s received signals (where it is and where it has been). Select your tracker and then the ”History” icon. From here, you can choose/filter which signal type you would like to see or focus on. It’s important to ensure your tracker goes online and that the timestamps are accurate.. If you have any doubts, you should get in touch with our support team.

bikefinder app tracker selection
bikefinder app history
bikefinder app signals

Feel free to read more about the different tracking modes and signal types on our support page, if you already did not read about those in the manual.

Understanding how the tracker works will make you feel safer, and it will help you know what to look for if you were to experience a theft situation. We have a guide article on our website on what to do if your bike gets stolen. We advise you to check it out.


What’s inside the box?

Included in the G1 box

  • Bikefinder tracker
  • USB-C charging cable
  • Customized screwdriver
  • Instruction manual
  • Extra rubber filler to fill available space and improve antenna signal in spacious handlebars
what is in the box tracker

Included in the Gen2 box

  • Bikefinder tracker
  • Charging cable
  • Customized screwdriver
  • Pincher tool for demounting the tracker
  • Instruction manual
  • Extra rubber filler to fill available space and improve antenna signal in spacious handlebars
BikeGinder gen2 Bike tracker

Demonstration by video:

You may find our Getting Started video here: 
For the G1 tracker
For the Gen 2 tracker

BikeFinder Support [email protected] bikefinder.freshdesk.com

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