Bike
A bike or scooter someone can return
A code on the frame does not lock the bike and does not bring it back on its own. It helps when someone sees it in a doorway, on the street, or in a shop and wants to reach the owner. Same for an urban scooter.
On the frame, not on the lock
Stick it on a flat, visible part of the frame or scooter stem: top tube, seat post, or fork side. Not on the lock, not on the wheel, not on a saddle you swap, and not over a reflector. A part you remove to carry the bike takes the code with it.
Use a weather- and rub-resistant sticker and keep the QR flat, off tight curves. On Pro, add the five-character short code beside it: when the camera cannot focus in rain or at night, it can be typed.
Use a private page. The address of your building does not belong on a bike that spends the night outside. Same idea as a set of keys: the finder writes, and you say where to hand it over.
The serial number stays with you
Keep it for yourself and, if you need it, for a police report. The finder does not need it in order to write to you. Leave it off the page.
How to do it
A private page
The text does not show your home. Whoever scans can write to you.
A short notice
Ask them to write and to name the place. No serial number and no address.
Sticker on the frame
A smooth patch at eye level, off the lock and off parts you replace.
Lock it separately
The code does not secure the bike. The lock still does that.
Common questions
- Does this prevent theft?
- No. A lock does that job, as far as a lock can. The code helps when someone wants to get in touch.
- What if someone sells it?
- The code does not block a sale. If the page stays active, a later reader can land on your notice. It does not prove ownership.
- Where should it not go?
- On the wheel, on a saddle you replace, on the lock, or over a reflector.
When you know what the page should say, create it and download the QR.
Create a page