The anti-theft system is a "box" attached to the frame, here via a "support" part because we did not want to degrade our expensive VAE for the cause ...
The box contains an axis which supports three fins : the first strikes the tie-down bar, the axis rotates, and the impacted fin gives way to a locking fin (which you see). At the same time, a third fin is located opposite the cam of the lock. Once the key is turned, it is impossible to release the bike. Simple, fast, solid.

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The lashing system (inverted capital U, firmly fixed to the ground) is very simple but nevertheless as solid as the most solid of padlocks. It is a 14 mm diameter solid stainless steel tuble.

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The advantages of SAUVÉ

SAUVÉ is a simple system , easy to manufacture (and to recycle if necessary): a case, an axis, a lock.
It does not contain any springs, clips, wires, screws and nuts, etc.

It is integrated into the bike and easy to use
We don't forget that. It doesn't take up any space. It must not be detached or unrolled. It can be used without glasses. The key cannot be removed if it is not locked.

We designed it as a DIF (“damaged if stolen”) system.
If the system is fractured (no anti-theft system is tamper-proof), the damage is visible and makes the stolen bike more difficult to sell. We hypothesize that, if bicycles are a prime target of theft, it is also and above all because once the padlock has been broken, there is no evidence that it is a stolen bicycle.

The lashing support is a simple 14mm stainless steel bar .
Very strong, inexpensive and easy to manufacture, this support could be implemented on a large scale

With its dedicated support, it constitutes a universal system .
The height of the bike, its length, the width of the tires and many other parameters do not prevent the use of the system.

It ensures perfect stability of the bike.
It is an excellent support system that allows a child to get off his seat (more than 10% of urban bikers are concerned), to load saddlebags, to clean or maintain his bike, etc.

This stability (the bike is pressed to the ground) makes the theft of certain parts impossible .
So tires that must be cleared from top to bottom, impossible in this case.

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SAVED: for whom?

Our system is made up of 2 irremediably linked parts: one (the anti-theft device) cannot exist without the other (the support bar).
Our system will find its full meaning in semi-secure environments such as:

- expressly guarded car parks (by camera, security guard, or thanks to limited access) such as can be found in stations and companies.

- places that are “involuntarily” monitored because they are rarely deserted, and where the use of noisy and cumbersome theft equipment is difficult to use (cultural centers, recreation centers, institutions, shops, public places, etc.).

Finally, a large majority of places where you go by bike.

 

Sufficient to prevent theft?

It is important to know some statistics ...

1. The theft of bicycles is mainly the work of amateurs (often minors ...), not or poorly equipped, who “borrow” the bicycles more than they steal them. Or who resell what they may have stolen for a dose of drugs, a pack of cigarettes, a bottle, etc.

2. Organized theft takes place under specific circumstances. For example, these will be the start of races or cycle tours where thieves (in a van) will be able to use subterfuges (disguise) in a short time to appropriate several high-end bikes, which they will repatriate directly to a neighboring country.

Stolen bikes, in both cases, are often not, little or only poorly attached.

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And now ?

The implementation of the anti-theft system:

In concrete terms, each frame from each manufacturer should have the necessary fittings, arranged in the right place (as was the case for a long time, for example with bottle cage mounts).
The system could be implemented either as an OEM (“original equipment manufacturer”) before delivery, or installed later by a bicycle dealer.
Ideally the framework must integrate the system.

Customer registration for impossible fraud:

In both cases, the end customer would be registered by the manufacturer of the SAUVÉ system as the owner of the system: he would receive a unique code corresponding to the system delivered by the manufacturer. This serial number would be linked to the coordinates of the cyclist as well as to the frame on which the system would be placed. Only a customer identified by his code could (re) have a new system delivered to the bicycle dealer of his choice. In addition and in the event of the system being implemented, the frame of its cycle would be marked with the acronym “SAUVé” (acid or etching).

The advantage of the DIF system (“damaged if stolen”).

Paradoxically, having a damaged bicycle during a theft is interesting insofar as it immediately makes the illegal origin of the bicycle offered for (re-) sale very visible.
Using a simple registration system (see above), the bicycle cannot be returned to its original condition, which considerably reduces its value. On the other hand, the initials "SAUVé" stamped on the frame, as well as the signs of degradation of the system and / or of its fasteners, would make the theft obvious, unlike the cutting of a padlock which one cannot guess.

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A system integrated into the framework?

The solution is obviously ideal. Is she utopian?
The history of cycling proves to us that cycle manufacturers accept to adapt their frames when technical innovation is relevant.
From simple bottle cage clips to frame modifications that allow a derailleur to be attached, ALL manufacturers have had to comply with these new demands from cyclists. Necessity rules.
ALL players in the cycling world know that theft is a plague, and the necessary solutions.

How to integrate our anti-theft system into the frames?

The method we used:

The “jaw” of the system must be (almost) perfectly horizontal to “swallow” the tie-down bar. We used an intermediate piece (piece A) which takes into account the angle of the frame (for our Scott E-aspect: 32 °).