Solar Power Your Bike Lock

Have you ever thought of using the power of the sun to keep away thieves? Have you ever thought of combining the power of the sun with a lock - but not just any lock, the lock on your bike? If you have, you’re in luck, because these ingenious devices are already on the market. And if you haven’t, it’s time to start thinking about it, because these amazing little locks can keep your bike extra secure. Best of all, they connect to your phone, leaving you connected with your bike at all times.

What exactly is a solar-powered bike lock?

A solar-powered bike lock is a way of keeping your bike safe while also tracking it at all times on your phone and not having to carry a key around.

Just an hour of sitting out in the sun keeps your solar powered bike lock ready to go all week. After that, it becomes self-charging, as it has a built-in solar panel. Just make sure to leave it out in the sun and it will have plenty of power no matter where you need to go. There’s also a USB port just in case you need to manually charge it, though you shouldn’t need to as long as you keep it out in the sun. However, if the cold winter months mean you decide you want to leave your bike kept inside, you’ll have that backup option. 

What are the functions of a solar-powered bike lock?

The solar-powered bike lock works just using your phone. You don’t have to worry about losing any keys and being locked out from your bike. Just tap your phone and you can lock or unlock your bike in a second. You can also set it to lock or unlock depending on where your phone is so that if you get close enough it automatically unlocks, and as soon as you get far enough it locks right back up.

Worried about your phone dying and being locked out? Don’t fret, as solar-powered bike locks also have touchpads that you can use to unlock them as a nice backup method.

Worried about thieves figuring out your lock and finding a way in? Again, you have nothing to worry about, as your phone will alert you the second someone starts messing with it.

You can also share your bike by sending them a code that allows them access to your bike just by entering the code into their phones. The bike will then unlock as soon as they’re close to it, just like it does with you.

If you get into an accident and need help, the lock can detect it, and you can have it set up to automatically notify emergency contacts you set up.

Never worry about getting your bike lost again, either, as your phone’s connection to the lock means you’ll know where it is at all times.

Best of all: you can take your bike out no matter what the weather is like. The waterproof nature of the lock means you don’t have to worry about being caught up in the rain and having the lock malfunction.

With how many people have their bikes stolen every day, how easy it is to lose a lock’s keys, and how common it is to forget where you parked, there’s no reason not to switch to a solar-powered bike lock.

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