3BO Bicycle Trackers

Business Models

Through integration with escalation and insurance companies, and sharing of live tracking data with the user’s internet community for post-theft assistance, we provide a valuable direct-to-consumer service without giving anyone any more work than they can handle.
Solution Methodology
We place emphasis on cost-effectiveness of lightweight trackers that are linked to our scalable software solutions, offering favourable terms vis a vis customers’ capital requirements, and always emphasising minimal to zero effort for end-clients.

We focus on post-theft tracking and recovery and stay well clear of the fluff that other bicycle trackers are involved in. We believe in simple and smart.
User Onboarding
Slick and simple QR code scanning onboarding / or manually linking of QR codes.

Almost zero-touch for both us and the user:

we smartly charge and test each device (firmware and config), associate a unique identifier via IMEI, activate and insert SIM – and ship.

on arrival, the QR is scanned by the user (or even before arrival – the unit can thus be tracked in transit already)

the user’s WhatsApp is prompted to send a message to our bot which contains the info needed for linking
Customer Interaction & User Solution
Interaction via smartphone with a Whatsapp-based interface.

Our event detection focuses on device movement to inform users of the device’s status.

We prompt the user with easy-to-respond-to WA templates.

Where the response is one that triggers an escalation on our side we enable high-resolution GPS tracking on the device through downlinking.

The user then receives a live tracking message and URL which breaks out to a public tracking link that can be shared as wide as possible, across X, Facebook and beyond.

We have integrated response partners that can respond in cases of non-responsive users or cases of loss or theft.
Hardware
Devices: These are battery-powered IP68-rated small form factor GPS tracking devices, well-known in the global market and ready to provide excellent performance.

extremely easy to link all our partner-supplier’s hardware and we could likely integrate any of their other hardware within a matter of hours.

That said, we are also hardware agnostic.

Communication Protocols:

Cellular (2G): The devices communicate using cellular networks. Tested over the past 12 months in both the EU and South Africa.

We will switch towards other frequencies as the time comes.

We use both domestic and global providers with GDSP options.

Battery:

Depending on riding habits, the battery only has to be charged – on average – weekly.

A very smart and convenient charging solution is include, where there is never a need to remove the device from the bike.

GNSS:

Our tracker can use various satellite services and can locate your position within 3 meters of your actual location. We use GLONASS, Galileo, and GPS simultaneously but can also use BeiDou.

Mounting:

Mounting positions include under the saddle, on the seat post, on the bottle cage mount (does not obstruct a bottle cage) on the stem, and on the handlebars. We also have a housing that can attach to any Gopro mount.

BICYCLE TRACKERS BY 3BO: Seamlessly integrated with WhatsApp for sharing and escalation

High-Resolution GPS
Cell Triangulation
IP68-Rated Hardware
Magnetic Battery Charging

Keep your bike safe and secure with 3BO.mobi! If you want to know about escalated retrieval strategies, data facts, and intervention speeds:

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Financing and staggered payment packages
Integrated security escalation options
International bike registry
Insurance add-ons

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Heinrich de Lange

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Degree – Stellenbosch

Responsible – along with Octoco – for all tech oversight.

Pieter Uys

Software Dev – has a Master’s Cum Laude, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering – Stellenbosch.

Arno Scholtz

Product Owner. Owns a Master’s Degree Cum Laude in material science from Stellenbosch.

Enrico Liebenberg

CA, investor and our finance-man. He is involved with various businesses across multiple industries.
B Acc, Financial Accounting, Taxation, Management Accounting and Auditing from Stellenbosch.

Carinus Lemmer

Responsible for the people stuff, both team and clients. Find him on Linkedin for a first contact with our team.

Karel la Cock

Former CEO / Owner at Millennium Foods. Now an Angel. Law at Stellenbosch.

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