When it comes to protecting your bicycle in South Africa, it’s essential to understand the difference between tracking and recovery. These two functions, while related, serve very different purposes in securing your favourite bicycle.

At 3BO, we combine the best of both worlds—real-time tracking and dedicated recovery—to offer unmatched peace of mind for riders.

What Is Bicycle Tracking?
Bike tracking refers to live, continuous monitoring of your bicycle using high-resolution GPS and cellular technology. The 3BO device gives you access to real-time location data, movement history, and customizable alerts—all accessible via your WhatsApp interface.

Tracking features allow you to:

See where your bike is at any time;
Get alerted when your bike moves without permission;
Monitor activity for personal, family, or fleet use;
This is proactive protection—ideal for riders who want control and visibility every day.

What Is Bicycle Recovery?
Recovery kicks in when your bicycle is stolen or hijacked. With 3BO, once YOU declare an emergency via Whatsapp, our system seamlessly hands over the matter to security operatives via the Oryx Listener system, that is integrated with us, and controlled by you, via your Whatsapp account.

These security professionals use their years of expertise to locate and recover your bike – fast. The Listener system is South Africa’s most trusted escalation platform, relied on by thousands daily, even by you, at home, any time your alarm is activated.

Key aspects of a recovery service:

Activated only during emergencies;
Operates discreetly and securely;
Supported by trained field agents.

Keen to test? We do daily demo’s all over the world. Go to our contact page to secure a date with us.