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#endbiketheft

Keep your bike safe in the 529 Garage, the largest community-powered bike recovery service. Smith's Bike Shop is working with the local police and partnering with 529 Garage to keep your bike safe. When you purchase a bike at our shop, we'll automatically register your bike with 529 Garage. If your bike is ever stolen, you can alert other users, us, and the police with the click of a button. There's no need to search through your filing cabinet for your bike's information because we already uploaded it when you purchased it.

Smith's Bike Shop is partering with 529 Garage to help cyclists in the La Crosse community fight bike theft. Join us. It's this easy:
Register Here!
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Download the 529 Garage app or head over to project529.com/garage and register your bikes. Make sure to add in as much as you can, including make, model, serial number, and photos. Add your contact information so the police can contact you when your bike is found.
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If you want the added protection of a shield, stop into the shop and we'll help you get one.
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Enable notifications so you receive alerts when bikes are stolen in the community. Or, log onto the app or webpage and view bikes reported stolen in our community.
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Watch out for bikes that are reported stolen and call the police if you see one.
If you purchase your bike from us, your bike is already in the registry. We automatically add your bike’s make, model, and serial number. We’ll send you an email and you can claim your bike, add contact information, and upload pictures.
2 Million
Over 2 million bikes are stolen each year in North America.
30 Seconds
A bicycle is stolen every 30 seconds.
$1 Billion
Bike theft costs our communities over $1 billion annually.
1,000,000
529 Garage enables police to search 1,000,000+ bikes to aid in recovery, return, and prosecution.

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