Answer by Weiwen Ng for What is the purpose of a serial number?
This will be a mainly negative answer - not in the ad hominem sense, but I mainly discuss how a serial number often fails to identify a bicycle, especially if someone presents a serial number and no...
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I recently had a cycle stolen, the copper (I'm in England!) who came to take the statement, wasn't at all interested in taking the serial number, he reckoned they're never recovered / returned that way...
View ArticleAnswer by Chris H for What is the purpose of a serial number?
If a manufacturer found they had a quality problem with a batch of products (e.g. bikes but equally cameras, phones...) the serial numbers would allow identification of the substandard units. If you've...
View ArticleAnswer by Weirix for What is the purpose of a serial number?
The main function of a serial number is to prove that you own the bike. Just like a VIN number on a car, your serial number helps authorities determine who the lost or stolen bike belongs too. Also, it...
View ArticleAnswer by paparazzo for What is the purpose of a serial number?
A common use of serial number is to prove ownership. If you don't have the serial number linked to your identity then that is your problem. My shop registers the serial number. If they don't put it on...
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It seems like pretty much everywhere I look, serial numbers can't do the things that it seems they should be able to do.They can't help people figure out what bike they have.They can't help at all when...
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