Available for free in the eBike Flow app from the end of January, a new option will allow the owner of an electric bike equipped with a Bosch motor to mark it as stolen in just a few clicks. Once reported, the status is propagated throughout the manufacturer’s ecosystem.
An alert at all resellers
Concretely, any attempt to connect the bike to the eBike Flow application displays a clear warning indicating that the model has been reported stolen, with the serial numbers of the components concerned. Same logic among repairers: when a dealer connects a bike to the Bosch diagnostic software, the alert appears immediately. The message is also visible to potential second-hand buyers and, more broadly, to other users of the application.
Bosch does not hide its ambitions. In its official communication, the group states that the reported bicycles will become “ practically unsaleable » et « worthless to thieves “. A big promise, but one that is based on a simple principle: making any attempt at resale risky and immediately suspect.
The measure is not limited to a simple visual warning. When a bike is marked as stolen, it is automatically blocked in the Bosch software ecosystem. Impossible for anyone other than the rightful owner to associate it with the eBike Flow app. Result: no more remote updates, no more assistance mode settings, no more access to connected services. For many recent electric bikes, heavily dependent on these digital functions, the loss is far from being anecdotal. A model deprived of its adjustments and updates becomes significantly less attractive, even at a knockdown Price.
The system works thanks to the manufacturer’s “smart system” architecture. Each motor, battery and screen has a unique identifier, linked to a specific user profile. The “stolen” status is stored centrally and can only be removed by the original owner once the bike has been recovered. The application also offers to generate a report intended for law enforcement. Bosch specifies that the function also extends to batteries, often targeted during flights. Here again, the objective is to cut short parallel resale circuits.
Presented during CES 2026, this new feature complements already existing tools such as eBike Lock, eBike Alarm or battery lock. The manufacturer recognizes that the solution is not infallible: a bicycle remains physically usable after a theft. But by directly attacking resale value rather than just mechanical access, Bosch hopes to discourage thieves (a little).
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