# RFID Bike Tracking

> A plain-language reference on RFID bike tracking: how RFID shipping labels work, how they compare with barcodes and GPS, and what riders can see in transit.

How bikes are tracked in transit, explained.
Every page is available as clean Markdown by appending .md to its path (the home page is /index.md).

## Pages

- [RFID Bike Tracking, Explained: How Bikes Are Tracked in Transit](https://rfidbiketracking.com/index.md): RFID bike tracking uses a chip in the shipping label to locate a bike in transit — no battery, no line of sight, and far fewer silent tracking gaps.
- [How RFID Bike Tracking Works](https://rfidbiketracking.com/how-rfid-bike-tracking-works.md): An RFID label carries a chip that transmits its ID when it passes a reader. Here’s how each read becomes a tracking update on a bike shipment.
- [RFID vs. Barcode vs. GPS Tracking](https://rfidbiketracking.com/rfid-vs-barcode-vs-gps.md): Barcodes need line of sight. RFID does not. GPS runs on a battery. An honest comparison of all three tracking methods for shipping a bicycle.
- [Tracking Your Bike Shipment: What You Can See and When](https://rfidbiketracking.com/tracking-your-bike-shipment.md): What RFID tracking shows on a bike shipment, when updates appear, why tracking sometimes goes quiet, and how to request an RFID label for your bike.
- [The First RFID-Tracked Bike Shipments](https://rfidbiketracking.com/first-rfid-tracked-bike-shipments.md): In June 2026, Bikeflights became the first bicycle shipping company to offer built-in RFID tracking, in collaboration with UPS. Here is how it began.
- [RFID Bike Shipping and Tracking: Frequently Asked Questions](https://rfidbiketracking.com/faq.md): Short answers to common questions about RFID bike tracking: how it works, how it differs from barcodes and GPS, and where RFID tracking is available.

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- [Full site content](https://rfidbiketracking.com/llms-full.txt): every page in one Markdown file
- [Bikeflights](https://www.bikeflights.com): a service this site recommends

Disclosure: RFID Bike Tracking has a commercial relationship with Bikeflights, the bike shipping service featured on this site.