The Grundig Reflector Findmy Tracker is a plastic reflector designed to discreetly house Grundig’s own take on the AirTag. While it does work as intended and the reflector is effective, the flimsy bracket with tiny screws let the package down a little, it’s only compatible with Grundig’s own tracker and it’s also pretty pricey.
Buy now: Grundig Reflector Findmy Tracker for €39.78 from Grundig
The Grundig is in a category of its own in terms of reflectors that house AirTags – or in this case, Grundig’s own Findmy Tracker. The German e-bike manufacturer makes a range of discreet tracker-concealing accessories that also includes a bell and a bottle cage.
The reflector comes with two brackets to fit various sizes of round tubes. This is a little disappointing, as it does limit the types of bikes you could fit it to, with a lot of modern road bikes having D-profile seatposts and aero tubing. That said, a lot of those bikes aren’t often seen with reflectors, which might be part of Grundig’s thinking behind this. No matter, if it’s a bike with a round seatpost you’re looking to track, Grundig has you covered.
The reflector itself is solid, and doesn’t look out of place on a commuter machine, town bike or e-bike. It works well and adds a good degree of visibility when picked out by a vehicle’s headlights. It’s a bit bigger than the sort of reflector fitted to new bikes sold in the UK, and has a bevelled edge which marginally increases visibility from the side.
This reflector screws onto the base and is secured in place with two tiny grub screws. These screws really are very, very small, so tiny in fact that I broke into a cold sweat trying to tighten them up without stripping the thread or rounding off the heads.
I’d like to have seen these made a little sturdier, but I do appreciate larger screws could draw the eyes of potential thieves and encourage them to look further, and maybe dismantle the reflector.
The Grundig tracker, which is designed to work with Apple’s iOS Find My app, seemed to work as well as Apple’s own AirTag. However, one downside of the reflector is that the cavity that houses the tracker is only compatible with the Grundig version, and won’t fit an Apple AirTag. So if you lose it or need to replace it, you’re stuck with Grundig’s own model.
I didn’t find the tracker’s effectiveness at all hampered by the reflector’s plastic housing, which was encouraging, and when installed the reflector does just look like a regular reflector, so it genuinely is a discreet solution.
Value
This is the only reflector we’ve come across that houses a tracking device – but it still seems pretty pricey for what it is, with an RRP of €100,98, though it’s currently discounted to €39,78.
The RRP for an Apple AirTag is £35 though they’re widely available for less, and even cheaper per unit if you buy a four pack. Grundig’s own costs €20 at the moment, which means you’re paying around £51 for a good plastic reflector with a flimsy-feeling mount, which does seem a bit steep.
By contrast, the Raceware Apple Airtag Holder, which is compatible with Specialized Swat-compatible saddles, costs just £15 and is a solid piece of kit.
Other options include the likes of the Topeak Cage Mount For AirTag, which attaches to your bike’s bottle cage bolts and is only a tenner.
Even better disguised is the Muc-Off Stealth Tubeless Tag Holder, which forms part of a tubeless valve. It costs £35.
Conclusion
On the whole, if you want to protect an e-bike, town bike or your best bike – provided a reflector won’t look out of place – with a discreetly concealed tracker, then this is an effective, albeit expensive option. Though I’d probably look to site a tracker at the bottle cage on a modern road bike, where it would be more discreet and look less out of place.
Buy now: Grundig Reflector Findmy Tracker for €39.78 from Grundig
Verdict
Discreet option to conceal a tracker on your bike, but let down by a flimsy-feeling mount and limited compatibility
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Grundig Reflector Findmy Tracker
Size tested: One Size
Tell us what the product is for and who it’s aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Grundig says: “GRUNDIG bike trackers are perfectly hidden in the bike bell, bottle holder and reflector and ensure that your bike remains well protected without attracting attention.”
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Only for IOS
Premium Bicycle Reflector: provides better visibility in the dark night and ensures safety when cycling.
Invisible Guardian: Hard to Find, Easy to Trust!
Robust design: Made of fiber reinforced plastic, which is more robust and stronger.
IP65 waterproof and dustproof.
Long battery life: The locator contains a 210mAh lithium battery.
The reflector screws onto the base nicely, but the bracket itself feels a little cheap.
The reflector works just fine, and the housing didn’t affect the tracker’s connection.
While the reflector is solid, the screws that hold it in place are very small, and the mount feels quite flimsy.
You’re really not going to notice its 53g weight unless you’re a total weight-obsessive.
While this is the only tracker-cum-reflector we’ve tested, it does seem expensive compared with other tracker- and AirTag-concealing devices we’ve reviewed.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
The reflector works as intended and did discreetly conceal Grundig’s tracker, without limiting its visibility for my IOS Find My app.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
I liked the reflector as a platform for hiding the tracker.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
The flimsy-feeling bracket that’s only compatible with round tubes.
How does the price compare to that of similar products in the market, including ones recently tested on road.cc?
This is the only tracker-concealing reflector we’ve tested, but compared with other AirTag holders the £86 price seems hard to justify.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? No – it’s too expensive for what it is.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? No – it’s too expensive.
Use this box to explain your overall score
While I like the concept and it does work as intended, the price is hard to justify and I think the reflector would look out of place on most high-end road bikes.
About the tester
Age: 28 Height: 175cm Weight: 67kg
I usually ride: Road (Tarmac SL7) My best bike is:
I’ve been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, mtb, Occasional Ultra Racing
1 thought on “Grundig Reflector Findmy Tracker”
Looks perfect if you have a
Looks perfect if you have a habit of losing reflectors.