Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - black brooks saddle stolen yesterday in philly...

at 34th and walnut between 7 and 8 pm off my friends blue beater commuting bike. **** was brand ****ing new. **** sucks, that is all...

Man, not a new Brooks...that bites

Thats my worst fear when I have to park my bike for any time. Sorry man.

yeah, it sucks. he felt he was ok b/c it's a pretty high traffic area, even at that time. it sucks we have to concern ourselves with these things. it's making me wonder if i should rig some kind of anti-theft up for my slr, as if my bike needed any more uglying up.

I used an old chain to keep my brooks in place. Its not theft proof, but I figure it will stop the opportunity theives. It doesn't look too bad, and the chain was given to me for free at my lbs when I told them my plan.

Sorry to hear about it. That’s exactly why I don’t have a Brooks on my bike. I know the thing would be gone the minute I turned my back. People suck.

there're always dirty dudes out there that have surprisingly excellent taste. Comfort!

bummer. i have two brooks and one is on my bar beater bike. i don't know how it hasn't been stolen (im in philly too) in the past 18 months.

I either run my chain through the rails of my brooks or attach the lock through it. That sucks. Was it QR?

What were those really weird shaped nuts for wheels, seatpost binder bolts, seat clamps, etc. that somebody posted on here awhile back? Those seem like more and more of a good idea with every thread I read like this on here. Not too expensive, and people can't steal your ****, so that's good, I guess.

2 chip: naw, it was regular allen bolt style.

2 veggie: i'd like to know about that. anyone know what he's referring to?

2 veggie: i'd like to know about that. anyone know what he's referring to?


Nope but I'd like to know too. I just ordered a black Brooks Pro saddle at my lbs :(



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1990? Merckx Corsa Extra track bike

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/pitlock.asp

HA! Damn I'm good. It was in a Wikipedia article about bike locks. Weird.

that's the ****, but $47 for a seatpost bolt? i guess i'll be going with the ballbearing and superglue.
thanks for the tip tho.

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/pitlock.asp


http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/images/products/pitlock/Pit-pit.jpg

Very cool idea. 256 different shapes! Im thinking about getting one.

That Pitlock secures the seatpost, but does it really secure your saddle? Can't a thief simply loosen the clamp that goes on the rails and be off with your saddle?

yes, it seems theres no pitlock to secure a saddle to the rails

some bike co. should design a lock mech that goes through the rails to the frame somehow. something nicer looking than the piece of bike chain, as at present that seems to be the only alternative.

http://www.kryptonitelock.com/articles/2703/210719x2.gif

Just make friends with someone who's a machinist. One of my friends / coworkers made himself a custem set of nuts for the wheels on his langster and a tool to go with them. Once he has free time to teach me to use the mill I'll be doing the same thing.

anyone know what he's referring to?

search for 'tamper-resistant socket cap screws' at http://www.mcmaster.com/

most bike stuff is metric. #6 is a pretty common mid-range size for bikes. home depot usually has a little sizing gauge for nuts and bolts in the screw dept.

http://www.kryptonitelock.com/articles/2703/210719x2.gif

smartass!

you actually had to do a google search and **** to link that... bwahahahaha!

search for 'tamper-resistant socket cap screws' at http://www.mcmaster.com/

most bike stuff is metric. #6 is a pretty common mid-range size for bikes. home depot usually has a little sizing gauge for nuts and bolts in the screw dept.

good idea, i'll have to look into that next time i'm there. i wonder if there's a decent size available for the saddle clamp thingy too.

^^ oh wait, that needs a special bolt don't it?

Just make friends with someone who's a machinist. One of my friends / coworkers made himself a custem set of nuts for the wheels on his langster and a tool to go with them. Once he has free time to teach me to use the mill I'll be doing the same thing.

Too bad I don't have any machinist friends. Somebody could probably make quite a bit of money selling this stuff.

for securing the seatpost, I like filling the binder bolt with solder, and then putting a light coat of superglue over the top. it's rediculously hard to get it out without a soldering iron. i tested it out using a lighter and a small allen wrench, and gave up. plus if you do it right, the shiny cap of solder looks like it's part of the bolt.
you can do the same to the saddle clamp bolts if your post allows it. same goes for the other bolts on your bike.