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05-10-08, 07:38 PM
Ok, stupid thread, but I am messing with my commuter bike and trying another saddle this weekend.
I was about to refasten the length of bike drive chain encased in old inner tube and duct tape I have used since 1998 to thwart saddle thieves.....but I realize I rarely see anyone using these measures in NYC anymore when locking up on the street. I used to drip solder or candle wax in my stem bolts and so forth...but it's not like my components are exactly cutting edge anymore, nor do I leave anything really vintage or classic locked up outside.
Assuming the saddle is nothing special (I am going from a fairly new Brooks Swift with TI rails back to my ancient 1991 Selle Italia Turbo Special which is well-worn, scuffed and covered with ragged stickers), would you even bother?
I should add that I lock my bike in the office on an everyday basis; the street lock up is only for the odd occasion when I go out for beer after work, out to dinner or a movie on the weekend, etc. Also I have a Allen bolt seat post fastened in place of the original quick release.
I was about to refasten the length of bike drive chain encased in old inner tube and duct tape I have used since 1998 to thwart saddle thieves.....but I realize I rarely see anyone using these measures in NYC anymore when locking up on the street. I used to drip solder or candle wax in my stem bolts and so forth...but it's not like my components are exactly cutting edge anymore, nor do I leave anything really vintage or classic locked up outside.
Assuming the saddle is nothing special (I am going from a fairly new Brooks Swift with TI rails back to my ancient 1991 Selle Italia Turbo Special which is well-worn, scuffed and covered with ragged stickers), would you even bother?
I should add that I lock my bike in the office on an everyday basis; the street lock up is only for the odd occasion when I go out for beer after work, out to dinner or a movie on the weekend, etc. Also I have a Allen bolt seat post fastened in place of the original quick release.