Originally Posted by
Aged Bike Fixer
Safety... in that it's one more tool a thief has to bring to remove parts from the bike. I know, it's all smoke and mirrors. I carry a 15mm wrench, so why wouldn't a thief.
But thanks! I'll check out an allen skewers.
I knew there would be a good reason to post this question.
A better safety precaution is to remove the front wheel and lock it to the bike with whatever lock or chain you use. Or, get a chain or cable long enough to go through both wheels. Any thief worthy of the name will be prepared to remove a nutted axle too.
If you do want to go ahead with the conversion, most front hubs use a 9mm x1.0 mm threaded axle and these are available from any bike dealer worthy of the name. Here is an on-line source for them also:
http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi...d=194794132202