Originally Posted by gally99
tabbed washers aren't gonna keep your wheels from walking away, all they'll do is make sure they don't fall off if you forgot to tighten the nuts before picking up your bike...
the cotter pin seems to be the only thing on that page that would be any kind of detterent at all, everything else is adding a couple of seconds to the time it'll take to boost them...
i still think hose clamps over a QR lever is a pretty good option, but like the cottered bolts, it's not gonna stop anyone, just make them take a little longer...
My thought is that even a tabbed washer requires another tool. Yeah if you come prepared with a screwdriver in one hand and a peanutbutter wrench in the other the extra time it takes would be marginal, but I don't think most theft happens like that. Requiring some ingenuity definitely puts some time in there, and breaks up the plan of the thief. I agree its not everything, but making it take a little longer is really all you've got, and often is the separation between stolen and not stolen. I dont leave my bike outside anywhere for much more than an hour, but still..... It seems like it would be worth it.
How would tabbed washers _only_ make sure they dont fall off if you forgot to tighten the nuts?