Originally Posted by oneangrytoast

“Super glue and hardened ball bearings in your allen heads will save your components, as will locking skewers.” - how do I get the glue off when its time to upgrade? great idea though...

Acetone, paint thinner, nail polish remover. It's kind of a pain, because you have to let it soak for 20 minutes or so to get all the glue dissolved (this involves balancing the bike in an awkward position sometimes). This is the value in doing it though. Very tough for a would be thief.

so, in an effort to come to some final conclusions on the topic, what i gather, not including some questions from the above that i need answers to, the best method is ulock through the frame and front wheel together (the smaller the better) and a second ulock through the rear tire, frame, and whatever you lock your bike to (again, the smaller the better. tight clearances make for difficult angling of various tools).

This is a very adequate locking method.


the go-to lock seems to by the kryptonite, but which model exactly? new york, krypto, evolution, etc? and can anyone verify that the pen picking issue has been addressed and on which models.

This bic pen thing got blown WAAAY out of proportion. It is much more difficult than people think it is. Go ahead and try it. It is possible though, with the OLDER TUBULAR KEY MODELS. Kryptonite's current key system is fairly secure.


if there is anything i missed, or am wrong about, please feel free to let me know, as im only attempting to draw definite conclusions before i make my own purchase decision.