Locking Skewers - Worth It?
03-24-12 | 07:28 AM
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Locking Skewers - Worth It?
I was reminded by another thread that I've been meaning to ask about this.
What do you think about locking skewers? Pitlocks and so on? I am going to build a fairly nice set of wheels for my around town roadbike and would like some protection, especially for the front.
What do you think about locking skewers? Pitlocks and so on? I am going to build a fairly nice set of wheels for my around town roadbike and would like some protection, especially for the front.
03-24-12 | 08:03 AM
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Well, I think that it's obviously more secure to have them than not to have them.
Looking at it from a bicycle thief's point of view, if I were to set out to steal a front wheel that had Pitlocks, I'd just cave it in by stomping down on it with my foot. If I can't have it nobody can have it.
Looking at it from a bicycle thief's point of view, if I were to set out to steal a front wheel that had Pitlocks, I'd just cave it in by stomping down on it with my foot. If I can't have it nobody can have it.
03-24-12 | 08:36 AM
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I've used basic bolt-on skewers, which are lighter and a tiny bit more secure than quick release. You only need a hex wrench and a brief moment to remove the wheel.
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...39_-1___202356
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...39_-1___202356
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03-24-12 | 10:02 AM
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I don't live in PDX, that solves a lot of issues..
Bike theft is fed by people wanting cheap 2nd hand stuff.. and it's a big market ..
so rattle can nice stuff ugly.. and or carry a heavy chain
capable of locking the bike and both wheels solidly to stuff ..
Bike theft is fed by people wanting cheap 2nd hand stuff.. and it's a big market ..
so rattle can nice stuff ugly.. and or carry a heavy chain
capable of locking the bike and both wheels solidly to stuff ..
Last edited by fietsbob; 03-24-12 at 10:05 AM.
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