I'm a long-time pitlock user and I only have good things to say about them. yes, it does suck if you lose the proprietary nut. but if you have all 4 nuts linked by a keychain, and leave the secondary key (again, all 4 linked by a keychain) at home for safekeeping, it shouldn't be too bad! also, on my commuter/beater bike, I use m5 torx security screws for like bottle cages, racks, mounted lights. I just wouldn't use it on critical parts like the bolts on a faceplater stem, seatpost bolt, etc. For "one and done" applications, i've heard people crazy gluing a small bearing (from an old headset, hub, or BB) into the hex screw hole so that thieves can't insert their allen key. It's reversible for the rightful owner--just use nail polish remover (acetone). hope this helps!
Best, IY On Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 8:46:45 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > I have 4 that I got on sale and so they all have different keys… > > On Jun 10, 2026, at 8:40 PM, Al in SF <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 7:38:02 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > > I do have Pitlocks I bought from the marvelous Peter White that are just > sitting here. I bought them when the aluminum Hexlox failed, thinking I’d > have to give up those skewers. But I got those steel nuts and so these > Pitlocks have sat in their packages. > > Before I tear apart my bikes again and have to carry *4 different keys > around with the Pitlock system*, does anyone have a better, slicker > solution? > > > Wait, how many Pitlock sets do you have? If you only have one, you can buy > new sets that are keyed to your existing key. It's just a tiny little nut > that is different. > > Al in SF > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/j8WQEoUi51o/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0f526e1f-73c3-4758-a5c1-f87623b122e1n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0f526e1f-73c3-4758-a5c1-f87623b122e1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/aee52b0c-ace9-443f-9ebf-b542c0402941n%40googlegroups.com.
