For Pitlock, I'd recommend Urban Bike Tech <http://www.urbanbiketech.com>. The site offers many different packages and LOTS of accessories. You can even special order for a specific key code so all your bikes can share the same key nut.
Once I made an order for a specific key code. Due to the German supplier's error, the order was delayed for a few weeks. The owner voluntarily gave me a discount. That's nice service! Chris On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:09:14 PM UTC-5, Colin B. wrote: > > Four quick suggestions below, assuming you don't want to lug around pounds > of hipster chain every day. (I say this having done exactly that through > college.) > > Is all of this necessary? No, but what we're actually doing battle with is > our anxieties, not bike thieves, and while bike thieves rarely strike, our > anxieties are always with us. > > > (1) Locking skewers - keep your wheels on the bike and out of thieves' > hands: > > Pitlocks are a popular option: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/pitlock.asp > > There are alternatives that give you most of the protection at a lower > cost. OnGuard, Pinhead, etc. You'll need to do research, I don't remember > the pros and cons of each. > > Some folks like the Zefal gravity-actuated locking QR levers: > http://www.zefal.com/en/locks/81-lock-n-roll.html > > They probably, statistically, work great, but they do nothing to lower my > anxiety, because knowing what they are, I can defeat them fairly easily, > and I naturally assume bike thieves also race, volunteer at coops, and hang > out on forums. (The don't.) > > For us fixed-for-life solid axle riders, Bryce Fasteners has a couple of > options: http://www.brycefastener.com/ > > Warning: they are a hassle to get. Be prepared to buy a bunch. Through a > proxy business. > > > (2) Locking seatpost binder bolt - think about it, loosen the bolt and > your saddle and post are gone: > > Pitlocks include this, so do many other other sets. Make sure they play > well with your cluster. > > > (3) The ol' chain-in-a-tube-round-the-saddle-rails-and-rejoined keeps the > saddle connected to the bike: > > Picture here: > http://blog.brooksengland.com/wps/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/saddle1-768x1024.jpg > > You can make this look surprisingly sharp. By which I mean unnoticeable. > > Here are some instructions from someone who failed to make it look good: > http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-keep-your-bike-seat-from-getting-stolen/step5/Rejoin-the-chain/ > > > (4) A serious u-lock - probably more important than all the above: > > This one hits the sweet spot for me in terms of price, features, size, > weight, and availability, but there are many good options: > http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Pages/ProductInformation.aspx?PNumber=997931 > > Combined with all the above, you just need to get it around a frame tube > and whatever you're locking to. > > > If you really want to go off the deep end you can start replacing your > small fasteners with tamper-proof alternatives, or just fill their heads > with solder or grease-and-ball-bearings or epoxy or your homebrew deterrent > of choice. > > Whatever you do, it will be a small price for peace of mind. > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Ned Ludd <bag...@gmail.com > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> My wife has a lovely HH and is afraid to use it. She'll ride it in the >> park, or out to the beach, but she won't use it for errands because she's >> afraid to leave it locked in front of a store for 10 minutes. I think her >> old CrypticNight lock is inadequate, but there must be something that is >> useful out there (I hope.) She does not plan to lock it to the fence at >> Dolores Park overnight, she just wants to be able to go to the bakery or >> the grocery store and have the thing still be there when she comes out. Any >> suggestions/thoughts? >> Thanks >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/zWiCelRCU3kJ. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/yqMUY7S0bpwJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
