What do you use for saddle/seatpost security on your Rivendell?

[lungimsam]

 

 

I was wondering what you all use to secure the seatpost and saddle on your bike from theft?

I appreciate any siggestions. Thanks.

[cyclotourist]

I don't do it, but if you want secure use a bike chain inside an old inner tube. Use a chain tool to assemble it around the rails and upper seat stay. Like this but w/ the inner tube around it to protect the finish:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/frogmob/4682845850/ 

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:56 PM, lungimsam <john1...@gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

I was wondering what you all use to secure the seatpost and saddle on your bike from theft?

I appreciate any siggestions. Thanks.

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[Robert F. Harrison]

I use a Pitlock seatpost and front wheel set on my Quickbeam. I haven't had any trouble so I'll probably put a full set (seat/front/rear) on my Hunq when it finally shows up. 

Bob

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 6:56 PM, lungimsam <john1...@gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

I was wondering what you all use to secure the seatpost and saddle on your bike from theft?

I appreciate any siggestions. Thanks.

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[J. Burkhalter]

I use Pitlocks on my Quickbeam (seatpost and front wheel) and pack the bolt head securing the saddle rails with a bearing ball and beeswax.  

[lungimsam]

The beeswax is sticky enough to hold the bearing in place?

How hard is it to get out if needed?

Sounds like a good idea for the seatpost clamp bolt, too.

Thieves would think it is epoxied in there and un-get-outable I would think.

[lungimsam]

The pitlock bolt head doesn't go into the seatpost clamp recess for the bolt head, I think, from a pic I have seen online.

 

Does it mar the finish when tightened onto the lug?

 

[J. Burkhalter]

I used the largest bearing ball that would fit and packed it in the bolt head with beeswax softened in my hand.  The beeswax hardens, darkens with grime, and generally "appears" to be glue/epoxy.  In three years of parking the bike outside daily in downtown Denver, I never had any issues.  The 2 times I actually removed the ball, it was a serious pain in the fanny.  Definitely not thief-proof, by any means, but a reasonable deterrent.  Probably less so, in say NYC or SF.  

hope this helps,

Jay 

[J. Burkhalter]

I think I just packed out the recess for the bolt head with presta value nuts (or similar) and then installed the Pitlock.  IIRC, the tightening nut for the Pitlock is independent of the housing that contacts the frame, so I suppose there should be very little, if any, marring.  

-Jay  

[Robert F. Harrison]

Not that I've noticed, but I haven't had it off since I put it on - well I do loosen it a wee bit every so often and turn the seat a bit to make sure the post hasn't welded to the frame. 

To be honest though, even if it did a little damage I probably wouldn't worry much. I do enough damage to the finish everywhere else. I'm definitely not a pristine frame guy. I usually scrape something on my first ride on a new bike. 

Aloha, 

Bob

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 6:35 AM, lungimsam <john1...@gmail.com> wrote:

The pitlock bolt head doesn't go into the seatpost clamp recess for the bolt head, I think, from a pic I have seen online.

 

Does it mar the finish when tightened onto the lug?

 

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[Peter Morgano]

I use these things called doors, I lock my bike behind them where bad people cant reach them.  :)

[Robert F. Harrison]

I'm not sure how that works on a daily basis, I think I'd get tired of hauling a door around everywhere. 

http://30thcentury.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/doored.jpeg

:-)

Aloha, Bob

[Peter Morgano]

Haha, but seriously is it only a NYC thing to use some old bike chain wrapped in a discarded tube? It can be made to look sort of not ugly.  I think its like the "Club" for cars-it is a deterrent that makes a thief go onto the next bike that doesn't have one. Recently rigged up this setup for my buddy who has a nice brooks champion he came out to being wedged off his bike right in front of his job.  No issues so far, though his seat cover was stolen, now its plastic bag time-I love Brooklyn, really!

[hobie]

The bike chain thing works well, Cloth Handlebar tape wrapped around it instead of innertube. I keep all my used tape.  What we use to do in NYC when I was a bike messenger in the late 70's for U-locks was to fit it with a brass plumbers T, this way the thieves couldn't use freeon to shrink the ball and hit it with a hammer. Kinda hard to explain,hopefully you get it. A u-lock is alot lighter and compact to carry then that big ball and chain thing that alot of people use.  

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:56:01 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:

[Adam]

These are pretty cool and easy to use. A friend started this company.
Not ultra secure but a very simple option that will have most thieves
scratching their noggins.

http://www.bicyclebolts.com/collections/bicycle_bolts

[Tony]

Hey, thanks Adam! I've been looking for a simple way to buy something like that for years.

Tony

[pam]

I use an old Gap bag with the drawstring.  I pull the string taut so that it doesn't fly off - which is why I don't use old grocery bag.  I intentionally do not want to look like I have a great saddle and buy a saddle cover.  I think the thief will go to the bike with the nice saddle cover.  And won't take the time to remove my bag to see.  I have a friend who has a steel cable that goes through the saddle and is looped around the rear rack and bolted on.  My way is lighter and more of a deterrent.

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:56:01 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:

[Rob]

Thanks Adam! Perfect. Just placed an order. 

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:31:24 PM UTC-7, Adam wrote:

http://www.bicyclebolts.com/collections/bicycle_bolts