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My brother commutes to the train station via bicycle. He recently purchased a new bicycle which has QR wheels. He is wandering if the front release system can be replaced to make it more secure/theft resistant. This is where i need your help!
What does he need to purchase to replace the QR with a more theft resistant alternative?
Thanks
seen someone using these and they said they were pretty good - [url= http://www.tesco.com/direct/trans-x-security-quick-release-skewer-set/543-5375.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=543-5375&kpid=543-5375&gclid=CO298PLwhLwCFUnjwgodzDMA4w ]Trans X QR[/url]
Hi,
I have a spare one of these in my garage, unused and green.
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maybe not as secure as a dedicated key skewer as above, but would rely on the potential thief having 2 5mm allen keys or a set of spanners on them.
drop me an email and i'll pop it in the post for you for the price of a stamp.
You could just loop your lock thru the wheel too.
I'd lock the wheels to the bike and/or stand regardless of how they're held on.
Can he store an extra chain & lock on the stands for when he needs to use it rather than carrying it around?
Pinhead QR's
can't find just the QR's atm but here is a link to a full security set.
[url= http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Pinhead-Ultimate-Pack_62101.htm?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=AdwordsProductAds&utm_campaign=Adwords&gclid=CNm9h4L0hLwCFaXItAodLGQAUg ]Full secure set Pinhead[/url]
found just the QR's
[url= http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Pinhead-2-Pack-Lock-Set_62094.htm ]QR's pinhead[/url]
The thing with the pinheads is they're only secure if you know that no-one who wants to steal anything can get hold of a hex key that fits the bolts.
Aldi were selling a bit set with pinhead style torx and hex keys for a few quid last week.
Probably much better off using a lock, from a practical and insurance point of view.
Pinhead are massively better made than the 5-sided allen key ones but spendy. They also make lockable topcap and seat collar ones that you can buy in a big pack which all work off the same key. Just don't lose the key!! (and learn how to fix a puncture without removing the wheel. not that I have ever had to do that. on a bike with full sks mudguards. 😳 )
That said I have the 5 sided ones on one bike and they are fine and a third the price of pinheads. Ultimately any bike theif well enough tooled up to get around the 5-sided-key ones will probably also be organised and equipped-enough to steal your whole bike and remove pinhead skewers with a grinder later on.
The danger of storing a lock on the stands at the station is that it gets buried under loads of other bikes, and that if it is a quiet station then bike thief gets to practice on your lock whilst there is no bike in it in preparation for stealing the bike. Or they break the lock practicing on it and then you have nothing to lock you bike up with at the station. I leave my lock on the rack at work but my work would be understanding enough to let me put the bike inside in case of lock failure.
i remember the old x-lite camlocks being pretty good...
I have to concur with some of the others above. Lock through frame and wheel. Your bike is secure and changing a puncture (or whatever) doesn't become a pain in the rear. I think more than one lock is a greater deterrent to would-be thieves.