Super glueing ball bearings into hex bolts for security

Anyone done this? Is it effective? Any downsides? (other than needing to carry glue remover)
It’s supposed to help stop components being removed by scroats when unattended.
I was thinking of doing this to my seat clamp bolt to protect the dropper post, when making brief stops in town.

just replace all your bolts with these:

chances are your average tea-leaf won’t have a security torx bit (ie with a hole in the middle)

Would have to be a decent sized bearing to prevent said scroat prising it out with a pick. Superglue is quite brittle.

No, downsides? Every time your dropper needs a service you will need to remove it?
Do you ride your bike in places where you think it’s likely to happen?

those torx bolts might be a simpler idea andyl.

Melt candle wax into the bolt head?

pop rivet 😛

when unattended

Never leave unattended outdoors. Simple.

Araldite them in?

For security you’d normally get a ball slightly bigger than the across-flats of the hex socket and hammer it in. But then you’re really going to struggle getting your post out when you need to… a dremel does it nicely but seat clamps are going to become consumables.

you can get pitlok skewers for seat clamps.

Sh1te bike with tatty components and a geet big lock for parking in town. So far I’ve got lucky

Those security torx cap heads aren’t especially secure – a swift tap with a centre punch is all it takes to knock out the centre pin.

Might put off the scrote who isn’t carrying a hammer and punch right enough, guess it depends on how secure you need it to be.

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Sh1te bike with tatty components and a geet big lock for parking in town. So far I’ve got lucky

£50 1993 Ebay rigid Kona here. Looks very ordinary at best, but still a very nice ride.

Yeah, I’d be too worried about my seat post slipping to do this. I’m too paranoid about my bike that I wouldn’t leave it unattended in town, full stop!

You mean people actually leave valuable bikes unattended in public?

Horrors.

You mean people actually leave valuable bikes unattended in public?

People leave them in £100 B&Q sheds too. Which is almost the same.

You need to stop living in the ghetto.

My thoughts are one of those cheap retractable wire combination locks would be better if its just for café stop, run the cable/wire through you seat rails and the frame to secure.

I have one in my backpack weighs Naff all and takes up very little space so ideal to have for any short/unplanned shops to protect your gear.

Get a pub bike, loads on ebay. Some old snotter that’s really not worth nicking. Save your dropper equipped baby for proper riding where you’re not going to leave it.

Wouldn’t leave a bike with a reverb fitted unattended unless the objective is to have it stolen.

Wouldn’t leave a bike with a reverb fitted unattended unless the objective is to have it stolen.

Insurance excess and premium increase probably cheaper than a Reverb service or replacement remote if you break it!