Thieves $uck, Part Dieux

[jaydee]

I always quite liked the James Bond solution to car thieves in one of the films. Car clearly had marked on it that car was fitted with anti-theft device. Anyone who tried to break in triggered car explosion. Only problem is that poor James had to replace his Maserati every time someone tried to steal it. But I am sure with a bit of fine tuning, this could be a real deterrent and could be adapted to bicycles. I also like the idea of having built in rocket devices in the front and back of the car to discourage tailgaters and people who cut in front of you. Rockets could be a bit heavy for a bicycle though.

Oh dear, I think I've been watching too much tv. Time to go for a ride - equipped with compact rocket launcher!

[Xrayted]

That does suck. Sorry someone did that to you. One of my coworkers had hers stolen but the thief put their old, nasty one on instead. They took around $200 seat/post and left a $14 malwart one. At least she could sit on the way home though. The post wasn't quite the right size so it kept slipping but she made it home. People suck.

[shootingstar]

Yea, I had my saddle stolen while I was in a restaurant. I walked my bike home..it was only over 1 km. away, but I was a bit pissed off.

Bought a terry seat and immediately had mechanic change it from quick release to bolt. I like the look of a quick release..but not realistic. So had that changed too my next bike also.

My partner automatically locks up with 2 locks and 1 one of them is a cable lock so his sleek, but worn out Italia saddle doesn't get lifted.

[PinkBike]

well we put together parts from the assortment of bikes/parts we have around and ordered replacements from ebay. actually we found a better bianchi seat bag and official bianchi seat post (the other was brand x). and a kinda nasty looking replacement seat, but dh Must Have the specialized alias 143 and we got it cheap.

i really like the idea of special skewers (like locking lug nuts) and i really-really like the alarmed locks. i am so going to look into that.

thanks all for commiserating in our time of loss.

[Trek420]

i really like the idea of special skewers (like locking lug nuts) and i really-really like the alarmed locks. i am so going to look into that.

thanks all for commiserating in our time of loss.

www.peterwhitecycles.com/pitlock.asp

These are a cool idea but ....

There's beauty to a QR. A nice QR lever is a beautiful thing like a classic Campy or the neato keen cool black ones on my Mavic rims. Seeing a rider with the QR adjusted just so fore and aft says "she knows her bike, or at least goes to a shop that does "

I hate it that we have to consider locking devices not only for our bikes but for individual parts Bike thieves suck and should be keel hauled from a fixie.

[NbyNW]

Very annoying. I don't understand why people feel like it's okay to rip stuff off people's bikes. Or to rip off entire bikes, for that matter.

Glad you were able to find suitable replacements.

My Dahon is ALL about quick releases, and it would be a pain to replace the seat & seatpost, since it's a wide-diameter post with SDG I-Beam system. If I ever have to lock that bike up outside, I either take the seat with me or run a cable through the seat to my U-lock.

[Flur]

I seem to remember a mini cable lock just for seat posts, back in the early 90s. Are those still around? I know they won't prevent real theft, but they do deter crimes of convenience and jokesters.