The best locks to secure your saddle and wheels
Leaving your bicycle tied up in the public space is exposing it to theft. Many cyclists have had the sad experience of this. Sometimes the bike is still there but it is missing the saddle or a wheel. Or both. To avoid this type of inconvenience, there are saddle and wheel locks that make it possible to secure these easily removable elements.
An additional padlock for the wheels and saddle
Regardless of your type of bike, you are surely affected by one or more of these problems. On inexpensive city bikes, the saddle is often connected to a seat tube with a quick-release system. This makes it easy to adjust the height in no time. However, once loosened, the seat tube can quickly come off. On the side of road bikes, the saddle is generally well fixed with a clamp. It is rather the wheels which, with their quick-release system, are exposed to theft. Convenient to disassemble to repair a puncture quickly – or change wheels for professional cyclists – they are also disconcertingly easy to steal.
Whether on the wheels or the saddle, the vast majority of bicycles today are equipped with quick release systems. And who says quick attach also says quick detach. A few saddle and wheel locks can help make your equipment a little more difficult to steal. These systems are not tamper-proof but will give thieves a bit of a headache. And of course, they should be considered as additional locks, which do not exempt you from attaching your bicycle to a fixed point with a suitable lock.
Protect your wheels against theft
Solutions exist to secure them in a durable way, without having to remove them and put them back each time you use the bike.
Kryptonite WheelNutz wheel lock with nuts With its WheelNutz wheel lock, Kryptonite offers an ingenious locking system. Two nuts positioned at the ends of the wheel axles in place of the original nuts which are impossible to loosen when the bike is upright. Indeed, you have to turn the bike upside down to unscrew the bolts. Thus, if the bike is correctly attached to a fixed point, it is impossible for the thief to turn it over and run away with your wheels.
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Kryptonite has also thought of the wheels, front or rear, equipped with quick releases. The WheelBoltz anti-theft axle allows you to replace the quick releases. Likewise, it can only be disassembled when the bike is upside down. Ideal for road or fixie bikes, it will delight their owner who will no longer have to worry about their wheels.
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Front and rear bike wheel lock Lock N'RollZefal's Lock N'Roll also works on this system. Despite its glaring resemblance to a quick release wheel clamp, it too can only be removed when the bike is turned upside down. A special washer in fact prevents unscrewing, even with the help of a tool. If the bicycle is laid down normally, the quick-release arm is locked. Practical, no key is needed to unlock the wheel once the mount is turned over.
Secure wheel axles Tranz-XTranz-X also offers a secure wheel axle. Just replace your quick release with this anti-theft locking system. However, the system is a little different from the previous ones. Indeed, these axes can be unscrewed only with the help of a special five-sided key.
Solutions for securing the saddle
Pinhead clamp to secure the saddleEasiest classic solution: the clamp. It allows you to tighten the seat tube once adjusted to the right height. And requires an Allen key to unscrew it unlike a quick-release collar. Brands like Pinhead offer seatpost clamps, which can only be loosened with a specific and unique key.
Saddle and wheel locks: versatile padlocks
The Abus Cobra cable lockThe classic cable lock is a perfect extra padlock to easily and inexpensively secure a saddle or a wheel. There are many models and almost all brands of classic locks on the market. From Onguard with his Akita or Doberman to Oxford and his Hoop cable, passing by the Abus Cobra, the M-Wave Cable Lock or the Kryptonite KryptoFlex, the choice is not lacking. The XLC code spiral lock will also do the trick at a lower price.
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Some brands offer combined U and cable locks such as the Onguard Pitbull or the Oxford Shackle 12 Duo, with or without alarm.
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