Thanks for checking that out for me Ian. I felt like it would be a long shot that a magnet would open them up. Seems like it would be an obvious ploy for any professional bike thief, so they'd design against that. On the other hand, I suppose the pros are the ones that are going to get your bike regardless.
I feel like I read somewhere else about someone having trouble with being able to twist the Zefals around. I wonder if it might be a tightness thing... or somehow not being able to grip the dropouts properly? Well, I will find out soon, I'm going to go pick some up and try them out. Thanks for the replies guys. - Zach On Aug 15, 7:39 am, Ian <ian.m.whit...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had my bike on the stand today, so I decided to test out this magnet > trick. > > Using my shop magnet (strong enough to pick up large screws & bolts > off the floor, or to pull a chain out of a degreaser bath), I was not > able to trick the Zefals into unlocking. > > I'm also unable to twist them open, as Ryan was. Could be a strength > thing, or maybe something with the dropouts (I have them on a Surly > LHT). Or maybe a setup problem. Regardless, I wasn't able to open > them. > > I'm not going to claim that they are totally thief proof. But for $30 > they are pretty much exactly what I need. As far as I can tell, > they'll stop all but the most determined wheel thief and I don't have > to carry around a special tool -- unlike a Pitlock. Yes, I'm sure > there's a guy out there with a huge magnet or super strong hands who > can pop my wheels right off, but I can't say that I'm concerned about > him. Guys like him will be able to steal stuff off my bike regardless > of what I do. > > As always, YMMV. > > On Aug 13, 11:48 pm, Ryan Watson <rswat...@nyx.net> wrote: > > > Didn't try magnets, but twisting them allowed me to open them right up. > > I could never get them set up such that they couldn't be easily opened > > without inverting the bike. > > I asked on a couple lists if anyone had been able to get them to work, > > but got no replies. > > I ended up returning them. > > > Ryan > > > On Aug 13, 2009, at 21:38, Z I <rockscissorpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I've been thinking about buying a set of theZefalLock n'Rolls first > > > for my commuter bike, and then maybe for the Atlantis (which I can > > > rarely make myself leave unattended, yet). So while doing a google on > > > them, I found someone had left a review on them at Bikeman. > > > > Here's what the guy had to say: "These are already obsolete!! Twisting > > > is one way to defeat them, but its much easier to just use a magnet. > > > No twisting, they open as if they are in the unlocked position!" > > >http://www.bikeman.com/QR1497.html > > > > That'd be a bummer! I'm having a hard time believing that theZefal > > > engineers would not have thought of something so simple when designing > > > an anti-theft device. I also can't seem to find any further > > > collaborating links, so I wonder if this is just hearsay... > > > > TheZefalLock n' Roll skewers were discussed around the beginning of > > > the year, and someone asked if a magnet could trip the internal > > > mechanism, but the discussion moved on to the Pitlocks. Has anyone who > > > has them actually tried triggering the mechanism with a magnet? > > > > - Zach --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
