Joel, I agree, the Zefal is great for stopping opportunistic thieves. I read something interesting yesterday, "Locks keep honest people honest." Those more determined and with a tool are more difficult to stop. I think I'll switch to Pitlock for what it's worth, for wheels, light, saddle and seat post. By the way, why didn't your Zefal unlock upon turning your bike upside down?
Thanks Zach, I had actually read about the Zefal/magnet issue here but I didn't see any independent confirmation. I read one post where someone used a very strong magnet but couldn't get the pin to move. Good to know that it's possible to defeat that way also. On Apr 10, 8:39 pm, Z I <rockscissorpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > It was reported in this forum that the Zefals could be defeated with a > strong magnet. > > I later confirmed this with mine. If you turn the Zefals to lock and > unlock and listen carefully, you'll hear a click. Stick a magnet on > that clicking point when they are locked, and the magnet will pull the > internal pin to the unlock position, and you can flip the quick > release without turning the bike over. Handy if you're working on the > bike... but kinda defeats the purpose. > > I'm still using them though. I figure the average swipe and run thief > won't know to carry a strong magnet around in their pocket. Others, > will get my stuff anyway, with a lever as happened here. I'm sorry to > hear you lost your Brooks saddle and seat post. And got a dent on your > top tube! That sucks. > > - 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-bu...@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.
