I use VO skewers on my commuter. Truth is, you are only relying on the skewer to thwart opportunistic thiefs. If you have a $1500 wheelset that a pro wants, he'll get it. Pitlock or not. It probably just as easy for them to take the whole bike. I have QR skewers in my Sam because I often put it in or on vehicles, and often have my wheels off when I'm messing with bike parts for fun. They are handy for that.
On Jan 8, 3:52 pm, Travis <travisbreitenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I own both Pitlock and VO skewers. There is no comparison of course. I > don't know why, but the VO skewers have sort of a knurled surface on > the outside, so it looks like they could be opened with a good set of > pliers. Also, keys for those hex-pin bolts can be had at most hardware > stores. I'd say the VO skewer provides just a tad more security than > an allen bolt skewer. I use mine on a wheel which I wouldn't really > mind replacing because it's nearing the end of it's useful life > anyway. > > The Pitlock design is really much further advanced than any other > locking skewers out there. I see two ways to defeat it, but they > require quite a bit of ingenuity. I live in NYC and use them on a > decent wheelset. I have enough faith in them that I lock only my frame > which is tremendously freeing. I carry one of the Pit keys on a large > key ring with my keys and this gives me just enough torque to adjust > them if needed. Also, I use them on a bike with horizontal drop-outs > even though you're not supposed to. It's been holding up fine. Of > course, this bike has a freewheel - I would not try this with a SS/ > fixed set-up. > > Travis -- 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.
