Quote from: Veggyhed on December 14, 2021, 08:38:45 AM

Which pinhead security skewer did you buy for your Red runner Plus? What did you do for the back wheel to secure it?

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I bought this road-bike 4 pc set from rei:
https://bit.ly/3Uzkjot

I used the longer skewer on the front wheel, and also secured the headset and seatpost. The rear wheel-- I haven't done any replacements.

For locking in front of my apartment, I always take the battery inside. In the city, I use a Kryptonite Long Shackle New York U-lock through the frame above the battery, which also prevents the battery from being pulled out, and an ABUS Granite 6500 link lock to secure the rear wheel. Sometimes I can get around the rear wheel, within the back triangle of the frame, to a bike rack. Not that a thief couldn't get it, but it would be pretty involved vs walking down the street for an easier target.

That's scary as hell. When I was younger I got knocked out when someone removed the skewer on my vintage Mercier road bike, and the wheel came off while I was racing home.

Those original skewers might not be high quality. The first Radrunner that was shipped to me took some hits in transit and the skewer arm had snapped like pot-metal. The bike had other issues such as a bent fork so we sent it back for replacement. As soon as the second one arrived, I put a Pinhead security skewer on the front wheel-- for theft deterrent-- but the way I bomb around the city, hopping curbs, it hasn't given me any issues. I did snug it up at about 70 miles, along with a few other bolts, but there has been very little maintenance in the first ~1100 miles.