Best way to lock quick release wheels?

[tomtom123]

i'm thinking of getting a mongoose mtb from walmart for $110 and it has quick release wheels. what can i do to the wheels release to prevent theft? i've checked out some solutions like ball bearings which are like $80-$100 and for a price this price, it ain't worth it. what are some cheaper solutions?

i've also checked on for security bolts and found this, http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Axlerodz-Bolt-Bicycle-Skewers/dp/B000ACAMKG/ref=pd_sbs_sg_1
it's alot cheaper but has anyone used this and found it effective at all?
also i forgot to ask, would these still on work the wheels bolts work if i converted the bike to an ebike with motorized wheels?

What other ways do you use that are somewhat secure (since with time + motivation anything can be stolen) and also somewhat cost effective?

thanks in Advance
-tom

 

[bee]

I use pipe clamps

 

[friendly1uk]

Interesting Skewers. I went with traditional nut fixing. Not really secure, but better than quick release. At some point I intend to get some security nuts on there, then it should be ok.

 

[tomtom123]

I use pipe clamps

that looks like part of the torque arm. anyway looks like they can easily cut that and get to the quick release or somewhere slide it out.

 

[dogman dan]

That should work. Very likely take more time to remove those hose clamps than to remove a typical cable lock that secured the wheels.

Cordless angle grinders. They pretty much make ALL locks obsolete.

But really, what thief would bother to steal just the wheel from a cheap ass bike? Just too easy to take the whole bike. You put a $150 saddle on that thing, that might disappear. But a wheel that sells for 5 bucks at the flea won't fence for more than one buck.

 

[MadRhino]

Exactly, that bike won't be stripped apart for its components. If someone steals it, he will take the whole bike and sell it 20$ for dope.

 

[tomtom123]

That should work. Very likely take more time to remove those hose clamps than to remove a typical cable lock that secured the wheels.

Cordless angle grinders. They pretty much make ALL locks obsolete.

But really, what thief would bother to steal just the wheel from a cheap ass bike? Just too easy to take the whole bike. You put a $150 saddle on that thing, that might disappear. But a wheel that sells for 5 bucks at the flea won't fence for more than one buck.

yea true, so i guess i'll try this vent clamp stuff since it's very cheap.
you think i could use this http://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-4396008RP-Vent-Clamps-2-Pack/dp/B001AAEG68/ref=lp_553154_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378750021&sr=1-1

on this bike doing the same he did above? http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Mongoose-Ledge-2.1-Men-s-Mountain-Bike/21191086#Product+Reviews

 

[Chalo]

The OP lives in NYC where apparently all bikes and their parts are fair game. That's not enough to make me torment myself with a Walgoose, but to each his own.

Where I live, I get the impression that most bike wheel thefts are incidental to someone stealing another bike that had been locked up only by its wheel. When you see a lonely front wheel locked to a rack, and a bike without a front wheel sitting in the same rack, it's hard to miss the pattern.

As for the OP's question, there are bolted skewers that retail for about $15, and keyed security skewers that cost more, or you could just get nutted axle kits and transplant them in. Your bike was assembled by drunk baboons, so you could probably stand to overhaul and adjust your hubs anyway.

 

[tomtom123]

The OP lives in NYC where apparently all bikes and their parts are fair game. That's not enough to make me torment myself with a Walgoose, but to each his own.

Where I live, I get the impression that most bike wheel thefts are incidental to someone stealing another bike that had been locked up only by its wheel. When you see a lonely front wheel locked to a rack, and a bike without a front wheel sitting in the same rack, it's hard to miss the pattern.

As for the OP's question, there are bolted skewers that retail for about $15, and keyed security skewers that cost more, or you could just get nutted axle kits and transplant them in. Your bike was assembled by drunk baboons, so you could probably stand to overhaul and adjust your hubs anyway.

LOL

 

[cal3thousand]

I have some of these $15 security skewers from Velo Orange:

http://store.velo-orange.com/index....-rims-hubs/skewers/vo-anti-theft-skewers.html

The will stop the casual theif from stealing a decent front wheel. It won't stop the determined theif from stealing a slick set of wheels. It might slow them down enough that your other theft measures take effect. I keep the required allen key hidden on the bike. Also, since the shipping costs quite a bit, I ordered something like 4 sets for all my front wheels that take a 9mm QR.

Now if you have a solution for 20mm Thru Axle, I would like to hear it

 

[xenodius]

Saw some gravity skewers the other day: they only unlock when the bike is upside down, impossible when it's locked up.

 

[cal3thousand]

Saw some gravity skewers the other day: they only unlock when the bike is upside down, impossible when it's locked up.

I've heard complaints about those things not working properly. Also, getting an ebike upside down will be harder, both for the thief and for the owner. Depends on what you prefer I guess.

 

[DAND214]

Are you sure they are Qr wheels?
Nothing listed or visable.

Also low end of the bike chain. So why QR skewers?

Front fork looks like stamped dropouts too.

I had 4 Mongoose Ebikes sold one of them still have 3. All 6 to 15 years old now. Not what you find at WallyWold now.
All bought at bike swaps. 1 was new, oldest looked newer than the new one, no miles or wear on anything.

I still like my Geese, even there not the best bike out there.

Dan

 

[alsmith]

I had a skewered wheel for a while, only because it was the only one in the LBS. I did the pipe clip thing for security and it didn't get stolen.
If they want to steal your bike (or wheel) I doubt it would make much difference whatever type or security you have. Just make it look harder to steal than the other bikes.