Hi all

I've been loitering on this site for a while now and wanted to say hello. This is my first post. When I was in NYC my LBS had a good way to help stop parts getting stolen, they put some kind of epoxy resin in all the allen key holes so you can't take anything off without drilling it out first. It worked for me, using my bike every day for 6 months in Brooklyn and Manhattan. granted didn't have much that people would want to steal (more or less stock pista) obviously you have to have everything set up as you like it, and not really want to change stuff often.

what do you think?

Been doing the same the with super glue for years. Take a while to pick out with a awl rather than the drastic drill out optoin.

Dab of grease and a ball bearing in the head. you can only get it out with a magnet. works like a treat.

^ sounds like an easy alternative, where can you pick up little ball bearings like that?

you can take them out of your hub or BB!

I get mine from gabes' hubs :-)

I have said it before and I will say it again:

Human shit on the handle bars and saddle.

+1 Tynan. I find monkey shit also works.

do you have a special diet to get the required consistency,not so runny that it slips off and not too chunky that it doesn't stick? do you have a curry the night before if you're going to be leaving your ride in a particularly dodgy part of town?