SFist: What's So Hot About Bike Seats?

jacksevanroo

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:15:13 -0800

Just as I've always said, never trust a crackhead with two allen wrenches.

boringtime

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:06:12 -0800

Here is what you do: Take a small length of drive chain, loop it through the stays and the top of the rear fork, then fasten it shut with a chain tool. If you don't want to scratch your frame, feed it through a length of inner-tube. Unless thieves are carrying chain tools, they can't get your seat. Here is a picture: http://www.cyclelicio.us/2008/03/bike-saddle-anti-theft.html

plumpy

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:49:46 -0800

What confuses me more is when people steal your lights. I feel like when I forget to remove my lights from my bike, about 1 in 3 times they get stolen. Is there really a huge market for used bike lights? Where are they selling them all?

icbalaam

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:41:46 -0800

In a city where guys will buy dirty jock straps, stealing bike seats to sniff them isn't a crazy assumption.

megang

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:31:56 -0800

ewww fizzandpop!!!

periqueblend

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:43:52 -0800

no arrests made....

Generic

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:58:28 -0800

is it at all related to the wave of fixie hate-crimes?

auweia1

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:22:24 -0800

you can buy little seat locks..They're like mini chord locks you can tie down the seat with. More than a few of my fellow bike messengers use those Many seats us a 'quick release' on the stem, which is why it's so easy to rip them off. Takes maybe 2 seconds. You can tie them down with the seat chords. Or what I do is tie the quick release itself down with a plumbers pipe fastener. Not exactly a lock, but, but it sure as heck slows the thieves down, and that's only a buck photo example > http://www.flickr.com/photos/9640932@N04/2739344014/

OrangeDrink

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:58:22 -0800

It's been happening in Oakland too - I walked past a bike rack and about half were missing seats.

fizzandpop

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:56:07 -0800

Seat sniffers!

icbalaam

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:55:53 -0800

This happened in my home town all the time which can only mean the thieves have finally made it here. The horror!

mpantone

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:52:50 -0800

Ewwww. Perverts. :P