How to stop my saddle being stolen

[raleighnut]

Most of my bikes have Brooks' saddles, I use a long cable lock through the rails around an anchor point and through the rear wheel I also cover it with a shopping bag

 

[vickster]

Could be karma if you'll happily buy a stolen bike

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Cover it in fake blood stains

 

[presta]

Buy a saddle with a slot, and stick one of these in it.

 

[simongt]

and stick one of these in it.

Would probably occur to the potential thief that it would have to be a VERY big dog to be able to c**p on a bike saddle - !

 

[palinurus]

This is still available
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19616264...1076X1383750Xc6e61c6c6c789ffe5022f7557fd615bc

a couple more years of use and it'll be comfortable.

 

[silva]

I've seen bike owners taking the saddle off in order to prevent their bike being stolen.

 

[craigwend]

Would probably occur to the potential thief that it would have to be a VERY big dog to be able to c**p on a bike saddle - !

Who's saying dog🤔

 

[sleuthey]

Obtain an old pair of @Drago s YFronts and wrap them round the saddle when you lock the bike.

 

[andrew_s]

On my commute to work in London in the last couple of weeks i cycle part of my commute then lock my bike up alongside other bikes and then take an underground train to my work place . I have noticed that some bikes outside the station have no saddles on them which i guess have being stolen and some have been removed by their owners . I know it would take only a few flicks of a Allen key and a few seconds for a thief to steal my saddle

My question is what is the best way to stop my saddle being stolen ? i cannot take it to work with me

I use Hexlox inserts in the allen bolts to keep my Berthoud leather saddle safe-ish.
It's a easy-release version of the old trick of superglueing a ball bearing in the allen socket.

You'll want 1 (or 2) for the saddle clamp, and 2 (or 1) for the seatpost, and if the bolts are non-magnetic stainless they will want replacing too (as lionked by HLaB in repley 26 above).
Still won't stop someone hacksawing the seatpost though.

The key is about 3 mm wide by 10 mm long, and is a permanent fixture on my bike lock keyring.
It only gets used when I want to play with my riding position, which is rare.

 

[FishFright]

Obtain an old pair of @Drago s YFronts and wrap them round the saddle when you lock the bike.

There's laws about chemical and biological warfare.

 

[Roadrat77]

I just never leave my bike anywhere I can't see it. I got fed up of seeing videos on social media of vile little scumbags with disc cutters.