For bikers (and probably others, too...)

pfrsantos · **on:** April 13, 2016, 06:27:17 PM

Not only to secure bikes but anything with hex bolts.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hexlox/hexlox-anti-theft-for-saddles-wheels-and-more-made/description

Only concern is the 3-digit code, only allows for 1000 combinations...

sLaughterMed · **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2016, 06:44:13 PM

This is the first Kickstarter I've ever seen that I was actually impressed with the design. It is a simple and elegant solution to a very common problem, and it looks like it works well.

As to the 1000 different combinations... That's 1000 different keys, and I doubt that it will be very easy to replicate the key from just those digits.

Fortytwo · **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2016, 08:29:55 PM

I've been thinking about this, as they themselves note it isn't very often you have to change a bike if you do it properly the first time. Wouldn't some thread-locker make it just that much more effort to steal them that a potential thief might go on to the next bike (assuming that yours isn't all carbon fibre and titanium but rather a fairly everyday bike)?

Other than that it looks good but I would want to know how it works. Since they mention that the bolts need to be magnetic I would assume the key to be just a very elaborate hook to pull a neodymium magnet out meaning another hook might work as a master key for it. Still, it will probably make a thief move on to the next bike especially until they become common.