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Hexlox are good but expensive. BB and wax in the bolt head works well, but can be a pain to remove. 2 part epoxy also works well but needs to be drilled away to access the bolt again, and also doesn’t look very nice.
You may be able to find a torx, Allen or other shape security bolt online for less than a hexlox. There is the possibility that the thief has the correct key on them, but the rarer the bolt design the less likely that will be.
Adding- carbon isn’t good for theft deterrence. If a bike has expensive shifters on a carbon handlebar, they’ll cut the bars. If it has a carbon stem, they’ll cut the stem. Etc etc.
Eseman-
interesting - thank you. my partner had her stem undone and brake hoses/gear cables cut and they just took the lot. didn't even bother with the seat post which had a decent seat attached so i'm guessing they were specifically after the sram shifters.
I was thinking of replacing one bolt for one hexlox bolt to the stem-handlebar and stem-steerer interfaces. To be fair, the cost of replacing the shifters probably makes sense to spend the money on the hexlox stuff...ffs
terlg
Whats the best solution to not having bars/stems/seatposts nicked?
Is replacing bolts with hexlox the way to go?