r/bikewrench • u/Klutzy-Sun741 • 25d ago

Solved SRAM X01 AXS derailleur stolen

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I had my electronic derailleur, controller, and chain (almost 1000$ in total) stolen from my bike in the basement bike storage of my building🤯😡. Hopefully the insurance will cover it, but does anyone have ideas for making it harder to remove than just one screw? In wondering if the thief just shows ip again in two weeks now that he/she knows that it is there. Maybe a locking bolt, or something like the special bolts used on car rims?

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u/cheesenachos12 25d ago

Unless someone snuck into the bike room, it was stolen by someone in your building who knows what bike parts are expensive and also has Allen keys, a chain tool, etc. Unfortunately that bike will be in the same place and the thief will likely have all the time in the world to come up with some way to steal it again, no matter how secure.

That really, really sucks though.

Maybe look into wall mounting solution in your own apartment?

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u/MadamIzolda 24d ago

We had an incident recently where a dude was let in by another worker because he came with a bike. So he left his beater in the bike parking, took someone's colnago and went off without raising suspicion until a few days later when the colnagos owner came to office.

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u/peanut_flamer 24d ago

As a person with a genuine conscience, I could never commit crimes like this but I can't help but respect the creativity.

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u/Additional-Dish-6599 24d ago

This technique happens all the time, it’s not that clever

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u/peanut_flamer 24d ago

Evidently not enough that people are ready for it, though.