YNOT straps: theft proofed

November 16, 2011 Sungwoo 1 Comments

On the night of Halloween while I was stuck in the library all night cramming for midterms, my YNOT straps were stolen off my bike.  BOOOOOOOOO!  I found out at 4 in the morning when I came out to ride over to McDonalds for a late night snack to recharge my brain, and it sucked.

Luckily, Tom was able to link me to a new set as soon as we could meet up.

Now, I've had YNOT straps on my bikes for almost two years now, and this was the first mishap.  I realize it's probably just bad luck with some hooligans on Halloween night, but I don't really wanna risk getting my straps stolen again..  So I decided to make these harder to steal.

I melted a hole in the middle of the straps and put a bolt on it.  The heads of the nut and bolt are the same size, so you'd need to carry around two sets of wrenches to get these off, so I'd think that they're nearly theft proof haha.

YNOT straps: theft proofed

YNOT straps: theft proofed

YNOT straps: theft proofed

YNOT straps: theft proofed

YNOT straps: theft proofed

They're tucked away within the height of the pedal itself so they don't get in the way. :)

DISCLAIMER: If you try this, make sure you're in a well ventilated area.  I didn't and I have a headache.  AND if you messed up your straps, I'm not responsible, and neither is YNOT obviously.  :P

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1 comment :

  1. Typical Asian. Next thing you know, Swoo will build a perpetual motion machine.

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