Didn't try magnets, but twisting them allowed me to open them right up. I could never get them set up such that they couldn't be easily opened without inverting the bike. I asked on a couple lists if anyone had been able to get them to work, but got no replies. I ended up returning them.
Ryan On Aug 13, 2009, at 21:38, Z I <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've been thinking about buying a set of the Zefal Lock n'Rolls first > for my commuter bike, and then maybe for the Atlantis (which I can > rarely make myself leave unattended, yet). So while doing a google on > them, I found someone had left a review on them at Bikeman. > > Here's what the guy had to say: "These are already obsolete!! Twisting > is one way to defeat them, but its much easier to just use a magnet. > No twisting, they open as if they are in the unlocked position!" > http://www.bikeman.com/QR1497.html > > That'd be a bummer! I'm having a hard time believing that the Zefal > engineers would not have thought of something so simple when designing > an anti-theft device. I also can't seem to find any further > collaborating links, so I wonder if this is just hearsay... > > The Zefal Lock n' Roll skewers were discussed around the beginning of > the year, and someone asked if a magnet could trip the internal > mechanism, but the discussion moved on to the Pitlocks. Has anyone who > has them actually tried triggering the mechanism with a magnet? > > - Zach > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
