Can someone explain the anti-theft bolt on the seatpost to me?
I recently purchased a new urban arrow FamilyNext. Recently, our seat and seatpost was stolen. I’m trying to determine if the anti-theft features were working as intended or if the seat post or bolt may have failed.
It’s my understanding that the seatpost was specially designed to be anti-theft, yet the thief stole the seat and seatpost while the bike was parked for a short time during the daytime in a highly visible area with regular security patrols. All our unsecured cargo was untouched, leading me to believe this was a crime of opportunity and it can’t have been very difficult to remove the seat and post. We live in an area where urban arrows are uncommon and bike theft is not particularly organized so the thief would not have had special knowledge or tools.
I tried looking up the anti-theft seatpost bolt system to understand what it is and how it works, but came up empty. How does it work? When functioning as intended, how easy is it to fully remove the seat and seatpost?