I'm in my 4th year on a Belriot here in NYC. I commute nearly year round (ice will stop me but usually not the cold). The key is that the bike comes inside at night and all day while I'm at work ... and that most outside lock-up times are short (one to three hours on average). Still it's a fairly typical Riv set up intended to run errands: Alba's, Berthoud SS fenders, B-17, Marks rack, Wald basket, etc. and it gets locked up everywhere I go in between work and home. This includes trips to Bklyn. as well.
I carry (1) Kryptonite NY Fahgettaboudit lock. Period. Here's how I do the rest: Velo Orange anti-theft skewers: http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/wheelsets-rims-hubs/skewers/vo-anti-theft-skewers.html I swear by them Metric Security Bolts (from Bicycle Bolts / Adam Gray): http://www.bicyclebolts.com I use (1) M6 x 22 for the seat post binder and (1) M8 x 45 for the Nitto S-65 I figure that if the guy with the van and grinder/massive bolt cutter is coming there's nothing I can do about it anyway. And the security bolts are great deterrents for opportunistic twerps out looking to boost a saddle or wheel. Yes, I probably should super-glue a ball bearing into my stem bolt 'cause I'm not naive enough to think that someone could try and walk off with my cockpit one day … I just haven't gotten around to it and the Wald is secured to the bar and rack in such a way that makes it quite an undertaking. Here's another thing: while the Bleriot is a way-cool ride (particularly to us here) -- I'm, not so sure it catches the eye of so many in NYC. As a friend once said to me "*Oh, I see you riding your Mary Poppins bike today"* ! So perhaps if you combine that with the trend of most food delivery guys being into E-Bikes or jacked up MTB set-ups with skinny tires these days … maybe that just leaves the strung-out types looking for the more popular fixie-like rides to pinch (?). I think the Riv comes in under their radar. On Thursday, August 7, 2014 6:34:48 PM UTC-4, Serial Griller wrote: > > I normally do my ride and lock my bike in the rack on my truck since I > seldom ride from home.( I live in the boon docks) > What kind of lock set ups are popular with all of you. > Thanks, > Jon > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
