I was living in Hyde Park (Chicago, IL) in the '80s. My front wheel walked off over the course of 30 minutes--the rest of the bike locked with a flat Kyrptonite to a fence in front of my girlfriend's apartment. I saw bikes missing wheels in front of Regenstein library, and cut bike locks (mostly chains) lying on the ground near the racks at other libraries.
It was a desperate time and place! On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:31:11 AM UTC-4, Sean Cleary wrote: > > Wow, where do you live where there is such prominent bike theft, Andrew? > The rare clues of bike theft that I've seen in our Minneapolis suburbs are > orphan front wheels locked to a bike rack. Apparently the owners didn't > understand the meaning of quick release skewers! > > On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:46:56 AM UTC-5, Andrew Marchant-Shapiro > wrote: >> >> If I have to choose (usually I don't) I'll protect the front first for >> two reasons. >> >> 1. I usually run a dynohub, so that wheel is expensive to replace >> >> 2. I anticipate that the casual thief (my nemesis) will eschew getting >> him- or herself greasy. Rear wheels are generally harder and messier to >> remove. I have only ever lost one wheel, and that was a front; I have seen >> a number of bikes missing a wheel, and it has always been the front. >> >> However, since i use my bike for transportation, I prefer to protect >> *both* wheels, since it's a very long walk home. >> >> On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:50:52 AM UTC-4, Sean Cleary wrote: >>> >>> I'm much more willing to replace my front wheel vs. the rear in the >>> event someone has cable cutters, so this is how I lock my Hilsen for longer >>> stops: >>> http://www.802bikeguy.com/2011/07/the-modified-sheldon-brown-bike-locking-strategy/. >>> >>> Read the Sheldon Brown link for an optimal minimalist approach. >>> >>> An additional bonus of riding a Rivendell is that, in my experience, >>> most people view the bike as being really old and likely, less valuable. >>> Your mileage may vary, however. >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> >>> -- 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.
