Hi Anthony, I have a similar situation and I’ll give you my perspective.
My son inherited a Clem from my dad in 2020. That Rivendell sat in its box for 4 years until that son grew into the tall man he’d be and headed off to college. I had the bike assembled and added fenders and a rack so he could ride anywhere he needed to go. A lot of people told me I was nuts to send such a nice bike with my kid. But I could not bear the bike languishing in a box for another 4 years. So! I went to the Hexlox site and purchased locking wheel skewers, nuts to lock the saddle, seat post and stem. I bought the best u-lock. I told him never to leave it unlocked and that was it. The bike lives outside, is probably getting rained on as I type this, and has been so far, unmolested. He rides it EVERYWHERE. He loves that bike because it gets him anywhere he wants to go and counts as a little bit of exercise. I say, take the necessary precautions. You, too, can get the Hexlox and buy some peace of mind. Grant once told me, if someone really wants your bike, they’ll get it. I accept that, and now I don’t worry about it much. Rivendells are meant to be ridden. I say, It’s a risk to use them…but a tragedy if you don’t. Leah On Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:03:12 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: > I probably wouldn't do this with my Riv Custom but I certainly would with > my Clem. It's meant to be commuted on and locked up, sometimes we gotta > take a bit of theft risk and enjoy the bike. > > Joe Bernard > Clearlake CA > > On Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:51:32 PM UTC-7 anthony...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Hi! I posted a while back asking for advice on what Riv model would fit >> me and where I could try them. A month after visiting Riv HQ, I bought a >> used homer, which is arriving tomorrow! >> >> Anyway the point of this post was to ask your opinion on this particular >> situation. I commute to my university classes and intend on using the homer >> for that. There's an indoor bike locker that is accessible to the public >> (do not need student or faculty IDs to get in) and I was planning on >> locking it up there. I will be using a chain lock for the front tire and >> the frame and a u-lock for the rear wheel and frame (possibly a cable loop >> for the seat as well). This room has a security camera but no active >> security personnel. >> >> At most I would leave the bike there for 2 hours or so, would you risk >> this? I know that ultimately this risk is up to me to live with, but I >> wanted to hear some of your thoughts. I have attached a picture of the bike >> locker! Thanks in advance! >> >> [image: Indoor Bike Parking - DSIT : r/ufl] >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/887fc320-9c5c-48cc-8f69-c00b7dbcbd8fn%40googlegroups.com.
