I posted a similar thread about a year ago, asking about commuting on a Riv, as I also had reservations. The thing for me is that my commuter ends up being the bike I ride the most often. I may ride more miles on my road-ish bikes but the daily gets the most use. I'll take it to run errands, go to work, go out for dinner/drinks, etc. To me, the purest form of cycling is the commuter/townie rides, where the bike is replacing other forms of transportation. I've since started taking my Rivs everywhere. I'll lock up my Atlantis outside of a restaurant, Hunq outside of a bar, and so on. I own several bikes but to justify buying a Clem recently, I've decided that it'll be my daily driver and just ordered new wheels for it. I'll fender, dynamo, front/rear light the thing and lock it everywhere. That bike will be locked up in public parking garages, in downtown Indianapolis for 13 hours at a time, several days per week. I lock them well with U-locks and a cable through the front wheel. I don't want to lose any of them, but I'm trying not to let the fear of getting one stolen keep me from using them. What's a garage full of cool bikes if you only take a junk bike every time you leave? That's my mindset. Folks in other areas may have different crime rates related to bikes but I'd guess most people think your homer is some type of old-fashioned retro bike anyway. Go steal an e-bike and leave me alone!
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 7:50:18 AM UTC-4 Ryan wrote: > Or just keep that Raleigh you're currently riding. > > On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 12:47:33 AM UTC-5 John Dsvidson wrote: > >> I wouldn’t do it. Even with all the locks. I would feel to bad loosing my >> Homer. >> >> I would find/ or keep an old Schwin, Trek or other good riding, but >> clunky frame. Then I would spray paint it flat black and ugly. Then lock it >> up as you describe. I’m not losing any Riv to bike thieves >> >> On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 7:03 PM Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dcd53a8e-a84f-4742-8d68-52a8680b172fn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dcd53a8e-a84f-4742-8d68-52a8680b172fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- 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/e940378e-9aba-40e8-ae38-c925c56ba2b3n%40googlegroups.com.
