Hi Jose. I live in San Francisco and frequent the East and South Bay areas regularly. Here's my two cents: Definitely do not rely on a cable lock in the Bay Area. Of course, thieves will target high-end bikes and components, but I think even more so, they target weak locks--cable locks in particular. Ironically, in this way, cable locks act as an attractant in my opinion, regardless of the bike. On any given weekend morning I can walk the streets near my apartment and find part of a cable lock on the sidewalk or in the gutter.
I ride my Quickbeam as my daily bike, and I do lock it up outside during the work day, as well as out in the city during the weekend and nights. It's outfitted with a B-17 Special and either a Phil hub or Shimano dynamo hub front wheel. In the latter case, I'll also have a B&M Cyo mounted to a small front rack. And, I usually have a tool pouch hung from the saddle and a SuperFlash mounted on the seat stay. My locking solution is a heavy cable through both wheels and the saddle rails, which is then locked along with the frame to a bike rack with a Kryptonite u-lock. I think it's the Evolution. I usually take my tool pouch if it's night. During the day, depending on the area, I may leave it on my bike. I always leave the SuperFlash and Cyo on my bike regardless of time or place. The only thing I feel really secure about this set-up is the frame and u-lock situation. I take my chances with the heavy cable, hoping that a bike thief won't try to get through that just to get my Brooks or a Phil hub. One thing that works in my favor is the number of nicely accessorized bikes that have become so popular in the city right now. Go to any bar, coffee shop, or yoga studio in the Mission and you'll have your pick of non-secured Brooks saddles and Phil wheels. But, this is no real security solution, obviously. I guess this is a long-winded way of saying that your instincts are right, a cable-lock-only approach is likely to be a problem. I don't think you have to cover up the logo, but lock down with a u-lock anything you don't won't to risk being taken, and remove any item you positively don't want to be stolen. Other than that, you weigh the risks and take your chances. Of course, that advice probably fits most urban areas. For this one, I think after a month or two of being out and about, you'll find your comfort zone in the areas you frequent. Good luck! Lee On Nov 10, 11:00 pm, jose <jose.cor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All. I just moved to Oakland (Rockridge) from Houston and I'm > curious what peoples opinions are parking your Rivs here are. > > In Houston, I felt fairly comfortable with locking up my Atlantis with > bags/lights/brooks onboard with just a cable lock during the day. No > one there pays too much attention to an old looking slow bike with a > bunch of crap on it (ha!). > > Here I see only beater-bikes with no bags/lights/brooks parked on the > street. > > So I'm wondering how secure I should go. Never leave lights on the > bike? Cover up the Rivendell logos? Get one of those locking seat > post clamp things? I realize that no bike on the street is ever safe, > but I'd like get a sense of what the probability of getting my stuff > jacked here is. > > Oh, and I'm asking for during the day coffee and errand type trips. > For BART parking and late-night pub crawls I just bought a $50 > craigslist special, but I would really like to be on my Atlantis as > much as I can be. > > Thanks in advance, > -- J. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
