I lock my bike outside almost every day around Manhattan and Brooklyn. This is my deal: I use one of those ridiculously heavy kryptonite chain locks (I tell myself it'll just make me faster on weekend rides when I leave it home). At work (usually the only place I lock my bike outside for more than an hour or so) the bike rack can't be seen from the sidewalk and is within view of a security guard. Last year a bmx bike sat on the rack for 3 or 4 months without a lock. My Quickbeam is really beat up so it definitely doesn't look fancy. Ultimately, I don't think Riv's stand out to bike thieves and I keep mine locked up well enough that there's probably an easier bike to steal nearby. I had Pitlocks on the stock wheels, but they're finished (the rear exploded when it wore hour and the front got trashed when a car hit me a few weeks ago). Now I'm using bolt-on wheels and I'm not too worried about the front getting stolen (I lock the rear). My Brooks saddle is around 7 years old and has a ratty-looking cover.
Definitely say hi! On Feb 22, 9:39 am, Chris <cch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Brad, > > I'll make sure to say hi next time I run into you and your bike. > > Do you lock your bike outside pretty often? How's your experience been? > Any tips you can dispense? I've equipped my Sam with Pitlock on both > wheels and seatpost but have yet left it outside. It'd be really nice to > run errands on the bike, but I'm bit worried... > > Chris -- 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-bunch@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.
