Hmm, my choice of rides is only "limited" by common sense, here in NYC people will steal anything that isnt nailed down and even then they will try. I would rather use my around town bike for what it is used for, around town 5 minute rides that really arent that "fun" and save my bombadil for longer jaunts around town where I can actually enjoy myself. I know a lot of you live in more suburban areas where the idea of doing errands is a bit more relaxed and you can go places and lock up and not be worried about the bike being gone when you come back but I worked as a Barista for many years and would see bikes get stolen right in front of the store, and when you call the cops they could care less. Again, I envy you suburban guys, hope to escape NYC one day, even though my wife loves it here for whatever reason.
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry to put words in your mouth/keyboard Joe! By "too precious to ride" I > also include "too precious to lock up", since locking up a bike is part of > riding it, at least for me. I have some fancy/expensive bikes, but I've > never liked the feeling of having so much tied up in a bike that it could > only be used under limited circumstances. > > I have a hunch that our fancy Rivs and such are actually somewhat > theft-resistant. The average theif knows a Trek is a good bike, but who the > heck is A Homer Hilsen, and why is his name on his bike?! I've been in the > bike biz about 8 years now, and local people tell me when their bikes have > been stolen. Most bikes that get stolen are not expensive, but just in the > wrong place at the wrong time, and most of the time they're not locked at > all. Locking the bike in ANY fashion is MUCH more important than having a > great lock. Closing the garage door when the bike is parked inside would > prevent the vast majority of bike thefts. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/KgtE2Obda5IJ. > 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. > > -- 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.
