> > I suspect that you wouldn't see ANY higher-end bike locked up. Most of > what we see here in montreal are 70s-era 10-speeds.
I suspect it depends on where you are. Greenwich here is a little bit of a cycling hub and I see all sorts of nice stuff locked and left unattended. I'm not too worried about leaving mine unattended - I have a secure lock and insurance. The bike's replacement cost would be over US$1,000 at current rates here. One guy who works in one of the local shops leaves a lovely custom-built Roberts Audax tethered up outdoors all day every day while he's at work. http://www.robertscycles.com/largeviews/audax1.html That's at least US$3,000 worth of bike at current exchange rates, but it doesn't look like it unless you know a little bit about these things. Over here bike thieves know their market - which is mainly mountain bikes. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of AlexG > Sent: 03 May 2007 20:56 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT - more bike stuff > > You talking about the habby? > > Not custom, but it's 3/2.5 titanium, cheap because it's made in China > but has impeccable craftsmanship, excellent quality welding, etc. Cost > about the same as a 'name brand' aluminum frame (Cannondale, trek, > whetever) but is vastly superior in terms of stiffness. > > I suspect that you wouldn't see ANY higher-end bike locked up. Most of > what we see here in montreal are 70s-era 10-speeds. > > Heck, My first real bike was my dad's "Free Spirit Aero" a decent > quality steel frame with OK parts, and I won't even let THAT one on > its own. > > Riding, get a good bike. Tooling around requires a beater > bike, no way around it > > On 5/3/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > that's a nice bike. Someone round here rides one of those. It's very > > striking, but I've noticed that he never leaves it unattended, even > > locked to a bike stand. Is it a custom frame? > > > > -- > > Bob > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of AlexG > > > Sent: 03 May 2007 18:54 > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > Subject: Re: OT - more bike stuff > > > > > > And a required shot of my garage door. > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=332536526&size=l > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
