On 5/3/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. >
It does depend where you are. The coffee shop that I often hang out at, the Jet Fuel, is a "roadie" hangout. $6000 Cervelos, Colnagos, Merlins and Lightspeeds are regularly locked up outside. Most guys have a tiny little Kryptonite (only about 3 inches wide) to lock a wheel to the frame (one can only freelock with them, but still, it's a deterrance). They're small enough to easily fit into a jersey pocket. Some couriers here in Toronto ride pretty nice bikes. Most that do use "New York style" locks, made of large hardened-steel links locked with the above-mentioned small Kryptonite. Porno Stevie, centre, has his around his waist: http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/RgEjLRTLY4I/AAAAAAAAAIs/yfHjvjBdlL4/s1600-h/freeland.jpg They're a bit heavy, but it feels so good when you take it off! ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
