> I think it's more noticeable to me (former messenger, current > dispatcher and guy who still hangs around messengers from time to > time) because I know who most of the messengers are in town - and > conversely know who ~isn't~ a courier and is therefore a hipster. To > most people, this guy would just be "a guy on a bike". > > A lot of people like those lock holders because they hold the lock > securely but allow one to remove the lock quickly without having to > unlock it. This is an advantage if one needs to use the lock as a > weapon (those suckers are heavy and hard!). Not being a > "weapon-needing guy" I never found that sort of thing necessary. > Besides, my lock is an even bigger and heavier hardened-steel chain > lock that goes around my waist when riding: > > http://www.dirtbikebitz.com/images/products/security/GK730231_ > Kryptonite_Foget_About_It_Chain_Lock.jpg > > http://tinyurl.com/d2lxuy > > Thanks for looking and commenting, and thanks to everyone else who > looked and commented as well. > > cheers, > frank
$10k for a bike that weighs 25 grams, and $30 for a lock that weighs 25 kilos! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
