Because I generally ride what would be considered "budget" bikes on here, I've never really worried all that much. I had a front wheel stolen off my Raleigh GP 30 years ago (Chicago, and I failed to lock up the front wheel), and a pair of Schwinns stolen out of a garage in upstate NY five years later, but overall, I've been fortunate.
I live in Hamden, CT, and, in Hamden, I don't generally worry that much. I park my bike where I can see it, and sometimes put my ABUS lock around the seat tube and rear wheel (this one: http://www.amazon.com/Abus-Mini-140-U-Lock-140mm/dp/B004HXJRA0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1407501146&sr=8-2&keywords=bike+lock+abus). When I'm in New Haven, the ABUS goes around the bike and some immovable object, and a Kryptonite cable goes through both wheels and is secured on the ABUS. I'm probably overdoing it, but the weight helps me exercise. On Friday, August 8, 2014 8:07:15 AM UTC-4, John Stowe wrote: > > I've been riding in the DC area since 2006 and on the Hillborne since 2012 > - so far I've not had a bike stolen (said while knocking furiously on my > wooden desk), though both of my bikes have had their frames replaced for > other reasons. It certainly helps that I've been able to park indoors at > home and work, so my bikes don't spend much time outdoors when I'm not > riding them. Like I'm sure other RBW owners have experienced, I'm often > asked "how old is your bike?", so the apparent out-of-date-ness might be an > advantage, too. > > My wife's shiny red road bike was stolen, though, during church on a > Sunday morning. The security camera showed the thief breaking through her > lower-end Kryptonite lock in under 30 seconds with some big bolt cutters. > Hence the high-quality chain that now lives on that rack and gets used, er, > religiously. > > On Friday, August 8, 2014 1:10:03 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: >> >> @John Stowe, >>> >> >> You lock your Hillborne up on DC streets? >> I don't live in DC, but would be nervous doing that. How's the track >> record been? >> >> ps- pm me if you want to do a matching Hillborne ride sometime. I live >> near Columbia, MD. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
