I can relate. My current living situation required me to make the following decision:
(A) Lock up my current Riv outside in South Philadelphia (albeit under a rain cover and behind a locked gate in the back yard of a row house); or (B) Sell it and not have a nice bike to ride. Needless to say, I chose option A. Obviously, I’ll be absolutely gutted if my Riv is stolen. But if it means being able to regularly ride and enjoy the bike, I’m willing to take the chance. I agree wholeheartedly with Leah. I’ve owned two Homers over the years. They are wonderful bikes and we all pay good money for our Rivendells because of their beauty and ride quality. But if–worst case scenario–yours got stolen, with a little bit of patience (and reaching out to the RBW group), you could likely eventually find another. I know this is easier said than done and it would be a financial (and emotional) hit. But I say, ride it as much as you can. Even if that entails some risk in locking it up during commuting. Just my two cents. That said, multiple quality U locks (and cables) never hurt…especially if you can leave one of them in the bike locker at your university. And I’m going to look into these Hexlox… On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 9:03:20 PM UTC-4 Michael Baquerizo wrote: > > https://hiplok.com/product/hiplok-d1000/?utm_source=Google+Shopping&utm_campaign=US+Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=40860¤cy=USD&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw6c63BhAiEiwAF0EH1KK-KrJnR8sg3CoUqpz82OAPWGMmpQ1wgwSm31zqBFSmh-lbEfd5ExoCHt8QAvD_BwE > > and > > https://www.pitlock.de/en/ > > and > > > https://www.urbanbiketech.com/installation-guides/pitlock-hex-bolt-security/ > > a rivendell is well deserving of a hiplok. if i wasn't so cheap i'd have > one by now. (i lock my riv up all the time, albeit not for prolonged > periods of time in a scheduled way like work or a class) > > pitlocks also allow for needling less things like extra locks and cables. > > pitstoppers help with the smaller bits on your bike. > > > > On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:33:07 PM UTC-4 Ryan wrote: > >> Well Patrick, in reality, my X0-1 and SS PX10 made fine daily riders...so >> I think that mine was a Solomon-like solution.Daily commuting should be >> pleasurable and I also didn't have the cognitive burden of worrying about a >> custom and the X0-1 and PX10 are still here....now if I'd been occupying >> the corner office, I wouldn't think twice about trotting out the Rivs. In >> your earlier post you did mention secure office space, so totally makes >> sense to ride one of your lovely customs. >> >> Again, in my case a totally moot point. >> >> On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:39:57 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Josh makes a very good point. What's the point of using a less >>> satisfactory bike for most of your riding? >>> >>> Still, the dangers of locking up do argue for a second, more disposable, >>> if not completely throw-away bike. Others describe buying Clems for this >>> purpose, and I've been toying with the idea of doing that myself; the price >>> for a full Clem is pretty darn reasonable. >>> >>> Long ago my latest custom Riv Road was hanging on the wall gathering >>> dust while most of my riding was a long commute to and from work on various >>> beaters (*). After a couple of years of this I had a local builder turn it >>> into a fixed gear and enjoyed it immensely and much more often over 14 more >>> years of errand and commuting riding until I replaced it in 2020. >>> >>> (*) Tho' I have to say that 2 of those beaters were bikes I wish I'd >>> kept: ~ top-end 1990 Diamond Back Axis/Access/Axes Team with ENO fixed hub >>> and 60 mm Big Apples and a 64" fixed gear, and a late '80s (I think; at any >>> rate, an early model) Raleigh Technium flexy flyer >>> alum-tubes-glued-into-plumbing-pipe-steel-lugs + steel fork sports tourer, >>> also set up as a fixed gear. The DB exhibited perfectly neutral handling -- >>> IMO the high point of NORBA geometry, the Noodle was high enough thanks to >>> a 10 cm Dirt Drop stem with rise to spare, and the high bb let me pedal >>> merrily around corners. The Raleigh with then (circa 2002-2005) fat >>> Vittoria 32s and the long stays and flexy frame made it ride like an old >>> Cadillac; not fast but certainly plush. So sometimes there are good beater >>> options. Still, the matter is one of inherent tension: between riding a >>> much-loved bike as much as possible and putting it at risk of theft. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 6:40 AM Josh C <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I posted a similar thread about a year ago, asking about commuting on a >>>> Riv, as I also had reservations. The thing for me is that my commuter ends >>>> up being the bike I ride the most often. I may ride more miles on my >>>> road-ish bikes but the daily gets the most use. I'll take it to run >>>> errands, go to work, go out for dinner/drinks, etc. To me, the purest form >>>> of cycling is the commuter/townie rides, where the bike is replacing other >>>> forms of transportation. I've since started taking my Rivs everywhere. >>>> I'll >>>> lock up my Atlantis outside of a restaurant, Hunq outside of a bar, and so >>>> on. I own several bikes but to justify buying a Clem recently, I've >>>> decided >>>> that it'll be my daily driver and just ordered new wheels for it. I'll >>>> fender, dynamo, front/rear light the thing and lock it everywhere. That >>>> bike will be locked up in public parking garages, in downtown Indianapolis >>>> for 13 hours at a time, several days per week. I lock them well with >>>> U-locks and a cable through the front wheel. I don't want to lose any of >>>> them, but I'm trying not to let the fear of getting one stolen keep me >>>> from >>>> using them. What's a garage full of cool bikes if you only take a junk >>>> bike >>>> every time you leave? That's my mindset. Folks in other areas may have >>>> different crime rates related to bikes but I'd guess most people think >>>> your >>>> homer is some type of old-fashioned retro bike anyway. Go steal an e-bike >>>> and leave me alone! >>>> >>> >>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/835d1a15-b91c-43e0-9bfc-2d197c9b3782n%40googlegroups.com.
