I live in Berkeley and lock up my Hillborne often in the area. My policies change depending on the location of lock up as well as my instincts at the time.
The other day I locked my Hillborne up in front of Berkeley Bowl. I took off the front wheel to secure both wheels and the frame inside my U-lock. I removed my saddle bag plus handlebar bag and also have a seat post lock for my brooks. When I emerged to unlock my bike with groceries in hand, an Atlantis had arrived next to mine, its owner inside. It had a u-lock around the frame with wheels cabled, saddle bag in place, and brooks left unlocked. Made me feel a bit over- cautious, but I tend to trust my gut. My main advice is to be intentional in choosing where you lock your ride. High visibility to me is one of the most secure aspects of locking up the steed. If you're looking for some good rides in the are drop me a line. We're pretty blessed. Cheers, Adam On Nov 10, 11:00 pm, jose <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All. I just moved to Oakland (Rockridge) from Houston and I'm > curious what peoples opinions are parking your Rivs here are. > > In Houston, I felt fairly comfortable with locking up my Atlantis with > bags/lights/brooks onboard with just a cable lock during the day. No > one there pays too much attention to an old looking slow bike with a > bunch of crap on it (ha!). > > Here I see only beater-bikes with no bags/lights/brooks parked on the > street. > > So I'm wondering how secure I should go. Never leave lights on the > bike? Cover up the Rivendell logos? Get one of those locking seat > post clamp things? I realize that no bike on the street is ever safe, > but I'd like get a sense of what the probability of getting my stuff > jacked here is. > > Oh, and I'm asking for during the day coffee and errand type trips. > For BART parking and late-night pub crawls I just bought a $50 > craigslist special, but I would really like to be on my Atlantis as > much as I can be. > > Thanks in advance, > -- J. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
