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The Philly Bike Expo is coming up on Nov 2 and 3rd, and for the past 2 years there's been a fella who gives a seminar each hour on bike locking and other safety tips for folks who ride on the mean streets of Philly. He's very entertaining, and goes through all the

[RBW] Re: Make my AHH look less tempting!

Eric, One option if you're regularly parking in the same place is to leave one or more u-locks locked to the rack so they are there when you want to lock up but you don't have to lug them back and forth from home (I'm assuming that you can store your bike inside at home). I did this for

[RBW] Re: Make my AHH look less tempting!

On university campuses, I personally worry the most about damage from other bikes. Sometimes they get tangled up and get damaged when the owners try to separate them. Once I saw a young man get frustrated and go straight down the rack, kicking every bike as hard as he could. It was a huge mess

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Thanks for all the comments! I think I will just leave it as is. I have a good lock collection from my time in Philly that will be shipped over with the bike. Though I might place a sticker here or there to make it look a bit less precious! I'll also use the ball-bearing trick. Looking forward

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I've traveled all over the UK with a bike and never even had a bag stolen off of it. Just be smart locking it up, and maybe grab a cable lock or two for wheels and accessories. Honestly if you're not in London (where pro-thieves operate), you're probably fine. Would be a shame to mess with the

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Other ideas. Buy ball bearings that barely fit inside allen wrench key-holes and smear them in there with bees wax. You have to melt the wax to get them out. Lock your bike between other bikes and lock the wheels and frame (I keep a hefty u-lock at my most frequented bike rack, then travel

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Hi, Eric. Roberta from Philadelphia here, owner of your Wald basket giveaway (thank you). We met in Rittenhouse Square. Congratulations on your new adventure. Personally, I love riding a pretty bike and would be sad riding anything less. You know how ugly most of the commuter bikes here

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I agree. Velo Orange has skewers that use a unique allen wrench. I have them on my Atlantis. Those or something similar and a good lock should keep it safe. On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 4:49:30 PM UTC-4, Sean Steinle wrote: > > Definitely don't uglify it. I mean, half of what you pay for in

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Should I be a little depressed that *all* my bikes look like this? On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 7:53:45 PM UTC-4, Adam Leibow wrote: > > . > some ideas for making the bike look shittier than it is: > - plastic grocery bag wrapped around saddle > - ratty/worn/stained bar tape

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i lock up all my rivendells all over san francisco, and it might be safe to say san francisco is worse than the town in the UK for bike theft. & i have never had a bike stolen (i even went to UCSB). i attribute this to a couple of factors: - i always lock my bike in a bright prominent area with

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Definitely don't uglify it. I mean, half of what you pay for in a Rivendell is aesthetics (this is coming from a Hilsen owner). My experience is that most people only think carbon fiber drop bar bikes and full sus. mtbs are nice and expensive. Rivs basically look like old steel bikes with nice

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Heavy duty Abus U-locks or chain locks, and Hexlox for components? Cheap plastic saddle? Where are you going to park it? John On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 12:04:00 PM UTC-7, Eric Karnes wrote: > > Evening all- > > I'm interested in some group brainstorming. I recently moved to a >

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I’m with keeping the lovely bike as is. Could deploy PitLocks on the wheel skewers and seat post to deter parts thieves. Makes wheel removal and seat adjustment more of a pain though. Sometimes I think thefts are random and more to do with how easy something is to steal...park next to the

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I would say just ride it as-is. Don't bugger it up with stickers, tape, or whatever else on that beautiful frame. My guess is: MOST people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between that bike and a $100 vintage Schwinn. And people that DO know what it is, would be like all the Riv

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Wrap the frame tubes in yellow electrical tape. On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 3:04:00 PM UTC-4, Eric Karnes wrote: > > Evening all- > > I'm interested in some group brainstorming. I recently moved to a > university area where I'm told there is a high incidence of bike theft. > (Granted this