All major metropolitan areas up and down the West Coast, the Rockies (Denver), the Midwest (Chicago), and the NE (NYC, etc.) are having the same problem. We could probe into the reasons for these crimes and/or their lack of punishment when committed, but that would hastily drift into political discussions which are forbidden on this blog for very good reasons. I would offer this advice: If you have a bike all decked out with pretty anodized "bling" components be careful where and how you lock it up. Or, if you have a bike outfitted with recognizable high-end components, the same advice. Beyond that, you're on your own. If I were still into mixed-mode commuting I'd use the oldest, ugliest beater I could find that would get me to the train station and back again.
On Friday, July 5, 2024 at 11:44:54 AM UTC-5 Berkeleyan wrote: > A rant... I upgraded my wife's old B-Stone XO-5 with those very nice > Sunrace shifters from RBW after one of her old thumbies broke. Apart from > the Brooks saddle, they were the nicest components on the bike. But she > parks it outside a library at Cal, and last week she left to discover > someone had unbolted the front Sunrace mount, pried it apart (no hinge), > and clipped the cable. Prying the mount like that (brake and cork grip > prevented just sliding it off) surely ruined it... did they steal it just > for the shifter lever? I guess it's not enough to lock with cable and > U-lock combo that secures saddle and wheels to frame. > > I'm putting cheap Falcon thumbies on her bars now, and we're settled that > her bike will never again wear any bling, nor will I touch up any scrapes. > The saddle post is also secured with security bolts, after previous was > swiped from same location. > > And it's why I rarely carry a lock on rides, I don't like leaving my bikes > where I can't keep an eye on them. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6a029da8-6f25-456d-9c8c-7fe651ab53cfn%40googlegroups.com.
