I second most of what has been said by others. Nice bikes are meant to be ridden. Investing in a good solution for locking up your bike is wise - but not fool proof. I have lost saddles and other stuff from bikes that were locked up. I have invested in Kryptonite Faghettaboudit locks, Hiploks, and square link boron chains with heavy Mul-t-lock padlocks. But if someone really wants your bike, they're going to get it. They will bring angle grinders, pry bars, etc. to defeat your security solution.
I have used group parking facilities in the past. My first Rivendell Custom lived in one for about ten years. The downside of group parking facilities is that people can piggy-back on others entering the facility, linger after others leave and steal bikes. The best option I have found, by far, is individual bike lockers. They are not widely available (probably should be), but they greatly simplify the problem. In the San Francisco Bay Area, you can rent a bike locker from https://www.bikelink.org/ for $0.03 - 0.05/hour. No need to carry a heavy lock or chain when you have access to bike lockers. I realize most people outside the Bay Area do not have the option of bike lockers. But if enough of a ruckus were made, bike lockers could become widely available. Regards, Corwin On Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:51:32 PM UTC-7 anthony...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi! I posted a while back asking for advice on what Riv model would fit me > and where I could try them. A month after visiting Riv HQ, I bought a used > homer, which is arriving tomorrow! > > Anyway the point of this post was to ask your opinion on this particular > situation. I commute to my university classes and intend on using the homer > for that. There's an indoor bike locker that is accessible to the public > (do not need student or faculty IDs to get in) and I was planning on > locking it up there. I will be using a chain lock for the front tire and > the frame and a u-lock for the rear wheel and frame (possibly a cable loop > for the seat as well). This room has a security camera but no active > security personnel. > > At most I would leave the bike there for 2 hours or so, would you risk > this? I know that ultimately this risk is up to me to live with, but I > wanted to hear some of your thoughts. I have attached a picture of the bike > locker! Thanks in advance! > > [image: Indoor Bike Parking - DSIT : r/ufl] > -- 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/853c629a-4f34-4857-9aab-c5cf0ce6bdc7n%40googlegroups.com.
