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02-04-2007, 05:49 PM

On Feb 4, 5:00 pm, "Bob Newman" <bobnew...@cox.net> wrote:
> It will be locked up outside ALL day long in the stendent gehetto of a
> college town! Hence my interest in a good lock.
>

You're better off getting something from Craigslist, geekifying it
with fenders and a rack, and even giving it a classic "tape job" with
electrical tape. College campuses are the absolute worst places for
theft. Why worry about something expensive?

I routinely see decent hybrids for $100 on my local list. Add in a
mini U-lock, and a cable, accessories, and you can be in for under
$200.

I like the Onguard pitbull mini, (thanks, Paul) as it's fairly priced,
and takes enough minutes to grind through to make trying not worth the
bother if the bike you're locking up isn't something spectacular.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html

02-04-2007, 05:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
landotter Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is this considered an off-road bike On Feb 4, 5:00 pm, "Bob Newman" <bobnew...@cox.net> wrote: > It will be locked up outside ALL day long in the stendent gehetto of a > college town! Hence my interest in a good lock. > You're better off getting something from Craigslist, geekifying it with fenders and a rack, and even giving it a classic "tape job" with electrical tape. College campuses are the absolute worst places for theft. Why worry about something expensive? I routinely see decent hybrids for $100 on my local list. Add in a mini U-lock, and a cable, accessories, and you can be in for under $200. I like the Onguard pitbull mini, (thanks, Paul) as it's fairly priced, and takes enough minutes to grind through to make trying not worth the bother if the bike you're locking up isn't something spectacular. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html