02-14-2007, 01:29 PM
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Bill <D_Frumious_B@ndersnat.ch> wrote:
> My son is shopping for a college to attend. Some years ago I visited
> my brother at Brigham Young University and was astounded to see dozens of
> bikes rusting at a rack in mid-winter because the school has a rool
> against taking them inside the dorms. (Supposedly it's a fire hazard.)
Reminds me of an upper-level manager I had a while back... He banned
bicycles from the office, claiming that the "petroleum products" (grease)
in the "metal cylinders" (hubs, bottom brackets) would be an explosive
hazard during a fire. Reasoning with him was futile; he basically didn't
like bikes but wouldn't just come out and say so.
> I'm wondering if we should be thinking beater bike for my son in case he
> ends up at a school with similar rules.
The guys I knew in college who had nice bikes kept them in their rooms
(usually suspended from the ceiling). They also had beater bikes that they
rode to class. Even if there's room to store a nice bike in the dorm,
you'll be stuck locking it up outside once you get to class. For that, you
want something indestructible that won't attract a thief's attention.
--
Darin McGrew, mcgrew@stanfordalumni.org, http://www.rahul.net/mcgrew/
"The quickest way to double your money is to fold it
and put it back in your pocket." - Will Rogers
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