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Making a College bike Inconspicuous?
On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:01:45 GMT, "Jim Flom "
wrote: Let's try that again. I never lock my good bike, or use a lock for it, and thus I never leave it anywhere I can't keep an eye on it. If I'm in that restaurant, I make sure I have a good line of sight. And you'll be out of that restaurant in time to stop someone from making off with your unlocked bike, either on it or in a car? Keep dreamin'. Not even if you keep your eyes on it permanently, and not just look in the direction every few minutes. Jasper |
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Making a College bike Inconspicuous?
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 12:58:27 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote: My son enters college this fall, so I put together a bike for him by salvaging spare components and a frame that I wasn't using. Suggestions on making the bike inconspicuous? Adorn it with a baccalaureate degree in Business Admisnistration. ------------------------------- John Dacey Business Cycles, Miami, Florida Since 1983 Comprehensive catalogue of track equipment: online since 1996. http://www.businesscycles.com |
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Making a College bike Inconspicuous?
Hi Tom:
A good bit of it is bike selection. As you've already built up your son's, it's too late to note that at my alma mater I just noticed that old Raleigh Sport 3 speed, secured only by the front wheel to one of those low wire racks, right by a dorm, is still there after about ten years. Maybe the decayed Brooks saddle scares off the thieves. On the other hand, as there are some pretty steep pitches between that mesa-top campus and the nearest grocery stores, I believe a three speed is counter-indicated. Robert Leone Tom Nakashima wrote: My son enters college this fall, so I put together a bike for him by salvaging spare components and a frame that I wasn't using. Suggestions on making the bike inconspicuous? Maybe disguising the bike isn't worth the effort for today's thieves? Suggestions from college students. -tom |
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Making a College bike Inconspicuous?
"John Dacey" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 12:58:27 -0700, "Tom Nakashima" wrote: My son enters college this fall, so I put together a bike for him by salvaging spare components and a frame that I wasn't using. Suggestions on making the bike inconspicuous? Adorn it with a baccalaureate degree in Business Admisnistration. ------------------------------- John Dacey Business Cycles, Miami, Florida Since 1983 Comprehensive catalogue of track equipment: online since 1996. http://www.businesscycles.com Funny John, but actually he got into Stanford Univ. (medical field) a lot of surgical tape might do the trick. -tom |
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Making a College bike Inconspicuous?
wrote in message oups.com... Hi Tom: A good bit of it is bike selection. As you've already built up your son's, it's too late to note that at my alma mater I just noticed that old Raleigh Sport 3 speed, secured only by the front wheel to one of those low wire racks, right by a dorm, is still there after about ten years. Maybe the decayed Brooks saddle scares off the thieves. On the other hand, as there are some pretty steep pitches between that mesa-top campus and the nearest grocery stores, I believe a three speed is counter-indicated. Robert Leone Good suggestion Robert, I thought of training my son on a fixed gear, then locking the crank arm to the rear-stay, and U-locking the bike to the bike rack. -tom |
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