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I'm not surprised at the small, barely noticeable, increase (at least,
in Wisconsin) in bicycle use due to gasoline prices. I hope it continues. Besides the bicycle, I wonder what other methods of transport others have seen. Have you noticed an increase in, say, skateboard-use? I think people are inherently lazy, so I can easily see other methods of transportation being used before anything that requires physical stress. I'm waiting for the time where we resort to the old west and go by horse. Cullen |
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On Mar 21, 12:38*pm, Jobst Brandt wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote: I'm not surprised at the small, barely noticeable, increase (at least, in Wisconsin) in bicycle use due to gasoline prices. *I hope it continues. Besides the bicycle, I wonder what other methods of transport others have seen. *Have you noticed an increase in, say, skateboard-use? Skateboarding IS a crime!!! I think people are inherently lazy, so I can easily see other methods of transportation being used before anything that requires physical stress. *I'm waiting for the time where we resort to the old west and go by horse. In graduate school, I used a folding push scooter, since with the distances I had to go it was faster than a bicycle when the time to lock and unlock the bicycle properly was added in. I find interesting how people and times have changed since my high school and college days where I never locked my bicycle and had no theft problem. *I left my clunker in front of the train station and was off to high school all day. *Today there are rows of locked clunkers in bicycle racks, some with parts dismantled. *I guess there is an incentive for thieves by what is parked unlocked, but I am still shopping downtown and parking my good unlocked bicycle in front of stores, spending less than an hour in the store. Jobst Brandt I only lock my bike because it's something I've done out of habit since I was locked my huffy to the bike rack in elementary school. I've never actually thought about the danger of theft. I'm sure I probably could've left my bike unlocked without danger? I'm now tricyclist. Since my trike was so expensive, I'm immensely paranoid about theft, so, I naturally lock it up... Cullen |
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On Mar 21, 1:38*pm, Jobst Brandt wrote:
I find interesting how people and times have changed since my high school and college days where I never locked my bicycle and had no theft problem. *I left my clunker in front of the train station and was off to high school all day. *Today there are rows of locked clunkers in bicycle racks, some with parts dismantled. *I guess there is an incentive for thieves by what is parked unlocked, but I am still shopping downtown and parking my good unlocked bicycle in front of stores, spending less than an hour in the store. Jobst's bike has a built-in anti-theft system. Nobody shorter than 6'5" can ride it. I think the risk depends on the bike, as well as the location. My area's not noted for bike theft, and my utility bike (the one I don't worry about) is very distinctive, with a huge blue handlebar bag, dual generator headlights, fenders, etc. It's very unfashionable. I often use only a very simple "parking brake" - a wedge the holds the front brake lever so the front wheel is locked. Sometimes I also use a 1/4" cable lock I fabricated. We recently vacationed in Washington DC. We'd been told by one cycling friend that we dared not leave our bikes unguarded - that even with stout U-locks, our bikes would be gone by the time we exited a museum. (She even offered to come along and stand guard for hours!) But when we asked a few museum security guards, they disagreed with her, and they were right. Our Bikes Friday were fine for hours, locked with a thick Kryptonite cable lock. - Frank Krygowski |
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In article ,
Jobst Brandt wrote: I find interesting how people and times have changed since my high school and college days where I never locked my bicycle and had no theft problem. I left my clunker in front of the train station and was off to high school all day. Today there are rows of locked clunkers in bicycle racks, some with parts dismantled. I guess there is an incentive for thieves by what is parked unlocked, but I am still shopping downtown and parking my good unlocked bicycle in front of stores, spending less than an hour in the store. Herd immunity. I sometimes do the same as you, by the logic that it probably isn't worth the time of a thief to be out on patrol on the chance that an unlocked bike can be had free and clear, so it is mainly vulnerable to the unlikely opportunistic snatch. If everyone started doing it a lot, though, bikes would start disappearing and locking would take an upswing again. On a similar note, I've had other bikers comment that I "forgot" to take my pump when I locked up my bike. My response was that the odds of it being taken are so low that it didn't make much sense for me to carry it around all the time. Same goes for my saddle bag and a lot of other gear I sometimes have on the bike. They're sort of my canary in the coal mine as far as locking/security goes, and nothing has been taken yet. -- My personal UDP list: 127.0.0.1, localhost, googlegroups.com, ono.com, and probably your server, too. |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:20:24 -0500, Doc O'Leary
wrote: In article , Jobst Brandt wrote: I find interesting how people and times have changed since my high school and college days where I never locked my bicycle and had no theft problem. I left my clunker in front of the train station and was off to high school all day. Today there are rows of locked clunkers in bicycle racks, some with parts dismantled. I guess there is an incentive for thieves by what is parked unlocked, but I am still shopping downtown and parking my good unlocked bicycle in front of stores, spending less than an hour in the store. Herd immunity. I sometimes do the same as you, by the logic that it probably isn't worth the time of a thief to be out on patrol on the chance that an unlocked bike can be had free and clear, so it is mainly vulnerable to the unlikely opportunistic snatch. If everyone started doing it a lot, though, bikes would start disappearing and locking would take an upswing again. On a similar note, I've had other bikers comment that I "forgot" to take my pump when I locked up my bike. My response was that the odds of it being taken are so low that it didn't make much sense for me to carry it around all the time. Same goes for my saddle bag and a lot of other gear I sometimes have on the bike. They're sort of my canary in the coal mine as far as locking/security goes, and nothing has been taken yet. OTOH I do need to lock my seat. I did have one stolen and it is tough to ride a bike with no seat. That crack about Herd Immunity was funny, and true. Someone once stole a barrel adjuster from my brake. Seriously. I just sort of looked at it, stunned. And a kick stand disappeared one day. I thought that real bike thieves don't use kickstands. How many kickstands does it take to equal one vial of crack? |
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dgk wrote: OTOH I do need to lock my seat. I did have one stolen and it is tough to ride a bike with no seat. Yeah, your initial level of trust all depends on where you're parking. I would never leave a bike sitting around for any length of time on a college campus, for example. But randomly parked outside of a business with few or no other bikes isn't nearly as much of a draw. I really do wonder what the thieves do with the parts they steal, because I don't see much of a market for used seats and kickstands. Maybe they're building a bike "Once Piece at a Time" a la Johnny Cash. Seems like a lot of effort to go to, though, when most bikes aren't that valuable. -- My personal UDP list: 127.0.0.1, localhost, googlegroups.com, ono.com, and probably your server, too. |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:21:00 -0500, Doc O'Leary
wrote: In article , dgk wrote: OTOH I do need to lock my seat. I did have one stolen and it is tough to ride a bike with no seat. Yeah, your initial level of trust all depends on where you're parking. I would never leave a bike sitting around for any length of time on a college campus, for example. But randomly parked outside of a business with few or no other bikes isn't nearly as much of a draw. I really do wonder what the thieves do with the parts they steal, because I don't see much of a market for used seats and kickstands. Maybe they're building a bike "Once Piece at a Time" a la Johnny Cash. Seems like a lot of effort to go to, though, when most bikes aren't that valuable. It isn't like it was a good seat, a Brooks or something. It was a standard cheap seat. |
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Here in The South? I think people would revert back to horses before
"degrading" themselves to commuting by bicycle. The world's most efficient method of transportation here is still seen as little more than "athletic equipment". Even amounst serious cyclists, just finding someone who will ride one for more than 20 miles, or at speed of under 17, is a major accomplishment! - - Compliments of: "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" If you want to E-mail me use: ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net |
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