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Originally Posted by intakexhaust
^^JYL- Dang, that's too nice of a ride for school! What the.... Col. SLX and Mavic jewelry! How's he going to lock that up? What a great score.
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I've thought about that a lot.
There is a lot of bike theft in Portland, not as bad as New York but pretty darn bad. I think the thieves are more interested in newer bikes, but they will steal anything. The bike racks at his high school are directly in front of and about 50 feet from the main building doors, smack out in the open, in the main courtyard. My plan is to have him keep a Kryptonite New York Chain on the rack, and carry a Kryptonite New York U-lock, so the bike's frame and wheels will be locked with two locks of different types. Neither of those locks can be defeated by anything less than an angle grinder or similar disc cutting tool, and both require two cuts of at least 16mm hardened steel, so I figure a thief will see something like 7-10 minutes of cutting, sparks and smoke, right in front of the main high school doors, and for what - a 30 year old bike? - move on to the next bike.
As long as he doesn't leave it there overnight, which he won't, I think the odds are good that the bike will make it through four years of high school un-stolen. Again, I'm aggravated that I'll spend $200 on locks to secure a <$200 bike, but . . .
I'm more worried about the poor bike sitting in the rain day after day. I have to think about how best to prep a bike for that sort of life. What do you think? Ever use Framesaver?