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5 Responses to “A Typical Car-Free Outing”
Looks like a great way to spend a day. Having just found your blog, I look forward to reading each new entry. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Wes
That Surley is growing on me - I have a Giant town bike (”Action City”) that is similar in style, but far inferior in quality!
Looks like a fun day! Thanks for sharing. I like your basket and bag so much more than my saddle bags (i know they’re panniers- but i just can’t bring myself to calling them that!). I need to think through a conversion.
I’ve been inspired by you and Bentrideronline’s car-free contest to run errands more. It’s delightful! My only concern is locking the bike. What do you do to prevent theft of those gorgeous bikes?
@Mary
“I’ve been inspired by you and Bentrideronline’s car-free contest to run errands more. It’s delightful! “
That’s wonderful Mary!
“What do you do to prevent theft of those gorgeous bikes?”
Out here in the suburbs a good cable and a heavy-duty padlock is all that’s needed for short stops on errand runs. Often times, I can park the bike so I can see it from inside and if it’s a quick stop I won’t even bother to lock it.
Downtown, where bike theft is much more of an issue, I ride a folding bike and I take it inside with me. If a business won’t let me bring it inside, I just go elsewhere and give my business to a company that is more bike friendly.
Bikes that are the most likely to get stolen by professionals are those that are parked in the same location everyday for hours at a time (around here anyway). For example, a friend had two nice recumbents stolen from the same location where he locked the bikes outside his work. He had high-quality locks, but the bikes were stolen anyway. Pros can get through almost anything if they have the time and know what to expect.
Alan
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