Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - for those of you from philly

i am moving to philadelphia (well, Bryn Mawr to be exact) next week and am trying to figure out what to get in terms of locks/etc. i have a fixed gear vintage trek that is worth about $300, the most expensive component being the velocity wheelset followed by the SLR saddle (which I have chained to a stay). i rode in London for several years, but always parked my bike in a private garage so i am relatively new to the urban locking scene. while i will probably spend a lot of time around bryn mawr, i intend to get around on my bike (ie downtown)

how safe is downtown philly (or bryn mawr for that matter)? is a mini u lock going to be enough for roaming about town? what do you philly riders use?

in bryn mawr a ****ty cable lock will certainly do the trick. i live in a similiar neighborhood and a cable lock does the trick, i also use it in the city and have had no problems but my bike is old and rusty and not worth the effort.
with your bike i would be very serious about locking it up, bike theft is rampant so i would suggest a krypto u lock and a solid cable lock for stops any longer than an hour

Doesn't matter how good your components are (or how ****ty) if they are not locked, they will be gone overnight. Use your mini, and make sure your wheels are locked down. A few of my friends use locking skewers and have not had issues. If I leave mine out at night, I pull off the front wheel and lock it up with the rear and frame with a regular U-Lock.

get a short krypto chain lock for the back wheel and the frame, then a mini u for the front wheel to the frame...that is what i do on stops of any significant length...just if you're just running in, I free lock at (most) every stop...so far so good (knock on wood).good luck, and enjoy your stay...come out and ride!!

-jason

In Bryn Mawr you just need a polite note on your bike asking people to please not steal it. In philly you need a bunch of locks. I use 2.

In Bryn Mawr you just need a polite note on your bike asking people to please not steal it. In philly you need a bunch of locks. I use 2.

hahaha, oh man, good stuff.

In Bryn Mawr you just need a polite note on your bike asking people to please not steal it. In philly you need a bunch of locks. I use 2.

Yeah from what I gathered Bryn Mawr is a pretty "quaint" little hamlet...Is it really that nice? I have never been and have no idea what to expect really..

Bryn Mawr is a pretty nice, modestly upscale area. You wont really have any problems in that town. Going downtown is a different story indefinatley.

once you cross city line ave on lancaster ave, you will see how different it is

once you cross city line ave on lancaster ave, you will see how different it is

quoted for truth =]