Originally Posted by schwinnbikelove
He he he, you saw the eBay thread. As much as a pink Schwinn is my dream bike, my current two bikes look badass, but inconspicuous enough, I think. Thanks BR and kurremkarm for the advice- it is something I've recommended to others before, and works well.
If looking like a man fails to do the trick, there is always the "look and act as ****ing crazy as you can and hope to scare someone away" approach, right?
I've adopted the "Get out of my way, I have no
sense" approach. Mainly because I do have a front brake so the much maligned money quote just doesn't seem to work for me.
Speed (either kind), confidence and keeping your head on a swivel is my approach to the sketchier DC 'hoods I ride through each day.