Originally Posted by
Razor From KC
do you REALLY carry that much stuff?
Depends on a day, but yup, I'm one of those. Front bags are mostly empty: tools, spare tubes, MS light battery, Airzound bottle, some bungee cords. I carry full change of clothes and lunch, plus sometimes a book, some gadgets, computer parts, spare clothing layers (temps in NYC can vary 20 degrees between AM and PM. That's why I like panniers, I was always limited by a backpack. It's like a little tour every day
Originally Posted by
Nigal
How do you keep this thing from being stripped down to the frame in NYC?
I'm lucky to be able to take my bike up into the building where I work, I lock it up in a secure server room
Few doctor's offices I go to allow me to take the bike inside with me too. On few occasional errands I use a U-lock and a cable to lock it down, take the lights with me, the front panniers are semi-permanently attached and I take the rear ones with me, no quick releases, everything is bolted.
I hope it looks Fred/weird enough to not be a hot target fort thieves