Originally Posted by
prathmann
Depends on the circumstances. I always have a little cable lock on the bike, even on trips where I don't plan to stop anywhere. In our fairly safe area that's all I use when locking the bike for shopping trips, lunches, meetings, etc. But I also have a U-lock that I use if riding into the city (SF or Oakland) and will be leaving the bike locked up outside. The first time I used the U-lock was on a ride with a stop at a science museum in SF. Two people with me on the ride used their cable lock and when we came out my bike was the only one left.
woooow, thats terrible man.
I use a
Kryptonite Faggetaboudit Standard U-lock through the frame and back wheel. I run a
Kryptonite cable through the front wheel and use the U lock to lock it down. Then of course the brooks saddle is slightly secured with a
extra piece of chain wrapped in an a spare tire tube. I'll post a pic later tonight or tm.
To be honest with you though, I'm seriously paranoid about theft. I got a bit of of lock envy in brooklyn. I'm thinking about upgrading. My lock set up looks seriously wimpy when you look at others in Brooklyn. Everyone has a huge chain lock making my little U-Lock look like a little biotch. Whatever, it works for now.