Originally Posted by
cbfight
If he's riding a nice road bike, it's possible he's using a heavy fahgeddabout it chain. Some of my friends do this with their nice (but still beater rain/commuter) road bikes.
haha I'm a she
The guy at the bike shop recommended I get the Kryptonite U-lock with the cable. He said the best way is to lock the front wheel to the frame and pull the cable through the back wheel. My bike is definitely nicer than most bikes on campus, so I'm paranoid to leave it even for an hour. Most classes I can actually bring it inside the classroom with me, but I can't take it to work (I work on campus). I'm not sure how much the lock weighs, but it definitely adds up with everything else I carry.
I never said cycling made my back worse. Riding uphill backpack is making it worse... And I definitely don't sit on my ass all day. Before I got the bike, I walked everywhere.