Originally Posted by
no1mad
Does it really matter? No offense, but keep in mind a couple of things:
-You're going to be using this for college. College/university are 'target rich' environs for bike thieves. The more the bikes value and/or parts specs, the greater the odds are that it will be stolen and parted out for CL and ebay buyers.
I'm surprised this didn't come up sooner. I do live in a big city with lots of colleges/universities and I can't even imagine parking a nice new bike like a jamis near a campus, every day, for the same amount of time. Might as well put a giant sign on it that says "Please steal this bike or bike parts between the hours of 9am to 5:30pm".
Get a beater, get something that won't break your heart when it gets stolen.