Originally Posted by
acidfast7
The question is parking time ... if you want a trailer queen that gets stored inside that more power to you.
However, my bike is nothing more than a tool for fun/commuting, as are most bikes over here and they get stored outside, usually at the train stations or subway stops.
I'm aware what the question is, I was responding to your comment:
Originally Posted by
acidfast7
Perhaps some fiscal constraint is in order?
IMO, when one can't afford to replace what they bought, nor afford insurance to replace what one bought, then one is shopping well over their head.
If someone can only afford a very basic BSO to get around should they wait until they can afford two, in case the first one gets stolen? In principle I'd agree with the approach of not buying something so expensive (whatever "expensive" means based on your specific financial circumstances) that you'd be ruined if anything happened to it. That said the problems of having a bike rendered inoperable (whether it's stolen, critical parts are stolen or it's vandalised or otherwise damaged) are often far beyond the financial cost of replacing or fixing it. Not least because it leaves you away from home with your transport home removed. Where I live that would just be annoying as I could take the train home, and the station is barely a mile on foot from home. For those in more rural areas it becomes a much bigger problem.