Originally Posted by
Stryver
I was bragging to an office-mate (and fellow bike commuter) that my bike was uglier and my lock bigger, when he pointed out my pedals weren't covered by the lock.
Yeah, I was wondering about that. I usually like using decent SPD pedals but I have always wondered if they draw attention since they make the bike look like it has "higher-end" stuff on it. I put some crappy plastic platform attachments on one side of the spds of one of my bikes to make them look cheaper.
On another note: a couple of you who said you like to stick with cheaper new components on a commuter bike: Are we talking Altus level or not that abysmal? I can't see a huge resale market for Altus components (potentially discouraging theft) but I'm not sure how well they work now. 15 years ago I ditched off Acera components for XT and haven't dared go below Deore ever since...