My apologies, but can't find the u-lock thread again.

Hey,

I was thinking about this earlier while trolling around one of my bike blogs, Let's Go Ride a Bike: How do you carry your u-lock(s)? I carry two u-lcoks an OnGuard Bulldog DT for my front wheel, frame, and actual locking to a stationary object, and an OnGuard Bulldog Mini DT for locking my front wheel to my fork. I, also, have locking skewers on my tires.

I just purchased the ABUS Rack Bracket for my Transit TS-1 Rack, however, I am not sure how I am going to carry the mini, I will probably just use the bracket that came with it.

Anyway, back to my question. Do you find that the aesthetics of your bike suffers for the practicality/safety of the bike? I have not seen how these lovely ladies lock up their steeds, but their bikes always look so pretty, and less "industrial" then a lot of commuters.

I just bought a set of vintage Swiss Army panniers for my rack, because I have a cargo cradle attached to my rack that I refuse to get rid of, because I absolutely love it! However, I am careful with what I put on it, so as not to scratch/knick it. Although, I was very careful with Lola in the beginning, and she has a few scratches on her, too. I am sure she will get more as I can continue to bike.

Also, any suggestions to "seal" a sticker to the frame? I just put on a "SHUT UP LEGS" sticker (the frame was clean first), but thought that maybe sealing it will prevent it from peeling off, minor damage etc.

Any thoughts, suggestions, etc.

Thanks!