Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Hard disks have a tendency to crash, especially when jostled. I'd recommend a SSD if feasible.
Or removing the hard drive is easy with some laptop models. You could carry the hard drive in your pocket where there's more suspension than on the bike.