Originally Posted by
tarwheel
I commute regularly on bikes that would cost $2,000-4,000 to replace. I park my bikes outside my office in a fairly safe location with a video cam and building security officers, and I lock them with a Kryptonite NY U-lock and cable. If one of my bikes gets stolen, so be it. I commute year-round about 30+ miles round trip and I don't want to ride that far on a beater bike.
If you are alert enough, you can find "beaters" for cheap, I have a bunch of them. I ride about 20 miiles a day year long go on some 40 mile rides. Here are some pics of bicycles i picked up for 50 bucks or less a peice. All of them very reliable.
I still lock them up, I dont want to get stranded without a bike 10 or 20 miles from home