- Tolerant of sitting outside in the rain for days or weeks.
- Survives with absolutely zero maintenance or attention beyond an annual tuneup at a local bike shop
Ha! A corrosion resistant nickel plated chain with SS inners will probably be the most expensive component on the bike.
- Well lit and reflective, so that a college kid wearing dark clothing, who won't remember to charge batteries, will be seen
- Not a theft magnet, it will be U locked and should live in the key card bike corral most nights but will be locked at random racks around campus/town all day and might be left there overnight
For lighting, I was thinking a generator hub and front/rear lights set to be "on" all the time, or a bottle generator with lights, or inexpensive clip-on lights that could be replaced cheaply after they are stolen.
IMO the generator hub
would be a theft magnet.
Reelight 120 (flashes) or
Reelight 150 (steady): always on, never needs batteries, no wiring/electrical connections. (examples only, not associated with vendors, many places to get these)
Alternate front,
alternate rear.