Originally Posted by xStaticS

Today I bought my first adult bike and I spent $550, which I know is basically small change for a lot of people on this forum, but for a newbie like me this was a big investment. I'm hoping to use my bike almost daily for commuting to and form my university campus. I live about 3 miles away and I will store the bike in my garage at home along with my family's other bikes, but when I'm at school I will have to lock the bike up while I am in classes.

I will only have to leave it locked for about 1-3 hours at a time, and then I can move it between racks as I go to different classes so it doesn't sit around for too long. The bike is a matte gunmetal gray hybrid, I personally think it looks pretty slick and stylish but the employees at the LBS thought it was a pretty nondescript bike and wouldn't draw thieves too easily. We have lots of bike racks on campus and they're usually pretty packed. I am planning on getting a kryptonite u-lock along with the cable to secure the wheels. I can't imagine anyone would try to haul around heavy and noisy power tools to use to break such a lock in broad daylight.

Does anyone have any additional advice for me? It's not like I have a $3,000 bike or anything, but it will probably look a hell of a lot nicer than the majority of other bikes that tend to hang around on campus. Should I be worried about my seat too (should I be one of those kids who hauls their seat and helmet into every class, or am I worrying too much?)