Originally Posted by
dweenk
The best insurance at college is a bigass lock and a bike that is beat up enough that it doesn't draw attention.
Amen, bro! As a UCLA student during the bike boom era, I always tried to park next to a nicer-looking bike with a flimsier-looking security system. Our joke back then was that the lighter the bike, the heavier the chain needed to secure it.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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