Originally Posted by
MikeyMK
Or a beer. I mean, riding a recumbent is weird. Riding off in a hurry on one you've never ridden before is especially tricky, and then doing that one-handed, with a beer in your hand, is nigh-on impossible. It's not like they're gonna leave the beer behind. It'd probably be quicker to pump up a tyre first.
And faced with a fresh beer or weird thing, what are they most likely to choose? Maybe just leave a beer on the seat to pay-off any would-be thief.
I am completely missing the gene that makes a good swath of humanity go @$$ over teakettle for a hoppy IPA. I can't be the only one. Lock the bike. It's a better strategy. Really it is. I've also spent all last season learning to speak passable Highracer. Again, I can't be the only one. Most bike thieves will not be able to ride any kind of recumbent without a good deal of practice but not ALL bike thieves. Lock the bike. Securely.