Originally Posted by james_swift
As for the stempost, since you bring up the subject of theft, I recently had mine stolen on a rare day when I had to lock-up my bike in a communal bike cage in a parking garage.
I have been very fortunate in NYC. In the last 35 years, I have had only one bike stolen when I worked as a bicycle messenger. It was an old Frejus with Campy components. Great road bike. The good news was that the thief left his crappy but working Legano as a replacement so I was able to work the last 3 weeks making another $500 before I headed off to Europe.
Even with my old crappy looking PX10, I carry 2 Kryptonite Ulocks to lock the frame and both wheels.
SG