Originally Posted by
xlazymx
anyone ever had someone jack up their bike when they rode it to school or anything. ive been thinking about riding mine when the weather gets better but last year i rode just an old regular bike to school, to come at lunch time this all scratched up and laying on the floor. would not like to have that happen to my single/fixed. anyone else had a bad experience or two
First, what level school is it? High school or college? I've commuted to campus (school of 20,000+/-) and not had any problems.
Second, don't ever leave it locked up over night. I left my old commuter, which was just an xmart beater, over night and the wheel got jumped on by some jerk. But I had left it out on a Thursday (heavy drinking) evening, so not totally surprised. Just a little disheartened that somebody thought that was funny.
Third, if you lock it up correctly it shouldn't be able to be laid down on the ground. I run a kryptonite newyorker chain through my front wheel and through the frame. It is tight enough that the bike can't be knocked over on accident, or purpose for that matter.