Originally Posted by
TheBikeRollsOn
I'm broke and interested in making a bike lock myself. I live in a college town and bike theft isn't a huge concern here but all I have now is a *** cable lock and was thinking of making myself a kryptonite esque chainlock. I thought I'd buy a reasonably light/sturdy chain from a hardware store and getting some really thick like canvas type material and sewing it to fit around the chain and then getting a decent padlock. Is this a really bad idea? Someone help me decide whether or not I should do this.
If you can't afford a lock, you can't afford to own a bike.
Having a lock is part of owning a bike.
This is no different than being able to "afford" a car payment but not being able to afford the insurance. Guess what? That means that you really can't afford a car.
Get a job....or just tie your bike to the bike rack with a belt.
...but a good belt costs $30, so you are back where you started.
