Originally Posted by
hazelmaeby
Yeah, if I invest in a Ulock again it'll be solely for beating people. The last one didn't save my bike, and I have its twisted corpse to show for it.
In the end, I'm half tempted to see a poll here showing whether people's first instinct is to go online or buy locally when they get a new bike. I don't want to mess up my carbon footprint karma by having something shipped from California or wherever.
I'm half tempted to
Seriously man? Where do you think the LBS get the bikes? Grow them out back?
We're all just stomping around with carbon on our feet, so what does it matter if you have it shipped, or get it from the LBS (who had it shipped)?