rdtompki

I'm going to be replacing my Giant OCR1 with a high-end road bike. I won't let it out of my sight, but will also pay the 1%/year of replacement value to add no-questions-asked insurance to my home owners policy. Yes, you shouldn't buy something you can't afford to replace, but the few dollars/month is in the noise and if the bike is stolen out of my garage the rider on my policy gives my a not hassle replacement. I'm currently similarly insuring a tandem with a $7000+ replacement cost.

jdon

Hmmm.. Googling distance from Toronto to Charlie West...

baj32161

I have never owned a lock for any of my road bikes. I also never leave my bike out of my sight and, whenever possible, out of arm's reach. I have not seen much in the way of stolen bikes where I live and ride, but why tempt fate.

surgeonstone

Never. My bike does not leave my line of sight. Learned that lesson early in life during a tour through New England in 1972. Left my brand new Gitane Tour de France outside a pharmacy in Kennebunk Port, ME for two minutes (locked and chained) to get a pack of gum and when I came out- it was gone.

jdon

It isn't too common here but I just won't make it easy for them. I did however, have 2 sets of golf clubs walk out of my garage while cutting the grass this summer...

skycomag

this summer i had a crash, an had a head injury. the fire dept transported me to the hosp , one hour away on cape cod. while the local police took my bike.

dstrong 

I'll take a look if I know I'm going to be stopping for an extended period...but since I rarely use my bike for running errands, usually I don't have a lock. My longer rides usually consist of multiple stops at convenience stores and haven't had a problem leaving them in plain site by the front door. I usually take stock of the cars/people around because I could envision some punk staking out the store in a pickup truck, waiting for me to walk into the store and quickly throwing my bike into the bed and taking off. Usually my time inside the store is about a minute.

triumph.1

32 posts and growing.

LesterOfPuppets

I'd say that's pretty standard roadie protocol.

When you're carfree it's a little different. Today I'll be locking up the Pinarello @ the library, Fry's electronics, the bike shop and the grocery store.

ntjp

Man I wish I'd never replied to this thread. Going to unsubscribe now to escape the pain.

OP - if you are a road biker using your bike for normal road biker stuff (i.e - training, sweating, etc) you don't need a lock. When you stop at the shop you haul the bike practically in the door or make sure you can see it somehow as you buy your stuff.

What a stupid thread. OP - let me ask you this, when you need a piss on a long ride, do you just piss at the side of the road hoping a car doesn't go past, or do you cycle for miles to find a toilet? Or, do you like to cycle with your shades on or parked in your helmet. Or, do you fart while you cycle (stupid questions aren't they).

urbanknight

If I commute to do errands, I carry a lock, although that is usually while wearing casual clothes and towing a kid and his diaper bag in a trailer, so weight just isn't a big deal. When I ride for recreation, my bike is rarely more than 5 feet from me and I'm usually riding with people who have much more desirable bikes, so there's no need.

Mansram01

No locks for me. My bike(s) have to remain in sight with the exception of having to go pee, which I keep to a minimum. If I had a casual commuter, I would carry a lock but that hasn't been the case in a quite a while. Miss my commuter...

surgeonstone

What's so stupid about it. He's relatively new to the sport and asked for opinions on a subject he has obviously thought or worried over. It's what we're here for.

LowCel 

Ever hear the saying, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers?

pbd

Commuter has a lock mounted to the frame, road bike has no lock and generally doesn't leave my sight.

But I want one of these for trips to the coffee shop. It's a cable lock that spools into the container, which then fits conveniently into a bottle cage. I generally leave the bike in my sight at the coffee shop, but that does limit me a little bit because there are a couple of coffee shops where I can't see the bike from the counter and I don't go to those. The tiny bit of extra security of a cable lock would make me feel better going to those coffee shops at least.

jdon

Next time, click "Edit Post> Delete> Delete Message> Delete Post" Voila!

triumph.1

I will admit I thought it was a pretty dumb thread and responded in a cynical manner.

LesterOfPuppets

I think it's a reasonable question. I still can't get over the fact that the OP has one of those horrible plastic U-Lock holders strapped to his frame, though. That's worse than putting a rack on a road racing bike, IMO.

OP, get a Camelback and put your lock in there, ASAP!

LOGICK ONE

If I have errands I use a lock up bike that looks ugly.

For my roadie, I don't use a lock. If I can't take it in with me I don't go there (food/grocery).

When I was a student I'd take my bike into class and everywhere on the campus, the building managers in our student union once told me to lock my bike up (because they didn't want the tires to track in dirt of all reasons) and I said "no." They told me my bike would be safe and I asked them is that what they told the students who's locks were cut (some u-lock) and bikes stripped (racks were 15ft from the door). They hesitated on their answer and I told them to **** off.
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surgeonstone

Well said!

rjones28 

That looks kind of cool.

Stealthammer

Any lock that isn't twice the weight of your bike is going to take just a minute or less to remove with the right tools. Locks only serve to keep honest people honest, so sie really doesn't matter. I always carry a small cable lock in my backpack, and I only park where the bike can be viewed by not only me, but by any available security, eyc. Otherwise I bring the bike inside with me.

Reynolds 

I ride my road bicycles exclusively as a sport and never carry a lock. All my bicycles are locked when stored at my garage, though.

banerjek

Locking a good bike provides very little protection as the ebay thieves can remove very expensive parts from a locked bike in seconds.

If you want the bike to be safe, you need to not leave it unattended where people can get at it. If you want to leave it alone momentarily and provide a little deterrence against someone who just wants to ride off with it, just carry your front wheel in with you.

LesterOfPuppets

I often shift to high gear when inside coffee joints and the like and have no lock. Just cuz you can see it don't mean youu can catch it. Of course you're still screwed if they got pick up truck.