AccomplishedRub9n
Warming-Up
- May 19, 2019
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I mostly registered just to discuss HOW DO I NOT GET BIKE STOLEN
Cause yesterday my road bike got stolen at Aeon Mall in the Inaka.
The person biked it to the closest train station and the police picked it up for me and returned it to me because I had it registered properly.
In this case, my lock and key had arrived yet... and obviously locking it will deter certain thieves, but now being the state of paranoia I'm in, how thoroughly do I got to lock this thing?
Generally speaking I use a Kyrptonite U-Lock with a cable so that the U-lock has the rear wheel and frame covered with the cable securing the front wheel and possibly the seat if the situation allows.
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Proper introduction:
Clydesdale+ here, biked in the US when commuting to college. First it was on some kind of hybrid bike until I crashed into an inexperienced cyclist on a rent-a-bike who didn't really do much of anything to indicate they're turning (change in speed, arm, anything really). Then I got a used roadbike which came with clipless pedals... I wasn't a fan of wearing bike shoes around campus so, unfortunately, that roadbike didn't really encourage me to keep riding.
Now, I'm back, with a road bike with regular pedals. I might consider clipless if I keep it up, lose the weight, and get to the point where I can long-distance rides.
Area I live in is not Tokyo and very hilly, so... I'm gonna just have to get gud at hills.
Cause yesterday my road bike got stolen at Aeon Mall in the Inaka.
The person biked it to the closest train station and the police picked it up for me and returned it to me because I had it registered properly.
In this case, my lock and key had arrived yet... and obviously locking it will deter certain thieves, but now being the state of paranoia I'm in, how thoroughly do I got to lock this thing?
Generally speaking I use a Kyrptonite U-Lock with a cable so that the U-lock has the rear wheel and frame covered with the cable securing the front wheel and possibly the seat if the situation allows.
---
Proper introduction:
Clydesdale+ here, biked in the US when commuting to college. First it was on some kind of hybrid bike until I crashed into an inexperienced cyclist on a rent-a-bike who didn't really do much of anything to indicate they're turning (change in speed, arm, anything really). Then I got a used roadbike which came with clipless pedals... I wasn't a fan of wearing bike shoes around campus so, unfortunately, that roadbike didn't really encourage me to keep riding.
Now, I'm back, with a road bike with regular pedals. I might consider clipless if I keep it up, lose the weight, and get to the point where I can long-distance rides.
Area I live in is not Tokyo and very hilly, so... I'm gonna just have to get gud at hills.