One downside I haven’t seen mentioned yet is the hassle of having to laboriously lock up your bike front and back, saddle bag, too, so some freaking degenerate won’t steal anything that isn’t secured. I’ve had my rear wheel stolen before (who even DOES that?) and am not looking for a repeat.
I love riding my bike and do most trips with it in the summer (shopping, appointments, gym, etc.)
But I envy motorists sometimes who just get out of their car, push the button on their key and everything’s neatly locked up.
This is the upside of living in a very bike heavy cultured city, I feel like there’s so damn many bikes everywhere that no one gives a fuck about my bike. I also have never left it outside overnight.
I use locking axles for the wheels and have the saddle attached with a chain. That reduces the effort quite a bit :) Admittedly I don’t use a saddle bag on the city bike.
As a full time car-free person, this is absolutely a valid argument. I’m lucky to live less than 10 minutes away from my job. I could bike there in even less time, but walk anyway specifically because I don’t want to deal with these logistics.
One downside I haven’t seen mentioned yet is the hassle of having to laboriously lock up your bike front and back, saddle bag, too, so some freaking degenerate won’t steal anything that isn’t secured. I’ve had my rear wheel stolen before (who even DOES that?) and am not looking for a repeat.
I love riding my bike and do most trips with it in the summer (shopping, appointments, gym, etc.)
But I envy motorists sometimes who just get out of their car, push the button on their key and everything’s neatly locked up.
Weren’t you paying attention? Bikes are so cheap you can just buy another when it gets stolen.
This is the upside of living in a very bike heavy cultured city, I feel like there’s so damn many bikes everywhere that no one gives a fuck about my bike. I also have never left it outside overnight.
I use locking axles for the wheels and have the saddle attached with a chain. That reduces the effort quite a bit :) Admittedly I don’t use a saddle bag on the city bike.
As a full time car-free person, this is absolutely a valid argument. I’m lucky to live less than 10 minutes away from my job. I could bike there in even less time, but walk anyway specifically because I don’t want to deal with these logistics.