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Ryan Lakes
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U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!
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Since I've started locking my bike this way I've been more calm about locking it on the street. Depending on your saddle height it could work for you too. It's kind of tricky to get the U-lock…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joe Willis Apr 6, 2012.
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Ryan Lakes commented on Ryan Lakes's photo
SkatRock
"Since this photo, the skatrock became my bike polo for a while, then got scrapped (frame only) because of the flimsy derailleur mount. And it was just plain ugly."
Ryan Lakes replied to Matt Roben's discussion 'Designing bike rack space in condo building'"Donate the old bikes to West Town Bikes!"
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Sunday Social and Polo Picnic Fundraiser at Humboldt Park - East Side
July 10, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm
Sunday July 22 from 1PM to 7PM in Humboldt Park.Don your Sunday best and join us in Humboldt Park for an afternoon social and grass polo picnic.See More
Joe Willis replied to Ryan Lakes's discussion 'U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!'"Hacksaw through the rear tire and rim - gone in 25 seconds!
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in it to win it 8.0 mi replied to Ryan Lakes's discussion 'U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!'"I lost 4lbs to make up the difference ;-P
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Ryan Lakes replied to Ryan Lakes's discussion 'U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!'"I have my wheels attached with theft deterrent skewers and I pulled the stickers off of the rims. They're also built on older lightly used hubs. Still, a slight gamble. At some point, though, the inconvenience of locking…"
Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) replied to Ryan Lakes's discussion 'U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!'"Sounds heavy."
Tony Adams 6.6 mi replied to Ryan Lakes's discussion 'U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!'"I'm getting "This video is currently unavailable". Would anyone like to summarize the weaknesses? If it is just the idea that one could cut the rim? My rear wheel cost as much as all the rest of my bike...
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in it to win it 8.0 mi replied to Ryan Lakes's discussion 'U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!'"2 Good U-locks. One for front wheel/frame/bike rack; one for back wheel/frame.
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Tony Adams 6.6 mi replied to Ryan Lakes's discussion 'U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!'"I pretty much take anything Sheldon says as Gospel. But like the Gospel, some of it was conceived in a different time. In the same "Lock Strategy" article http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html
he suggests:
Just leave the lock…"
notoriousDUG replied to Ryan Lakes's discussion 'U-Locking Techinque! Includes saddle!'"Correct.
The idea is that locked through the wheel like that they cannot get the wheel or the bike separated. It is called the 'Sheldon Method' after the late Sheldon Brown. It worked for him but he also lived in an area much…"
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- What I ride:
- Road, Mountain
- The kind of riding I do:
- Recreational, Commuting, Around Town
- About me:
- www.westtownbikes.org
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Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 10:10pm on May 17, 2010,
Amanda Olbrys said… - hey new best friend
- At 1:30pm on March 31, 2010,
dan brown said…
- hey - I recognized that area code (937) : i used to work with a guy from
central OH; is that where you are from ???
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