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Possibly the biggest problem with cycling uptake among city dwellers is the prospect of spending a fortune on a bike, only to have it stolen while it's locked up outdoors. The Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project recently came up with two designs — Merge and Denny — that incorporated locks into the bikes themselves.
My biggest concern when I was a commuter on a bicycle was not only theft, but also parts being stolen or my bike being vandalized. There’s a reason why a majority of the time my bicycle came in the building with me. It’s not ideal, but I had permission.
Sadly most Americans think bicycle they think Wal Mart or some other department store death trap. I don’t think this new lockable bike really solves any problems. The wheel set still has the chance of being stolen among other things.
It did create a problem, as light posts etc are not places to lock your bicycle too. It reflects poorly on the cycling community, but these are hipsters so they probably don’t care.
Lord; I remember as kid in 50's-early 60's we parked our bikes on sidewalks left them for hours. Never had bike stolen. Now times change. Too many thefts now days it seems. Sad
Kids don't listen, ill there too old to do any thing about it.
I had a yard full of junk bike parts and told my son that if he wanted a bike he could build one , there were plenty of parts .
No he had to have the latest and greatest so he worked and earned one . well like I warned him, "it wouldn't last long," and it wasn't a week and it evaporated. Not learning he did it again and the parts disappeared in spite of the locking he did.
When a kid is bent on impressing his friends brains go out the window.
Years later now he wished he had listened .
Too soon we get old, too late we get smart.
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