Locking a large-frame bicycle
There’s no denying it: if WheelieSchatz* were a woman she’d be a big, curvaceous, sexy beast. And like all beautiful women, this makes her just a bit more high-maintenance, though worth the extra effort. While not a fat tire bike, the frame of my beloved Electra Townie Commute 8D is quite a bit thicker (and heavier) than the frame of most bikes, at least from what I've observed. When faced with obnoxiously thick bike stand rails, locking my bike securely becomes quite the challenge. Granted, my bike came with a pretty awesome Arbus frame lock , possibly because the designers (engineers?) at Electra saw this dilemma coming. It’s a snazzy device, too. It works by locking the wheel so that even if someone did take the bike they couldn’t ride it. For most people that’s probably enough, especially considering I don’t park my bike at particularly high-risk locations. Still, I spent enough years as a crime reporter and currently spend enough time on Nextdoo...