My list of things-to-save-up-for just got longer - my bike was stolen today! I knew I should have gotten a U-Lock, but they're expensive and I've used a chain lock for four years without issue, and the chain is so much easier to wrap around any random thing I find.
So, my beloved Trek mountain bike that I got as a graduation present from my master's program is gone. Thank goodness for renters insurance - for only $11 a month and four years of price inflation - I'm basically getting the original cost of the bike back after my deductible. I saw this Linus Mixte bike at The Peddler back when Lennon was buying his new bike, and have not-so-secretly wanted one ever since, so I've got my sights set on it. It's more than what insurance is giving me, so I'll hold off on it for a bit, but now I know what my next major purchase will be.
Until then, no more bike trips to HEB, the library, or joy rides around Hyde Park. Very big frown face. The jerk who stole it cut my chain off and left it on the ground beside the bike rack at my apartment. I hope it breaks on him or her. I feel like this is a huge induction into Austin - I'm a bike thief victim! That makes me a full fledged citizen.
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lame! I also had my bike stolen with a crummy chain lock in downtown Austin. I guess we're both Austinites now. luckily for me, the bike that got stolen was pretty craptastical and just encouraged me to find an awesome road bike that I have loved every day since.
good luck finding your dream bike!
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