I hazard I won't be able to buy anything at the moment(!) given cheaper bikes are practically non-existent, so this is more for ideas... So - the bike I currently have is a Specialized Diverge (with a 58 frame). As much as I like it, it is very much not a bike I leave locked up for long if at all in the city! (And yes, I'm paranoid letting it out of sight in town for more than a few minutes )
As a result, I'd like a very cheap mechanically decent (possibly BSO-y) N+1 that a thief would not want to bother with at all, if I use my fairly decent u-lock with it.
Some features that I think I'd want on it...
Any suggestions/pointers?
As a result, I'd like a very cheap mechanically decent (possibly BSO-y) N+1 that a thief would not want to bother with at all, if I use my fairly decent u-lock with it.
Some features that I think I'd want on it...
- Chain cover
- Step-through (only because I imagine thieves wouldn't look at these twice...)
- Heavy is fine (as I assume heavy bikes would be undesirable by thieves). I do live in a fairly hilly city but the routes I tend to take into the centre are flat.
- Pannier rack or similar
Any suggestions/pointers?