Ohhh she's really heavy, and only 5 speed, but I knew that going into it. It's not really meant for fast riding, more like cruising around the seawall or something. Hills are pretty painful, but I try very hard and then walk it up hill if I can't go on. I did ride it from Steveston in Richmond to downtown in 2 hours (but I did walk the bike about 10 blocks and get coffee at Main St skytrain!)
I asked the guy at the store how to make it less theft-prone, and he said a good u-lock would be best and not to lock it up in dimly-lit areas. I haven't taken it out enough times yet, but that all sounds like common sense type stuff! also, it has a rear-wheel lock, so whoever it stealing it pretty much has to carry it away (or throw it in a truck, I guess). The storeperson said a customer once brought in their Pashley, and they had their key break inside the wheel lock, and they had a hard time trying to get the lock off without damaging the bike.
I don't think I'd be riding it in situations where I'd be out late at night or leaving it outside overnight or anything, but who knows?
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:20 pm (UTC)I asked the guy at the store how to make it less theft-prone, and he said a good u-lock would be best and not to lock it up in dimly-lit areas. I haven't taken it out enough times yet, but that all sounds like common sense type stuff! also, it has a rear-wheel lock, so whoever it stealing it pretty much has to carry it away (or throw it in a truck, I guess). The storeperson said a customer once brought in their Pashley, and they had their key break inside the wheel lock, and they had a hard time trying to get the lock off without damaging the bike.
I don't think I'd be riding it in situations where I'd be out late at night or leaving it outside overnight or anything, but who knows?