[*BCM*] Commuter question

[Sean Carstensen]

Thanks Aaron,
People can be real dicks sometimes. I understand people that would steal
bike to resell them but don't understand why anyone would just randomly
destroy someones lock.

If any one else has any experience good or bad, would love to hear them.

Thanks,
Sean

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Aaron D. Ball <aarondball at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not exactly what you were asking, but I commuted from Providence to
> Central Square for a couple of years, and I usually parked my bike
> (~$300 new cheezy mountain bike) at the station down there and took
> the Red Line in Boston.  It never got stolen, but my cheapo gel seat
> did get ripped off once.  Stations are high-traffic areas, so given
> enough time some asshole is guaranteed to steal any parts that aren't
> locked on or screwed on tight, and maybe even ones that are.
>
> Speaking of assholes, there's some twit going around squirting acid
> into locks---"twit" because it makes the lock a bitch to open, so it's
> not like it's getting them anything.  It's happened three times to
> locks of mine at Davis and Harvard.  If you get off the train one
> morning and find your lock covered in white corrosion, rinse it out
> with water and lube it before you put your key in.
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