Divingbiker: Wow, I've always wanted to see a Rivendell in person. The high amount of detail in craftsmanship is absolutely mindblowing.

Quote Originally Posted by Torrilin View Post
It does have lights and a rack, so it hits high on the dork scale.
Whoever said lights and a rack were dorky? You talk about lights, rack, fenders, etc. as though they look dorky therefore make your bike less of a target. Which I could understand with the rack and fenders, but do you leave your lights on the bike? I did that once and they were stolen because of the quick release. They didn't even take the mounting brackets, just the lights. Don't know what they will figure out to do with them.

Mimitabby and Northstar: The more I read the more justified I feel in my purchases. As far as locking it up in a smart spot, it will only be outside when I am in class. At work I can leave it in the breakroom and at home it lives in the dining room. On campus there are dozens of bike racks (At least two or three at every building, the major promenades, etc.) so it's really a decision of whether I want to put it in a high traffic area (so people will notice any shifty activity) or in a place a little more secluded (so it won't be noticed in the first place.) I will probably keep it as out in the open as possible and if people see anything bad going down hopefully they will do the right thing.

Trek: Very nice with the powdercoating job. And I agree as far as accelerating out of trouble is concerned.

Xrayted: I really like the skewers idea. That would definitely make me feel better about not having the seat, pedals, etc stolen out from under me. I'll look into those.

Also to everyone thanks for alleviating my concerns with the eggbeaters. I got them in the mail yesterday and they are TINY. A lot smaller than I thought they would be. Very interesting.

Unfortunately at the moment my camera is lost to the moving gods, but as soon as we finish unpacking and find it I'll post a thread with plenty of pics.