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I once had a very expensive leather backpack stolen. Inside were my passport, a DSLR, laptop, and some other things. Total value was in the thousands, easily.
by keiferski 2y ago
I once had a very expensive leather backpack stolen. Inside were my passport, a DSLR, laptop, and some other things. Total value was in the thousands, easily.
It bothered me (and was a financial burden) when that stuff was stolen. But when my $400 hybrid bike was stolen a few years later, it bothered me twice as much, if not more. I think because a bike is a durable, daily thing that you come to depend on, while expensive gadgets are just gadgets.
- mshroyer 2y agoAdditionally, when you use a bike long enough you'll often end up making a number of tiny adjustments to it over time. The monetary value of these adjustments may be minimal—add a saddle and rack and bags that fit just right, adjust the handlebars, swap on either more supple or puncture-resistant tires depending on your needs, maybe tweak the gear ratios—but they add up to make the bike work perfectly for you. When a bike is stolen, the difficulty of replicating this "perfect setup" can be wildly disproportionate to the cost of the bike.
- Doxin 2y agoEven if you keep your bike in it's factory configuration, you've gotten used to it. A new bike will always feel wrong for a while.