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A really big factor! The ability to store my bike safely and commute by bike to my employment are two of my top five reasons for picking a workplace. (The others being the shifts I want, a good bunch to work with and the choice to wear what I like).ReplyDelete
Currently I have a pleasant train/bike commute and my Surly leans against the filing cabinets in the Nurse's station. It is a 'staff only' area and my lovely co-workers are more than used to having to turn my front wheel inwards if they need to photocopy anything.
Actually, I think it's become a bit of a mascot. I often find it has been decked with a flower to cheer it up or a pink slidesheet (for transferring patients in bed) has been folded into a flag and stuck on a pole through the rear rack.
I would find it a little frightening to leave the old darling out on the street, but, by the same token what's the point in having a bike you love if you don't get to ride it often?
(In case I sound a little spoilt, I should just add that I would not be as picky if I were in debt or had a family to support).
It'll make a lot of difference and that's part of the fun.ReplyDelete
It makes a huge difference. My old commute involved leaving my bike locked up all day in an underpass where there were a lot of damaged bikes. Even though I parked right in front of the CCTV camera and used two locks I knew I was taking a calculated risk and I would never leave my current bike there (or my Brooks saddle) even for an hour because I love it too much. It effects even little things like not having a basket because they get filled with rubbish (thanks people). Sure, you can take everything off but who wants to be monkeying with a quick-release on your saddle when you're rushing to catch a train? And although my bike never actually got damaged, so the risk paid off, I did get my light brackets stolen twice and there were times when my bike smelled like a urinal (thanks, guys) when I picked it up. Of course, these days my bike is lightly coated with cow manure but somehow that's not as bad. At least I can leave it unlocked outside a shop or lightly locked with lights and saddle in place and be reasonably confident everything will be there when I come back.ReplyDelete
Lightly coating the bike with manure, now there's a strategy : )ReplyDelete
Thanks, townmouse!
Steve - did I mention that his ride to work is 10 minutes?
Congrats on the new job and new commute! and wow, his ride to work is 10 minutes? lucky dog, is it worth the hassle to bother with the clipless for such a short ride.ReplyDelete
Mine is an hour and 20 minutes, and if i could i would ride an upright, but that doesn't really make sense for me. I'm not a racer, but with a 20 mile commute through traffic and the minuteman, i want to make it shorter if possible!
That said, I also park my in my cube (against company policy, but that's another can of worms!) and so i don't even have to carry a lock at all. But I'm actually building up a winter bike, which is also stripped down!
huge factor;ReplyDelete
In my last place of employment I would occasionally ride my "nicer" bike, as it had secure indoor bike parking (and a gym with a shower, lockers, etc... sigh) That is something I would never do now, as my current place of employ has no secure bike parking and I must lock up on the street.
At one point, I bought older "beater" road-bikes as my commuter bikes, but year-round riding prompted me to buy something a bit more robust and capable for all-weather... I bought the least expensive thing I could (on-sale, no less) just to reduce my potential loss if it were stolen.
As for methods; U-lock the front wheel and frame, with a cable through the frame and back wheel.
I'm with you V. Bikes are meant to be ridden. To keep things in perspective, we need to worry more about our own safety on the commute than the safety of the bike once we get to where we are going. In my case, that means riding the bike I feel most comfortable on, not the bike that even a thief wouldn't find comfortable.ReplyDelete
Big factor - where I work the bicycle parking is very secure. I take my good bike and leave my pannier and lights on it.ReplyDelete
When I go shopping in the nearby city (Philadelphia) I take my cheap, stripped down bike witht he seatpost botlted on. I do use a removable pannier as I can't stand to have heavy loads on my back. But I lock it up with a U-lock and cable, take everything off it when I go. A big pain in the winter when I need lights that sometimes dissuades me from shopping there - I'll go a little further and shop in a safer suburban area.
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 9:50 AM
As with most responders, I totally factor in where I am riding and potentially locking up my bike to what I ride around Vancouver. But in my case my more urban upright is for jaunts within town or to work, and I ride my more expensive bike for when I am trying to ride a bit of a distance for exercise and exploring. I dont' want either bike to be stolen, but I will leave my urban upright, Sally, double locked, in places where I would not consider leaving Robbie at all. Interesting your pick of the name Myles - thats the name of my mtn bike I have up at our cottage - always thought it a good name!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Both of my bikes are what I consider "nice" bikes and not beaters, though my VO mixte is probably nicer than my single speed. I take whichever bike strikes my fancy that morning. As it's only a 15 minute commute, it doesn't make much difference which bike. The single speed is slightly lighter and faster than the VO, but my speed seems to be determined more by traffic and traffic lights than anything.ReplyDelete
Anyway, I do park on the street. I am technically allowed to bring my bike into my work, but I find it such a pain to maneuver my bike into the elevator and thence into the narrow spot for it in the break room. So I park on the street. It's the main downtown area of my town with lots of foot traffic and there's also a police station nearby, so we have lots of cops on segways patrolling the area. I lock up with NY fahgettaboutit u-lock through the rear wheel and a cable for front wheel. My lights are all battery lights which I remove every time, nor do I leave anything else portable like that on the bike. I do sometimes worry about somebody taking my saddle just to be a jerk, but as I only use vinyl saddles anyways (I'm a vegetarian, no nice Brooks saddles for me).
In short, I lock up with the most expensive lock I could find, make sure there isn't much to mess with and try not to worry about it. Honestly, I feel my bikes are more vulnerable in the bike storage room of my building, where only an average lock in the door handle style lock separates them from potential thieves and there is nothing to lock them to. (Before you ask, no, I am not carrying my bike up and down four flights of steps every time I want to use it, and there wouldn't be enough room in this apartment for all our bikes even if I did.)
rose - Off topic, but can you please tell me more about your VO mixte? How do you like it, how does it ride, etc? I was very excited about the release of this model and have been dying to hear from readers who actually own one.ReplyDelete
Being able to bring my bike inside the office makes a huge difference for me. I also work downtown and there are a couple of other semi- covered areas where I could lock up if for some reason I couldn't bring my bike in. Our building changed hands about a year ago, and the new company's official policy is no bikes, but there's not a front desk or security guard, so we come in anyway. I do take steps to make sure that my bike doesn't drip slushy dirty water on the carpet, so I don't feel guilty about it. But I agree with the above poster that I would place a higher value on having a bike I feel comfortable riding in traffic than a bike that people wouldn't be interested in stealing.ReplyDelete
I would also recommend that he investigate nearby options for bike parking other than his actual office, as well as "forgotten" spaces (the office basement, the office back deck, the office porch, which might be in the weather and less convenient, but secure.
Having had a cheap bike from Target stolen from the train station, I will no longer leave any bike locked up at the station. Now it goes on the train with me and I park it in a corner of the office. It's too bad, all the light rail stations here have racks, but they're useless if you can't count on your bike being there when you come back. I have a big chain lock for my vintage bike now but I still can't bring myself to actually lock it up anywhere out of my line of sight.ReplyDelete
OT, Velouria, how do you protect your nose and mouth when cycling in cold weather? Winters here in North TX are not as cold as Boston, but there is often a strong headwind on my route and it really hurts to get a lungful of that when it's cold. I tied a silk scarf over my nose & mouth yesterday which worked ok but it wasn't great.
i'm lucky that i can lock my bike in a secure-access bike cage during the day, but that's not too much of a factor in how i choose to secure my bike. with or without a secure cage, i typically only use a lightweight cable lock, and i never bother to secure any of my accessories like lights, saddle, luggage, etc. i only lock the bike + front wheel (more to prevent wheel flopping than wheel theft). call me lazy, call me naive, but i just don't like the burden of carrying multiple, heavy locks requiring multiple keys and a tedious process of locking and unlocking. i use the one cable lock whether my bike is in the secure cage during the day, or on my porch overnight. if my bike gets stolen from my porch, i can claim it on my renter's policy, and lose out on just the deductible.ReplyDelete
on the other hand, i do believe that bikes that are left for a long period of time (several days or more) unchecked pose a greater risk for theft, as some thieves stalk bikes to assess the risk of the owner seeing them. if i have to leave my bikes locked for several days or more, such as if i take a long weekend out of town, i move all my bikes into my basement. and if i had no choice but to leave a bike locked on the porch for multiples days, i'd secure it with two locks.
i've never once had a light, saddle, or luggage stolen off a bike... if a thief really wants some removable part, it's worth the small loss i'll incur for the freedom of never worrying about stuff like that on a day to day basis. further, if a thief wanted the whole bike, then i don't think it would matter what lock i'm using-- the thief will get it. then again, if it were to actually happen, my attitude may change and i may become more like MDI :). but until then, this is my modus operandi.
oh, and i once cut through a NY fahgettaboutit u-lock in five minutes with a rotary cutting wheel :). no, i wasn't stealing a bike, but severing two bikes that were sold at auction, locked to each other. there's a youtube video showing a demonstration of someone doing the same thing in a few seconds on a NY street, with a battery-powered rotary saw. so again, i don't see the difference between using a cheap cable and a $100 NY fahgettaboutit. multiple locks will slow a thief down, but man, what a rigmarole to have to go through every day.
- Joseph ENovember 3, 2010 at 10:32 AM
I currently store by bike inside a courtyard at my clinic, but when I work at other locations I'm willing to park it outside at a bike rack during the day, with a U-lock and a cable attached to my O-lock (wheel lock). I wouldn't want to leave it outside overnight, however.ReplyDelete
Why doesn't the Co-Habitant attach a rear rack and pannier to his bike? For a 10 minute commute the messenger bag isn't a huge hardship, but pannier are so much more comfortable. It would also provide a better place to attach the rear light. Putting the light on the bag (on your back) means it will never be aimed straight backwards where people can see it at a distance. With a 10 minute commute thru the city he should be fine.
Bikes are meant to be ridden. Hiding away a bike for fear of theft? Is that really any better than having it stolen?ReplyDelete
To me, that's like covering an ipod with an ugly case to prevent scratches. Or covering yard furniture with an horrible blue tarp to protect it from the winter.
I would always rather face the risk of having my bike stolen than the certainty of not riding it.
With that said, you should invest in two hefty locks of different types. (Also a third one for the saddle.) It helps to have a basket to drop them in so they don't weigh you down. Even if each one can be cut in 5 minutes, 10 minutes of cutting locks in a public space seems like an eternity to me. Plus it would probably require a fully charged dremel, or an accessible power outlet.
If you add a wicker basket to the Pashley for the locks, and let it get a little dusty, no one will notice it anyway.
Dog Friendly Dallas - I wrap a wool scarf around my face, much like Dottie does with hers in her video:
My method has worked for me even during the coldest days, here in Boston and in colder locales.
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 11:09 AM
I'm a Dog Walker in Chicago, and ride my bike around to my various walking appointments. My 64 Raliegh Sports gets locked by the top tube to any secure object. My 60's Bottechia Fixed Gear goes inside when it can (when I know the owners don't mind me bringing it in), and gets locked with two U-locks when it can't. My Co-worker is more paranoid and uses two u-locks and a cable lock when he has to leave his bike outside, and he doesn't stray far from his bike while out walking the dog.ReplyDelete
I think the Cohabitant just made way across the line from which dictates your methods, the job or the bike...ReplyDelete
I'm lucky to have plenty of room in my office for whatever bike i ride to work, but regardless i would rather invest in a more secure LOCK than sacrifice my choice in ideal commute bike.
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 11:34 AM
I use two locks on my bicycle. Kryptonite's New York Fahgeddaboutit, and their tiny little orange one. Reason being, both of them are very secure because they both leave no open spaces when locking. This way, a thief cannot force a car jack into the opening of my u-lock, break it, and run away with my child.ReplyDelete
Also, if you were a thief and you had a choice of spending at least a good 40-60 minutes cutting through two reinforced u-locks in a public area or, 10 seconds snipping a cable, which one would you
People invest a lot of money into their bicycles, but they hardly even invest money for a decent lock from what I can tell here in my town.
- Phil MillerNovember 3, 2010 at 11:41 AM
My employer recently moved to a new location a block away from the old one. The old one had a patio right outside my office where I could lock up the bike. The new one has a no bikes policy. I no longer ride any of my good bikes in. I lock it up in a garage right across from the manned exit stations with the motorcycles with a U-Lock and STRONG cable. Nobody loiters around motorcycles, and the proximity to garage staff and security is also a deterrent. I lock up the locks to the cable fencing where I lock up the bike - no carrying back and forth. I commute on a single speed Raleigh Super Grand Prix with bolt-on axles, or I ride my '79 Trek 1x5 with fenders, depending on the weather. Neither has racks or bags left on them; lights are removable.ReplyDelete
So, while I haven't gone looking for different employment (I have both debts AND a family to support!) I've solved the problem. My commute of 4 miles is about 20 minutes in the morning (downhill) and 30 in the afternoon. I don't know what I'd do if I had to park on the street, probably park further from work in a secure space.
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 11:42 AM
At my current job, parking isn't an issue at all, since the bike parking looks like this:ReplyDelete
There are always a lot of people around, and theft hasn't been a major issue there at all.
Honestly, anywhere in Portland proper that I had an actual bike rack to lock to (and not just a pole or something), I'd feel pretty good about leaving my bike during the day. Everything bolts on, nothing is quick-release, I have a rear frame lock and a chain to lock up the bike, it's heavy, and I've never had any issues anywhere I've been, even with stuff being taken out of my panniers (I've left things in them unattended for hours and never had anything stolen).
Overnight is a bit of a different issue, but I wouldn't really mind doing that in some places either.
However, if I lived in a place where I felt less comfortable about the city in general, I certainly would be concerned about having secure bike parking of some sort, though I think there would have to be a real, documented problem with theft before I would get too worried.
I used to commute with a road bike, then I discovered the joys of city bikes.ReplyDelete
I'm a recent convert to a Batavus Personal Delivery bike. I still preach the Gospel of Batavus whenever someone asks me about my ride.
Anyway, about my locks...
I was a fervent user of U-locks. I owned Bulldogs and Kryptonites. I found that in cold weather, the locks will sometimes freeze up. Both brands also come with very poor mounting brackets.
With my Batavus, theft was a concern. The bike is nice. However, its so nice that it's a shame to leave at home.
Now I use three locks (yes, three):
- A 3.5-foot Abus City Chain
- An Abus Bordo Granit X folding lock
- And, of course, the ubiquitous frame locks found on many Dutch bikes.
I lock up each wheel and the frame.
About the Abus Bordo: it's very expensive, but it's oh-so-easy to carry. I'm also a convert to Abus.
Three locks sound excessive, but once I got used to it, the ritual isn't that annoying. I only use chain if I'm just ducking into a store or running a quick errand.
Good post on the all-important bike security issue. A co-worker's beautiful vintage Bianchi MTB was stolen one day after she got it back from the shop. It was sad, but she had used only a cheapo Kmart cable. I bought a separate cable to lock my wife's VO saddle, and she uses two U-locks to secure the Raleigh. A frayed, beater saddle can be a theft deterrent as well.ReplyDelete
I wince to read that you use only a cable lock. All it takes is a discreet pocket-size tool to defeat those in an instant! As good as unlocked to opportunistic thieves.ReplyDelete
I take some comfort in riding bikes unusual and distinctive enough not to appeal to most thieves, whose winnings come from rather generic high-tech objects, or at least from bikes fitted with mainstream parts that can be stripped and sold or fitted to other (stolen) bikes.
I have had 4 >$1000 bikes stolen in 20 years. The last was 9 years ago. All but one were unlocked in places I thought were secure. I learn slowly, i guess. I had a u-lock defeated on the street in Boston.
I feel most at ease with my Brompton, with which I carry no lock at all. It comes with me wherever I go. Restaurants. Movie theaters. Doctors offices. Airplane cabins. Any place my Brompton is not welcome, I am not welcome.
Update: I have access to a card-reader accessible parking garage under the building. In it are several bike racks, full of bikes.ReplyDelete
Some people park their bikes standing on a kickstand with a U-lock through the frame and rear wheel. That's what I am doing, since all the racks are full.
I am going to add my saddle bag and lights and stuff back on.
The cable + U-Lock + stripped bike were just for day 1 when I left it literally out on the street.
It's true that clipless is silly for a 10 minute commute. I did it because my least valuable bike had clipless pedal. I will probably start riding my Pashley or DL-1 now that I have garage access. I just need to see where the best spots are before I bring my nice bikes.
In the meantime, my commute is 5 minutes if I go 20mph and don't stop. :)
Neither of my jobs offers indoor bike-parking. They both offer outdoor racks. At my main job, my bike is often the only one there. And it's in a high-crime area. The situation at my other job is the exact opposite: The racks are often full, and the area is safer.ReplyDelete
As the ride to my main job is about an hour, and the ride from that to my other job is about half an hour, I'd like to ride one of my nice bikes. But the risk of theft is high at one job, and there's some risk of damage at the other because the bikes are so tightly packed together.
So I ride my "beater," which really is a pretty good bike. And, because I absolutely must ride a saddle I like, I have fastened it, by the rails, to the seatstays. I cut a length of an old track chain, put it in a length of old inner tube that's about 3cms shorter, thread the encased chain through the saddle rails and around the seat stays, and rivet it together.
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 2:27 PM
HUGE! I live in the city in order to be able to be car-free in all my daily activities. Also, when looking at employment opportunities and/or when I'm interviewing, I always check out the area for bike parking. Right now I work for an employer that allows me to keep my bike in my office. That is SUCH a great perk for me, and one I don't take for granted. I feel where the Cohabitant is coming from... I do not like the idea of leaving my bike exposed to the elements or greater possibilities for theft. If I was in that situation, and I had multiple bikes to ride, I would think about using the one that was of less value to me, either monetarily or whatever other criteria I used to determine value.ReplyDelete
Interesting to hear that so many people take their bikes indoors; I wonder whether the Co-Habitant can do that with his 200lb Pashley.ReplyDelete
MDI said...
" my commute is 5 minutes if I go 20mph and don't stop. :) "
MDI - You want me to worry about you and to nag you, is that it?
todd - Somewhat in my defense, I do not leave my bicycle for longer than a couple of hours, and I often find ways to keep an eye on it while it is parked. Also, I have seen U-Locks removed with the same discreet ease as cable locks, so I feel the only thing using a U-Lock will accomplish is extra weight and a limitation on where to lock up the bike. Also, I think what is on my side is that most of my bicycles are simply unattractive to thieves. Heavy girl frame - who needs that?
For me its a huge factor.ReplyDelete
I go for a two or three hour ride every morning
on my way to work (start at 6am arrive at 9am),
so I want to ride a nice bike.
I currently ride a frame/fork I built myself,
so I would just hate to have it stolen.
It might not be the best bike in the world,
but it is a one-off.
I currently park my bike in my office, but there are murmurings that bikes in offices will be banned, due to "heath and safety" issues.
I work in an area were bike theft and bike "trashing" are high, so it has me thinking about getting another job.
It sounds a bit crazy and extreme, now that I have written it down, but my morning rides are a big part of my life; pleasure relaxation and health.
Thanks for this post, and thanks for all the people who responded. It is good to know I am not alone - I might show this to my manager so she knows it too!
John I
All encompassing. I make absolutely no decisions in regards to my everyday bicycle's components without giving careful consideration to security. If I'm unable to lock my bike on the most theft prone streets of my city for hours on end I simply don't feel secure. Every component has redundant security features. If I'm leaving the bike unattended I use two independent locks, one high quality u-lock and one lower quality combination cable lock, one goes through frame/wheel/stationary object and the other goes through frame/other wheel/stationary object. My skewers are locking. My seat post clamp bolt is taped,twined & shellacked. My saddle hex-hole has a bb glued on the inside, and I have the saddle cabled to my frame with an old bike chain in a tube. My handlebar stem hex-hole has a bb glued on the inside, plus is bolted to the basket which in turn is secured to the front axle by the locking skewer. Excepting the pedals and bottle cages, not one component can be stolen without a half hour of effort or an entire van full of bike theft tools. Also, while the bike is fairly high quality, it certainly doesn't look like anything special.ReplyDelete
I find this all perfectly practical and can still lock and unlock my bike in under 30 seconds. It's just too important to me to be confident that the bike and all its parts are still there when I return to not do all of that. The only drawback is that I really hate snap off lights. And really wish there was such a thing as secure permanent bicycle lighting, but no system is perfect.
What about components on the bike, though?ReplyDelete
I'm not so worried about the bike itself being stolen (a good U-lock WILL protect the bike) as to every removable object being stolen. Since I need a headlight and taillight most ofthe winter, I have to take those off. The saddle has to be secured, the wheels have to be secured ( but I use a cable lock for that). Even my bell is likely to be taken.
I HATE having to strip the bike everytime I stop somewhere for more than 30 minutes. So I often avoid going to the city on my bike.
Myabe a bike with integrated lights is what I need.
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 3:15 PM
@Peter: It depends on the place of course, but having nothing on your bike that is easily removable definitely helps - no quick-release wheels or saddle, clip-on lights, etc. People trying to nip stuff are going to go for the quickest and easiest first, so if all your stuff is bolt-on, you're that much less likely to have stuff ripped off.ReplyDelete
I am definitely in the use your nice stuff camp. The thieves here are either sophisticated crews with vans and power tools or drug addicts looking to quickly resell a bike for a fix. I feel like if the former dudes want my bike it's going to be theirs pretty much no matter what so I try to avoid leaving it around at night in areas where they are most active but generally feel pretty philosophical about it. I use a fahgettaboutit mini plus steel cable to deter the other thieves. I also try to lock up next to fixies :) since they are far more desired than my Retrovelo, which, while absolutely gorgeous to me, kind of confuses people here. Like: what is that thing? I hear that a lot.ReplyDelete
I have bike parking near my office and bring my bike inside our house at night. Parking garages here are now required to provide bike parking and you can park at the biggest chain here for a dollar a day or 25/monthly. I haven't seen what it's like yet, but this could be really nice for New Yorkers who want to ride their nice bikes but can't bring their bikes into their offices.
Jose B: you said "I'm also a convert to Abus."ReplyDelete
i love abus locks, and have one of their massively heavy chain locks. however, i rarely use it because it's so heavy! maybe i need to rethink my bike lock attitude; the measures people are taking here seem extreme to me... i better move closer to the center of the bell curve :-).
somervillain: "multiple locks will slow a thief down, but man, what a rigmarole to have to go through every day."ReplyDelete
All you can do is slow them down, which is why I go with redundancy. I can totally see why it seems excessive, but all that stuff can be be perfectly convenient and quick. If I'm stepping into a store I'll only lock the u-lock to the frame like a normal human being; but taking the time to go through frame and wheel and attaching a separate cable to the other wheel still takes less than 30 seconds, so it's only a minute out of my day.
somervillain - "multiple locks will slow a thief down, but man, what a rigmarole to have to go through every day."ReplyDelete
Nope, not if you have a nice basket or pannier to drop the locks into (without having to worry about stowing them away securely) and you use at least one U-lock (U-locks are especially fast). I only use one lock in safe areas.
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 5:05 PM
I'm lucky in that I have the option of parking in my building's underground parking garage. There are also racks aboveground on street level and they are highly visible and in a high traffic area across from a coffee shop and where people usually take smoke breaks. But I got a new Pashley this year and I would still worry more if I knew she were on the street so I park underground.ReplyDelete
I also probably wouldn't take a job that would require me to give up biking to work or use a car instead (been there, done that). So I can't take a job in the suburbs for example. I average about 30-40 min to get to work although I could take the subway but it became so unreliable and I had finally moved closer to my job downtown so I gave biking a try and I love it (even if last week I got a nasty bruise from a car door despite thinking the passenger had heard/seen me).
I use a kryptonite u lock and the wheel lock the bike came with. If I were to leave her on the street I would probably add another small ulock. My other bike had a removeable seat post w a Brooks saddle so I would often take it with me. I bring my pannier with me as well.
I should mention that I see a lot of nice bikes on the street nearby - other Pashleys, Batavuses and just the other day I saw a new Linus. I must be more paranoid or just can't afford to replace the Pashley if it were to be stolen.
- anthonyNovember 3, 2010 at 6:22 PM
"Security" of the parking spot of the bike is a factor in the choice of bike for me too.ReplyDelete
I have a short bike commute (15 minutes) to the train station where I leave the bike till the evening. So my choice of bike was a classical french mixte ! I live in the suburb of Paris, so this kind of bike is easy to find for cheap and does not look trendy. Still, it's a very practical bike !
A good U-Lock is also a must-have. Sadly, it is the only efficient (and not always enough) protection against theft. If a thieve has the choice between your bike protected by a good U lock (several minutes of hard work to open it) and an other one protected by a cable (less than 30 seconds to topen it), you stand a much better chance of finding your bike at the end of the day...
I'm a teacher, so my last two jobs allowed me to take the bike into my classroom, which was nice. I'd set up a cardboard box (cut down) and put it on there, if it was nasty outside, but I didn't have to worry about locks.ReplyDelete
My last job though was 8 miles of dirt and gravel roads, so it necessarily forced me to have wider tires and a more stout bike. My two go-to bikes were a hybrid I drop bar-ified, and the Phillips Sports. They're both rocking 38's for tires, and were good for this. The previous commute was all paved, so I could pick and choose no matter what.
Unfortunately, my current job is 45 miles away, so my transportation seems to be by dinosaur at the moment...
This has been very interesting reading. Lots of good information. It does sadden me that so many ride something less than their best bikes for fear of them being stolen. Just reality I suppose.ReplyDelete
My workcycles bike was (I hope) shipped today. I have a Kryptonite U lock and cable waiting. I hope I feel secure enough to use this wonderful bike. I certainly will Not buy some less quality bike to use so I feel OK about leaving my bike locked.
I have the option of taking my bikes inside to my office, but I don't feel like hauling it up in the elevator. Instead, I leave it under a covered, yet unsecured outdoor bicycle parking area. I think that the Motobecane would be more of a theft target than the Pashley, at least that seems to be the case around here, where road bikes seem to be more targeted. I use a single small U-lock to secure my old girly (a DL-1 and Nishiki mixte) bikes-- so far so good.ReplyDelete
one of the reasons location doesn't make a big difference to me is that i've heard of thefts from all sorts of places. true, train stations are among the worst, and some places pose more risk than others... i don't deny that. but we've had bikes stolen from our "secure" bike cage at work (although, the thefts thus far have all been of bikes just "parked" in the cage-- not locked up). all it takes is for a "piggy backer" to follow an employee into the cage (who asks to see other people's IDs?), and that's it. sure, there are security cameras, but they don't prevent thefts. they only help you get a picture of the person who stole your bike, after the fact.ReplyDelete
it would be nice to be able to bring my bike into my work, but that's simply not an option.
I work at home, and transport my work-product by car out of necessity, so my bike is an errand and pleasure machine. I really don't like locking it up at all, except in direct sight. As far as I know, it is the only diamond-framed DL-1 in my city, and the bicycle thieves here are so brazen and ruthless that even the city-provided free bike-share bicycles were all stolen a while back. Several of the city parking garages have individual bike lockers, but they are usually occupied.ReplyDelete
When I do lock up, it's a higher-end Kryptonite and cable lock combo with a cable for the saddle.
(And I cheerfully advocate manslaughter for bicycle thieves.) I would never leave either of my bikes outside in unsecured areas overnight. No one here likes to do that, if they can help it.
My residence is in a semi-rural private gated neighborhood, but we get enough transient traffic through here that the bikes are always behind lock and key. Unsecured ones have been known to or walk away, if they are in good condition or easily saleable.
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- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 9:12 PM
I am of the opinion that there is always a place to store a bicycle to the point of owner satisfaction.ReplyDelete
If a person looks close enough the answer is right there, up there, under there, flat against the ceiling, or on the roof if need be.
Seriously...just how much space do you need?
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 9:25 PM
I'd actually recommend a removable seatpost mounted blinky such as a PB superflash, blinky 7 or Cateye TL-LD 1000; I see so many poorly aimed blinkies mounted on messenger bags.ReplyDelete
If he were to ride the Pashley - I'd recommend Pitlock nuts (or pinhead skewers) on the front generator wheel. He might be also able to find a location where he could leave a heavy chain and lock attached to a rack or other permanent structure.
My own generator equipped mount has lived on the streets, hitched to a parking meter, for the past three years at work. Pitlock nuts on the front wheel, Krypto Evo-mini plus cable as the locks. I have never had a problem with him being on the streets.
He has a nice warm indoor stable, in the kitchen, at home.
- jerry'sdaughterNovember 4, 2010 at 6:19 AM
Since I am moving to a town 45 miles from work I will no longer commute on my ANT. It's a multi modal commute now. Bike plus train plus bike again. I got a beater bike, a lovely old Nishiki mixte that I believe is unlikely to interest thieves. I will lock it up at a train station using cable plus U lock and then I will have to hope. At my destination I will try out our city's new BikeShare bikes, eliminating the need for a 2nd beater and eliminating parking worries too.ReplyDelete
anon said: "I see so many poorly aimed blinkies mounted on messenger bags."ReplyDelete
ha! this is one of my biggest cycling peeves! people, if your light isn't aimed properly, it's not doing any good!
I would argue that a light mounted on clothing, on a bag, or on a helmet is de facto aimed improperly, because its instability in space is confusing to others.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2010 at 10:52 AM
"I would argue that a light mounted on clothing, on a bag, or on a helmet is de facto aimed improperly, because its instability in space is confusing to others."ReplyDelete
I totally agree - not to mention if you take a big LED searchlight and mount it to your helmet - guess what? You're now blinding everyone you come across. Yeah, sure, you might be visible, but you're then making it impossible to see people around you, and making it impossible for people around you to see anything but you (and even for several minutes after you pass as their eyes re-adjust).
elouria, let's agree to disagree on the helmet-mounted light thing, which we've discussed before. four years of commuting and wearing helmet-mounted lights (in addition to bike-mounted lights) has me convinced of their effectiveness, and this has been confirmed by motorists-- i've gotten countless positive comments from motorists on the effectiveness of my helmet-mounted lights (including expressions of appreciation for having seen me clearly *above* the sight line of motor vehicle traffic-- no bike-mounted light can do this!). however, i haven't received one negative comment about them. the rear one is self-leveling so it is always properly aimed (except that it does rotate around a bit when jostled). the front one is fixed in place. however, i can aim the front one wherever i want at will, since it is in a firmly fixed position on my helmet. this has a distinct advantage over any bike-mounted headlight, in that i am able to aim the headlight at will directly at drivers who i think aren't paying attention or from whom i get the sense that they don't see me, and it gets their attention. this was a use that i never anticipated when i started wearing one, yet i've become hooked on this "feature". not to mention the indirect advantages, such as being able to see my watch, or my keys when i'm locking or unlocking my bike in the dark.ReplyDelete
see, i think that having a combination of fixed, bike-mounted lights along with a second set of above-traffic level, helmet-mounted lights makes for an overall more effective lighting setup. i am not convinced that one of those lights that may have an unstable focus plane causes more harm than benefit. as both a cyclist *and a motorist*, i still prefer seeing cyclists with unstable lights than no lights.
portlandize: i would agree with you that a big ol' searchlight on a helmet would be overkill. my light is not bright enough to blind those at whom it is aimed, but bright enough to make them aware of my presence (which is the point in the first place). i do think that the brightest light should be the one that is illuminating the road in front of you and not blinding people, and that the weaker one be the "beacon" to make sure that others can see you.ReplyDelete
as a motorist, what i consider useless is a low mounted taillight. a low-mounted headlight is not as bad, since i *usually* see oncoming bikes in the opposite lane with either a low or high mounted headlight (i still see higher ones better-- especially in situations where bikes are sharing the lane with cars, and are directly behind cars so as to "take the lane" prior to making a left turn). but i simply don't see bikes in my own lane traveling in my direction if they only have low-mounted taillights. having just one car in front of me completely blocks me from seeing cyclists, whether they're in the lane or in the bike lane. that's just my observation, again, as a motorist, not a cyclist.
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2010 at 3:02 PM
The level of bike parking security that I have in a job tends to make a difference in whether or not I take the job ... not the bike ;)ReplyDelete
I used to work in a tech startup that was headquartered in a converted furniture factory near the Cambridgeside Galleria. Bike parking there was on a set of racks in a courtyard set in from the street. No cameras, no guards, no weather protection, but a lot of windows that look down onto the rack. Back then, I was on a Trek 730 hybrid and locked it up with no problem. There was one day where I forgot to bring my lock and just left it in the rack and would anxiously check in on every hour or so, half-fearing that it would get stolen, but it was left unmolested. I think that switched my sense of fear/paranoia and I recalled what Jane Jacobs wrote about with regards to crime in The Life and Death of American Cities. If a neighborhood has a lot of people out and about, and a lot of potential witnesses then, regardless of the income level, the neighborhood will generally be safe. Crime festers in the zones where nobody is looking.
I've had accessories stolen from my bike(s). Lights, water bottles, wheels, computers, etc. and even had a bike stolen once ... but in every case it was a matter of doing something stupid like leaving the bike locked up in the same place overnight for several days in a row or leaving on an accessory that can be removed without tools.
When the job moved to an office park in Bedford, I'd ride out every day on a Trek 520, and then my ANT and leave it in a computer room that sits behind a key swipe. Nowadays, I'll ride the ANT into downtown and leave it locked up in a parking garage in plain sight of a pair of security guards who know me and know my bike. That's about as safe as one can ask for.
I'll also leave the ANT parked outside of the Middle East in Central Square or in front of a bar in the Fenway if I'm hanging out with friends. And, yes, sometimes with nothing more than a cable lock (because sometimes, that's the only lock that will work with a lightpost). I've locked up next to titanium IndyFabs at the Fenway Cinema, and I've also seen an A Homer Hilsen with a SON dynohub and a Supernova E3 parked out on the street in the middle of downtown for hours at a stretch.
The one thing I will not do is leave any of my bikes locked up on the street after the bars close and the city goes to sleep. It must always be in sight of people; and it must always come home with me. The Girl once had her tires slashed outside of her office (she had to lock up on the street while the cage was being worked on), and we've specifically gone back with the car and brought the bike back to the house to repair the tires because we know that trick and were pretty sure that if she planned on just fixing it in the morning, it wouldn't be there.
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 2:34 PM
I read a blogger who claimed that good bikes are less attractive to "illicit 2:nd market distibutors". He suggested to get a expensive but unusual bike, not a bling hybrid from the big box store. I can see his point, but many prolly just pair them down to parts anyway!ReplyDelete
I 4 bikes in 20yrs is a normal standard of loss, its a livable problem unless you must ride a Cervelo.


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Robert Bechtle: A Retrospective
Robert Bechtle
Alameda Chrysler, 1981
Oil on canvas
48 x 69 inches
Meisel Family Collection, New York; © Robert Bechtle
Robert Bechtle: A Retrospective is the first full-scale survey of the work of this important San Francisco–based artist. Organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and SFMOMA Curator of Painting and Sculpture Janet Bishop in close collaboration with the artist, the exhibition is the most comprehensive presentation of Bechtle's work to date. Since his work emerged in the context of New or Photo-realism in the late 1960s, Bechtle's genre scenes, streetscapes, and images of cars have become icons of middle-class American culture. The exhibition features paintings, watercolors, and drawings that trace the artist's oeuvre from his first photo-based paintings of the 1960s to his works of the present day.
"This exhibition promises a critically important and highly deserved assessment of one of the great American realists," states exhibition curator Janet Bishop. "Bechtle paints life as it is, focusing on the quotidian through quiet, highly exacting works that have the capacity to shift our perceptions of the most familiar aspects of our daily lives." The Modern's chief curator, Michael Auping, adds, "Bechtle's subjects are so American they are eerie. Without being sentimental or overtly critical, they ask us to take a deep look at who we are and how we live. Those who grew up in small neighborhoods or suburbs—which is most of us—cannot help but stare at these images as if we had painted them from memory. The difference is that no one paints with Bechtle's eye for light and detail. He is often thought of as the quiet realist. He is also one of the most rigorous."
Bechtle was born in 1932 in San Francisco and raised across the Bay in Alameda. He studied graphic design and painting at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, earning his BFA in 1954 and his MFA in 1958. He began painting seriously in early 1960s, finding his own voice through a tightly controlled realism that was distinct from the expressionistic paint-handling that was characteristic of Bay Area Figurative art—the dominant mode of expression at the time among his local peers and predecessors. Bechtle's interest in painting elements from his immediate surroundings as they actually looked, rather than an interpretation of how they looked, led to his use of black-and-white photographs as studio aids in 1964. The following year, the artist began taking slides for color reference, which he soon began projecting directly onto canvas, a practice that he continues to use. After outlining the contours of the forms in pencil, Bechtle builds up the work with paint to establish the presence of form, light, and color. The photograph provides the artist with the beginning structure for the painting, which allows him to make artistic changes in the content and composition of the work as he paints.
Bechtle's paintings emphasize Northern California residential neighborhoods—replete with stucco houses, repetitive rows of palm trees, and the ubiquitous parked car. His preference for wide, empty spaces; his flat, sun-bleached palette; and his detached mode of recording detail impart a certain sense of alienation to his frequently banal subjects. The comprehensive exhibition includes works such as '61 Pontiac, 1968–69, arguably Bechtle's most famous painting, which features Bechtle, his first wife, and their two children standing in front of the family car. The exhibition also includes the painting Alameda Gran Torino, 1974, a deadpan image of the family wood-paneled station wagon that is one of Bechtle's finest works.
Other early works include '56 Chrysler, 1965, set in front of the artist's mother's Alameda home; and '46 Chevy, 1965, featuring Bechtle's brother sitting in the artist's own convertible, which is the first piece to make use of a snapshot-like aesthetic—a major direction of his work for the duration of the 1960s and 1970s. Major family genre scenes include Roses, 1973, featuring a trio of women on a suburban sidewalk, and Agua Caliente Nova, 1975, an honest view of the family experience of the Western landscape. The exhibition also includes Frisco Nova, 1979, an important hinge painting between the artist's snapshot-inspired paintings of cars and people to his more recent emphasis on landscape.
The exhibition continues with San Francisco residential landscapes including Sunset Intersection—40th and Vicente, 1989; the companion paintings Mariposa I and Mariposa II, 1999 and 2000, which make use of the artist's hilly Potrero Hill neighborhood; Near Ocean Avenue, 2002, with its dramatic use of Renaissance perspective; and Jetta, 2003. Bechtle's recent work is also represented by major interiors—both self-portraits and double portraits of himself with his wife, art historian Whitney Chadwick, in such pieces as Broome Street Zenith, 1987, and Potrero Table, 1994.
Robert Bechtle
Alameda Chrysler, 1981
Oil on canvas
48 x 69 inches
Meisel Family Collection, New York; © Robert Bechtle

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How Hard is it to Detect Crooked Officiating?Everybody is trying to find footage of games officiated by disgraced referee Tim Donaghy and then looking for indications that he was manipulating the score and/or result in some fashion. One might think that such signs would be easy to detect but the fact that Donaghy graded out as an above average referee in the NBA's rankings suggests that if Donaghy did something wrong then he was not blatant about it. An interesting article by Jonathan Feigin of the Houston Chronicle reveals just how difficult it is to conclusively prove that a referee is biased.
In the first 15 games that Donaghy officiated last season in which the point spread moved at least 1.5 points, the "big-money" bettors went 15-0. Handicapper Matty O'Shea told Feigin that the odds against that happening randomly are "33,000 to 1." Obviously, that looks suspicious but O'Shea points out that in several of those games there were valid reasons for the line to move dramatically, such as an injury to a star player. So, there is no getting around the fact that you have to go to the tape and actually look at the calls Donaghy made (or didn't make) and see if anything looks odd. Feigin did just that, with the help of Mel Whitworth, who refereed in the NBA from 1985-1990.
Whitworth told Feigin, "I've watched Tim referee on many occasions. I've never thought he was a very good referee. Obviously, the NBA thinks different because he worked the playoffs." However, despite Whitworth's low opinion of Donaghy's officiating skills in general, film study of two Rockets games that Donaghy called last year yielded nothing unusual to Whitworth's trained eyes. "Even knowing what we know, I see zero, absolutely zero (suspicious). There were a couple ticky-tack calls, but we have those in every game. There was one play, with the wrong number (called), but there was no pattern. If I said we're looking at these referees being corrupt, you would have no idea which one it would be. And if I told you which one, you could not say which (team) he was favoring."
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Only 21 years old, Mascia spearheads promotion on new parties and has his hand in countless nightclub events spanning New York City and Long Island
Mascia, a native of Glendale, attended Archbishop Molloy High School and enjoyed playing baseball at a young age.
Mascia, now a senior at Saint John's University, enjoys crunching numbers instead of fastballs as he will earn his degree in accounting this spring. Mascia also expects to complete a masters in taxation by next spring, all while promoting the hottest nightclub events in Brooklyn.
Mascia got involved in club promotion at the age of 13, promoting a popular teen event in Astoria, Queens. According to Mascia, the fact that he "couldn't get a job anywhere else" at that age opened the door for him to get involved in club promotion.
First starting out, Mascia would only be responsible for racking a few names on his private guest list, getting compensated at a per person rate.
As he's moved up the ranks in the promotion world Mascia has taken on a lot more responsibility.
"I'm responsible from A to Z when promoting a room," he said. According to Mascia, he's responsible for booking DJ's, hiring security and bartenders, creating a theme for the event, and most importantly "making sure the room is packed."
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"The best part about being a promoter is when two years later a customer comes up to you and says 'Hey, I really loved that party,'" said Mascia.
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I was so inspired by a column Mark Bittman of The New York Times wrote for the magazine's January 1, 2012 issue regarding eating better as a New Years resolution. In the column Bittman went further afield of diets to suggest going semi-vegan. He offered a variety of recipes including loaded miso soup, pasta, beans and tomatoes, bean burgers, spinach and chickpeas and roasted squash with kale and vinaigrette. These are creditable ideas of hearty flavors to help get off to a fulfilling diet of good healthy eating.
Many times friends would remark as to my way of eating… such as, "You eat healthy." I knew that these friends didn't mean that I was on a diet of soybeans and miso, as they are friends who have dined with me or taken cooking classes with me. What they meant is that my food was carefully prepared and well balanced with the best available ingredients. That I would go the extra mile to include fresh herbs no matter how long it would take to strip fresh thyme or rosemary leaves from their stems, to always have fresh Italian parsley (or basil or cilantro in season), to pull from the fridge no matter the time of year. The fact is that I was lucky to grow up with a Mediterranean diet – lots of bean, vegetable and meatless pasta dishes, nightly leafy salads and where meat was mostly a condiment except for a once-a-week roasted chicken or the occasional grilled lamb chops, Greek style with garlic, lemon and olive oil. [expand]
Bittman went on to write – "let bean burgers stand in for hamburger, leave the meat out of the tomato sauce and make a risotto with the likes of which you probably never had." Great advise. To get started I selected the timely recipes below – and you my just find yourself eating better!!!
White bean stew was a familiar dish in my home growing up. Here I've adapted the dish to add Swiss chard, sweet red pepper and optional shreds of cooked chicken for a hearty one-dish supper.
Serves 6
1 pound package Great Northern beans
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 red pepper, trimmed, deseeded and diced
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 head Swiss chard, well washed and blanched
3-4 tablespoons coarsely chopped flat-leaf Italian parsley
Shreds of cooked chicken, optional
1. Rinse beans then soak over night in bowl of cold water to cover.
2. The next day heat oil in a 5 to 6 quart stainless steel or enamel-over-iron saucepan and when hot, sauté the onion, carrots and red pepper. Sauté over medium heat for several minutes until onion is translucent and season with salt and pepper to taste. Drain the beans and add to the vegetables. Cover with fresh cold water by about 2 inches from the surface of the beans. Bring to a boil and skim off any scum that rises to the top. Adjust heat and cook at a brisk simmer with cover ajar for 50 minutes to one hour. There should be enough liquid to cover the beans at all times. About 10 minutes before beans are cooked, season with salt to taste but do not stir.
3. Meanwhile, trim and wash Swiss chard leaves and blanch in salted boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Drain Swiss chard in a sieve over a bowl to catch the liquid. Coarsely chop the leaves. Stir the greens into the bean soup, adding the reserved liquid as necessary and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes or so until beans are tender and heated through. Stir in shreds of cooked chicken if using. Taste for seasonings and serve hot.
The unusual treatment of dipping the eggplant slices in beaten egg white before frying acts as a shield to prevent the eggplant from absorbing the oil.
Serves 4 to 6
1 large or 2 medium-sized eggplants
2 beaten egg whites
Vegetable oil for frying
1 cup basic tomato sauce
1-2 teaspoons fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled and cut into thin sliver
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1. Rinse and dry eggplant. Cut off root end and rub the two cut surfaces of the eggplant together to draw off the indigestible juices. (This technique eliminates salting the eggplant slices.) Cut the eggplant into 1/4 inch slices and set aside.
2. Beat egg white in a bowl until frothy and set aside. Pour oil about one-inch deep in a cast-iron skillet or deep fryer and heat to 375 degrees.
3. Dip eggplant slices, one at a time, into the beaten egg white. Put 2 to 3 slices at a time into the hot oil and fry until golden brown on both sides; drain on paper towels. Continue until all eggplant slices are done.
4. Lightly oil a baking serving dish and arrange alternate layer eggplant, tomato sauce, garlic slivers, salt and pepper to taste. Prepare up to several hours ahead or overnight. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate until ready to bake.
5. When ready to bake bring to room temperature, sprinkle over the cheese and bake in preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes. Serve hot.
Chase away the winter doldrums with the refreshing taste of winter's harvest. Fresh herbs are readily available in most supermarkets throughout the year.
Serves 6 to 8
2 bulbs fennel
3 navel oranges
1 medium red onion, peeled and cut into 1/8 -1/4-inch slices
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1. Trim fennel, reserving some of the dill-like fronds. With a sharp knife scrape away any outer bruised areas. Cut the fennel into vertical slices then cut into natural sticks. Place in a bowl with fresh cold water and soak for 15 minutes. Drain; pat dry with paper towel and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, peel one orange and cut into 1/8 to1/4-inch slices. Juice the remaining 2 oranges to yield approximately 1 1/4 cups.
3. Warm the oil in a large skillet and place half the fennel in the skillet, then top with half the orange, all the onion and the rosemary. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then top with remaining fennel and orange. Pour over the juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Bring to a boil on top of the stove, then adjust heat and cook at a brisk simmer. When most of the liquid evaporates but the vegetables are still moist, it is done. Serve warm with a roast of your choice.
For more recipes and Lehrer's blog posts visit www.Savoringthehamptons.com.


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Anja Rubik, Sasha Knezevic Fete 25 Magazine Launch in Paris
>> Earlier this week, Anja Rubik and Sasha Knezevic celebrated their new new-look take on Austrian magazine 25 — the official launch issue features Constance Jablonski, Karlie Kloss, and Abbey Lee Kershaw on three separate covers, all styled by Barbara Martelo and photographed by Marcin Tyszka.
Sal Morale (who appears in the issue with girlfriend Maryna Linchuk) DJed the fete in an old Paris apartment, where fellow featured subjects like Heidi Mount, Karlie Kloss, Alana Zimmer, and Kasia Struss joined him. The issue boasts an abundance of couture — "It is rare to get so many couture clothes in a magazine," Rubik told WWD — and comes in a limited-edition English version (2,000 copies) and a larger print run in German (50,000 copies). "It's an Austrian magazine so it was important to keep a link between the first issue and Austria," said Rubik, explaining fashion editorials inspired by artists Egon Schiele (photographed by Victor Demarchelier) and Gustav Klimt (featuring Eniko Mihalik).
Knezevic and Rubik are already hard at work on their next issue of the quarterly magazine; noted the latter: "One of our contributors will be Julia Restoin-Roitfeld."
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Saving Wintergreen: Ski resort wins 'favorable' ruling and 'transaction'
Wintergreen has won a "favorable" settlement on disputed state conservation tax credits but has still gone ahead with the humbling prospect of hiring a turnaround company to help escape a financial morass. The information comes in a new statement sent to key stakeholders at the struggling Nelson County resort.
The resort has been in serious financial straits since a December default on its Bank of America credit line, something originally reported by the Nelson County Times. The situation was "exacerbated by historically warm temperatures last winter," general manager Hank Thiess writes to members of Wintergreen Partners Inc., the many-membered corporation that owns the services and facilities at the resort.
In addition to bad weather, Wintergreen leaders were confronted with a potentially catastrophic financial hit this season after the state raised eyebrows over a deal that put the 1,422 acres called Crawford's Knob under conservation easement. In 2008 the resort submitted paperwork showing that an appraiser valued the land at $11.5 million– and then Wintergreen reaped $4.6 million in tax credits. Following the scandal of potentially grossly over-appraised failed-development-turned-state-park Biscuit Run, the Virginia Department of Taxation hired its own appraiser, who in 2011 came up with a considerably lower valuation for Crawford's Knob: $3.6 million.
Last November, Wintergreen notified members that it hired an attorney and was shopping for an appraiser to support the original $11.5 million valuation. In April, Wintergreen settled with the Department of Taxation and now is tight lipped about the confidential settlement, only to note that it was "favorable."
At the Department of Taxation, spokesman Joel Davison confirms that despite calls for greater transparency, state law still shields such deals. Therefore, taxpayers who shell out over $100 million a year in one of the most generous tax credit programs in the country cannot learn how much they're giving Wintergreen.
Favorable tax credits aren't the only sweet deal Wintergreen Resort gets from taxpayers. In Nelson County, where Wintergreen property owners pay 30 to 40 percent of total real estate taxes, the resort itself pays nada in real estate taxes on its spa, golf courses, and other facilities. That's based on a deal made in the early 1990s.
"It screws us," says Nelson County commissioner of revenue Jean Payne.
However, Nelson Supervisor Allen Hale notes that Wintergreen, providing jobs for about 400 people year round, does pay meals and lodging taxes.
"They're very important to us in terms of revenue," says Hale.
"We have great concerns about the success or failure of Wintergreen because it's the economic driver in the county," says Hale. "They're facing severe financial difficulties."
So severe that the resort stiffed the Wintergreen Property Owners Association for fees and dues the past two quarters, according to the May property owners newsletter, which encourages owners to keep using the facilities to keep dollars flowing.
Many property owners at Wintergreen are members of Wintergreen Partners Inc., and they helped bail out the resort by paying their dues five to six months early, bringing in over $4 million, according to Hale.
"They can't keep coming after their own members for money," notes Hale.
The newsletter mentions that a restructure committee had been formed to come up with transitional plans for the resort, leading some to wonder if a bankruptcy was in the works.
"Usually the term 'restructure' is used when an organization is going through bankruptcy but has considerable assets that aren't liquid," explains Charlottesville-based financial adviser David Marotta. "They can't pay bills and get relief from creditors... I would guess it would mean debt restructure."
According to the new dispatch, Wintergreen has hired a turnaround firm– Alvarez & Marsal– to help it either sell itself, work out a joint venture, recapitalize, or embark on a combination of such options.
"The management and Board of Wintergreen Resort are encouraged," writes GM Thiess, "that a transaction will be closed in the coming months to provide the resort greater financial security and capacity for growth in the future." He declined to elaborate.
Hale points out one big problem with Wintergreen's revenue stream: It makes most of its money during the winter.
"They need new ideas," says Hale. "You can't lose money for three seasons."
In addition to seeing a company with firmer financial footing, Nelson County tax coffers might benefit in the event Wintergreen Partners, which wrangled that tax-free deal, gets sold.
"That deal," says Hale, "would not carry forward to the new owner."Attached Documents:Read more on: wintergreen resort
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Wintergreen could learn some lessons on marketing their assets from Massanutten, though Massanutten has a built in advantage of a portion of their base being time shares... an always revolving source of customers needing to use the facilities and be entertained.
Got caught with their hands in the public till. I'd love to see nature reclaim itself on those slopes.
They didn't get caught with their hands anywhere. They took land that they could have developed, but did not and sold the tax credits. It happens all the time and there is nothing dishonest about it. They had a valid appraisal done when land value was much higher. I personally don't understand how the state can come back years later and say the land has a different value. Of course it does! Land and property values are constantly fluctuating up and down. The state could do this to every land owner who has tax credits.
It behooves Nelson County to remain helpful to Wintergreen if they are already reaping 30-40% of their real estate taxes from the property owners. It will be difficult to find a buyer, much less a joint venture or way to recapitalize right now. But the alternative would be very, very bad, not only for Wintergreen and its owners, but to Nelson County, all employees and vendors to this multi-million dollar enterprise that is the draw to all the ancillary tourism, wineries, etc. in the area.
Glad I sold my condo a few years back. Got a good deal on it when I bought and made some money on it when I sold. Lucky I guess. It is a lovely facility, don't care much for the county government though.
Looks like SP will believe anything. So the VA state grabbags(congress) passes a law that hides the identities of those recieving tax credits and there's nothing shady about that? Paleeeeeeeeese. If Sp believes land values have dropped that much he'll believe anything. Sure they have dropped but not 75%. Good grief man, wake up. Oh, SP must be buddies with someone there who has something to loose, they've already lost their integrity.
Agreed, the State should not be giving money to unknown private entities and not disclosing where the money went, to whom, how much and why was it beneficial to the public to use tax credits this way.


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Kelty Crestone 1
The Crestone 1 has been discontinued. If you're looking for something new, check out the best three-season tents for 2020.
Historic Range: $38.00-$129.95
Reviewers Paid: $60.00-$100.00
4-star: 5
3-star: 2
2-star: 0
1-star: 1
Love this tent. Bulletproof. Affordable.
- Very light
- Bulletproof
- Not free standing
This tent is probably my favorite backcountry piece of gear I own.
It is very easy to set up. It is NOT freestanding and you need to make sure it is anchored down at the anchor points with tent stakes. First thing I did was ditch the stakes it came with and bought some good, solid MSR Groundhog stakes. Once the tent is anchored down it is very stable. I have been through many storms and high winds with this thing and it has held steady.
This tent is very weather resistant with the rain vestibule on. I have been through very heavy rainstorms and stayed completely dry. Part of that is knowing how and where to set up a tent during inclement weather. I have also been through blizzards in the winter with this tent and it did well. It breathes well and easily handles the weight of a few inches of wet snow.
This 1-man tent is not very roomy. I am 6'2" tall and 220 and I fit pretty tight in it but it has plenty of room for me, my sleeping pad, sleeping bag and clothes. Getting dressed in this tent is a bit of a chore but thats the price you pay for packing light.
I typically put my backpack and gear under the rain vestibule. The vestibule has enough room for a good sized backpack and some boots.
I have used this tent a few times a year for the last 5 years and it is still like new. It has held up very well. I don't think you can beat the construction & durability for the price.
This is a great tent and I highly recommend it if you can get your hands on one.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $70
I love this tent. I bought it 2 years ago, haven't used it a lot, maybe a dozen times, but it is excellent for the price.
Most recently I spent a night on the Washington Coast with a strong consistent rain all night long. The tent held up well. I little wet on some of the edges from the drips coming off of the rain fly and splashing on the tent, also my feet got a little wet cause of a low spot that formed a puddle under my tent (my fault not the tents problem) however very little of the water even came through the bottom of the tent and it was sitting on a puddle for hours. It has been very durable and waterproof, I've never applied anything to the tent or rainfly.
The only problem is the lack of room, but that is expected. I can situp inside with my head just touching the top of the mesh roof. My boots fit under the vestibule of the rain fly, but not much else fits in that small space.
Good Quality for the Price, as is with most Kelty Products.
Great tent for the money.
+Light weight
+Easy setup for one person
-Included stakes are cheap and heavy
I bought this tent on a low-budget. After eyeballing it on different websites, I caught a deal on eBay that included the tent, rain fly, poles, stakes AND footprint for above mentioned price (includes $10 for shipping). The small vestibule has enough room for my pack and boots. If you're tent-shopping on a budget, I highly recommend!
The tent has not been tested in a rain storm, but the fly and tent feel sturdy and I would assume they would perform.
I recommend the Kelty brand. Their stuff is quality without being too costly because of the name.
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: Very Easy
Weight: 4 lbs
Price Paid: $72 on ebay
This is a great little lightweight tent. I'm relatively short and small (5'4") and found this tent to provide enough room for myself as well as my 4750 cu inch backpack plus sleeping pad and sleeping bag and other little gadgets. If you are a taller individual and looking for a strong tent, this tent would not be a good choice.
This is a little tent in the sense that I was not able to sit up straight completely inside the tent but I didn't find this to be a major problem. It's got a small pocket on each side in the head portion of the tent, and I found these to be very useful for storing headlamps, whistle, and other smaller things. This is not a freestanding tent and I was aware of this when I purchased this.
Most of my trips were in canyon country and in several occasions, I had a hard time finding a good campsite where all I could see was slick rocks and cryptobiotic soil. The tent comes with a couple of tiny tent strings and using these I was able to secure both ends of the tent. The strings are very tiny. Since my second trip, I've used ropes that I purchased separately.
The mesh ceiling panels provide excellent ventilation. The tent comes with a rainfly and it kept me dry in rainy conditions. Having a vestibule helps when you need to keep things dry such as boots, backpack, etc. You can roll it open.
This tent is very lightweight (4 lbs or so). On several routes, I had to do 10 hours/day hiking for 3-4 days straight. Having a lightweight tent like this one helped. This is a small tent with two poles and it is really easy and quick to set it up.
The tent materials are pretty durable. After 1.5 years of fairly heavy use on 5 different trips and 10+ 3-4 day backpacking routes from dry canyons to wet canyons, from prairies to forests, this tent shows no noticeable tear and wear.
Design: Three-season tunnel
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: Very easy
Weight: 4+ lbs (tent, rain fly, tent bag, strings and stakes)
Price Paid: $60
This tent is exactly as it is described. That is to say it is a tight 1-man hoop style tent. At 19.12 square feet it is a little smaller than the average 1 man by a foot or two.
1. A full size rain fly.
2. Considering the full fly, 3.0 lbs is really light.
3. 6.5 square foot vestibule. Bigger than average.
4. Simple set-up. Less than 4 min on the first try.
5. The price.$70. Great value for money.
1. Typical POS stakes. I pack Vargo 4titanium needles for the corners + three MSR groundhogs for the ends and the vestibule. Big weight savings!
2. It is a bit tight at 19 sq-ft. I'm 6'-1" and I don't touch the ends though, so it isn't all that bad.
Overall: Simple, cheap (relatively), light-weight. Yes you can find a better one man hoop tent out there, but be prepared to pay 2X-4X to get it. This one is the best value for money out there.
Design: Staked hoop design
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: A monkey could do it.
Weight: 3 lbs, 0 oz
Price Paid: $69.99 + free shipping
Kelty Crestone 1.
- Lightweight
- Good quality
- Affordable
- Tent stakes
I bought my Crestone 1 back in 2009. Used it while hiking the AT in 2010. It stood up to high winds and heavy rain through my whole hike. Plenty of room for me 5' 8" and I have also had my Shi Tzu dog in it with me on a few hikes. Plenty of space in vestibule for my boots and bag. And had no problems sitting up in tent.
I would suggest to anyone that is over 5' 10" to possibly look into a different tent, for it will probably not be as perfect for you as it has been to me.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $99
Welcome to Trailspace, Chef Cocoa.
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Now here's what I have to say about it, i've used it for four years, the design of this tent is pretty neat at first, but its not free standing, it requires equal tension at all points which can be hard to achieve, and if not done correctly can effect tightness of tent walls, allow a sag in the middle of the tent, reducing interior space which is already cramped.
despite the mesh interior which is nice when there are no elements, condensation is still an issue. However its a warm tent with fly attached.
I used this tent in the Swan Range one spring and weathered a thunder storm along a lake with no real additional cover, it survived the rain, but there was so much condensation, and the limited interior space makes it almost impossible for you to not hit the walls and knock the precipetation onto your sleeping bag and gear.
In addition that same spring I used it in Western Montana over spring break, and was caught in a freak snowstorm that dropped three inches of wet heavy snow...because of the tents design there is a sag in the middle which allows the fly to make contact with the tent if any major preasure is applied, in this case three inches of snow, which i had to continually bump off so it would sluff to the sides. It did stay warm, with my zero degree bag, and sleeping pad.
This tent doesn't really pack down that small, and for the weight and size you'd be just as well off spending a little more money and buying a small two man like Marmots Limelight, or MSR's Hubba Hubba. You won't gain any weight on the buy and will increase your living space, and save some saved pack space, and can bring along a friend in addition.
Oh and also the vestibule is only really useful for your boots and thats about it, which is ok since i usually just use my pack cover and hang my pack in a tree anyway...
Overall you get what you pay for...this tent would be great for bike touring, and other single man expeditions where you wouldn't put it to the extremes...
Price Paid: 100$
- Very Light
- Portability
- Easy to set up
No very bad things, but need tarp under tent at all times.
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: Very easy, no directions needed
Weight: About 1.3 pounds
Price Paid: $88.99
Worst tent I have owned. The price explains the quality I paid for. Although it is easy to setup it is hard to get in and a pack and boots barley fit in the vestibule.
Design: three season 2 hoop bivy
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: very easy
Weight: 4lbs
Price Paid: $69.97
Great little tent for the money. I use it as a backup when motorcycle touring and the hotels are full or not available. Holds up well in wind and rain when staked properly. It is a quick pitch but not a stand alone...so pitch it where you want it.
Enough head room to sit up in...I'm about 5'10". It is a one-person tent with space for your pad, bag, and a few extras. The vestibule is big enough for a small pack or duffle. If you ride like I do...well after you should have stopped...the Crestone is a nice tent to have on hand.
Design: three season non-freestanding
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: easy set up
Weight: 3 lbs
Price Paid: $99


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Green theatre at Rundale Palace garden, Latvia
Goodbye Riga...
Museum of Doll Art, Riga
Exhibition of works of Latvian doll artists was held at the new premises of the Museum of Doll Art in Riga.
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10Th Latvian Youth Song and Dance Celebration in Riga
Choir conductors open the biggest singing performance "My Beautiful Land" with a greeting dance. This event has gathered well over 12 600 youth...
Garden festival at Rundale Palace, Latvia
Riga Botanical Garden, Latvia
Rhododendrons at Riga Botanical Garden
Post-Industrial "Stonehenge" on Lucavsala Island in Riga, Latvia
... also known as "Devil's Bath" among some locals, is located on the lush green island of Lucavsala, just some ten minutes drive from Old Riga...
Zāļu Tirgus - Midsummer herbs and grass market at the Dome Square in Riga
The Herbs and grass market is held at the very "heart" of Old Riga on the 22th of June, one day before the summer solstice, or Jani (pronounced...
Midsummer herbs and grass market in Riga
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This workshop produces beautiful traditional pottery that is typical to Latgale - one of the four regions of Latvia. Located at the Open-Air...
Making fish at Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum in Riga
Fish-maker seen on this panorama is sculptor Rihards Vidzickis - creator of "Vienkoci" park, inhabited by wooden creatures - animals, characters...
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Original Trinity Hymnal, #163
To us a child of hope is born,
To us a son is giv'n,
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him all the hosts of heaven
His name shall be the Prince of Peace,
For evermore adored,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The great and mighty Lord;
His power, increasing, still shall spread,
His reign no end shall know;
Justice shall guard his throne above,
And peace abound below.
To us a Child of hope is born,
To us a Son is giv'n,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The mighty Lord of heaven.
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feathers in my room
I have been on a feather kick all Summer, I even got my first tattoo which is a (you guessed it) feather. You may remember this print (available here) from a while back? Since then I bought a bag of these big, black feathers in hopes I would think of something brilliant for them. Time has passed and busy life has taken over so they've mostly been passed around vases and containers until last week when I decided to do a little installation above my bed. Perks to having a blank wall behind your bed, it's ready for anything!
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Looks really cute, simple, just art! The pillow cases also make a very nice combination, and I just noticed you have the same Marimekko cover (the grey brush strokes) I just bought to our bedroom. Just had to have one before they sold them out...ReplyDelete
It's a great idea, especially for a kids' room. You can use the feathers as dream catchers.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousOctober 02, 2012
It's really pretty, and I think above the bed is a perfect place.ReplyDelete
Oh I love this!ReplyDelete
You could hang them all clustered from the ceiling, dif lengths... Or make a feather mobile! (maybe you already did that? I don't remember) did you see Bleubirds wedding? Black feathers hanging as decor!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love the minimalism look you have going on in your room. Black & white are so classy together. Where is your bed frame from?ReplyDelete
this is a cool idea. tape everything! i too want a feather tattoo,, they always looks so delicate.ReplyDelete
I'm catching a black swan sort of vide from this haha ; )ReplyDelete
So spookylovely! I actually have a blue feather on the wall behind me as I write this, similarly left over from an old project in which they never even got used:ReplyDelete
Thanks for validating its placement for me!
This is really a nice and informative, containing all information and also has a great impact on the new artist. Thanks for sharing it.ReplyDelete
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