<p>How do bikes work at colleges? Are you allowed to store them in your dorm, and like bring them down to ride to class? Are there places where you can lock them down?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance! =)</p>
<p>Some dorms have places you can bring your bike into (though not actually into your own room), otherwise, college campuses tend to have a sprawling wealth of bike racks that you can lock it up to.</p>
<p>we have a bike rack outside, although my roommate keeps her bike in our hallway.</p>
<p>Is getting to class via a bike a bad decision, if money is a concern for college?</p>
<p>if u get a bike. get a cheap bike. if you dont get a cheap bike, get the HORSESHOE shaped bike lock or else some ******* is going to saw off the chain and jack it :)</p>
<p>People really cut the chains off?!</p>
<p>also, in order to be really safe, you have to lock both wheels to the bike frame, and then lock it to a rack. If you just lock your front wheel to the rack, someone can come along with a front wheel they bought/stole from somewhere else, remove your front wheel, attach it to theirs, and ride off on your bike, with your front wheel still locked to the rack.</p>
<p>getting to school by bike is teh most efficient way and cheapest way.</p>
<p>Bikes are great until u get a flat tire.</p>
<p>Make sure you get a decent lock. I owned a bike once, but it got stolen because the lock was a piece of ****. I still miss that bike... it was my first bike and i was only 8 years old. :(</p>
<p>I'm thinking about getting one of those lightweight bikes that folds and unfolds easily. That way, I can easily store it in my room and carry it outside.</p>
<p>Just get a nice cruiser. Something you can pick up used that, while it has gears and isnt 200lbs, doesnt scream steal me. You're going to be riding it on paved campus streets. Also, make sure you get it without quickrelease on the rear wheel and seat (you can replace it with a standard bolt). This way it cant be taken easily, just set the seat where you want it and bolt it on. Then make sure the lock passes through the front wheel, the frame, and around the rack.</p>
<p>why would you need to pass the lock thru da front wheel and frame? wouldnt just locking the frame be enuff?</p>
<p>and would a 16 inch bike be best?</p>
<p>because people will STEAL your front tire if you don't. You give these people too much credit in that they want only your bike. They will take ANYTHING that is easy to steal, and man is it a b**** once they do...</p>
<p>then what about your back wheel? </p>
<p>is it better to lock your front wheel or back wheel?</p>
<p>like the above poster said, lock BOTH wheels to your frame and lock the frame to the bike rack...that i find is the safest way to lock up the ol clunker</p>
<p>most locks are not long enough to lock both wheels, you have to decide which wheel you want to save. which wheel is ultimately better to lock? front or back?</p>
<p>The back wheel is slightly more complicated to lock but thats why I say dont get a quickrelease on the back or the seat (only on the front).</p>
<p>If they have to unbolt it its less likely to be stolen and if you are going to leave it overnight you can pull the quickrelease on the frontwheel, take it off, and lock it with the frame and the back wheel.</p>
<p>what does quickrelease mean? so are you saying to lock the FRONT or BACK???</p>
<p>jeez, is there really that big an epidemic of bike stealing going on?</p>
<p>I know bikes are about the most common thing stolen from a college campus...but to go out of your way to lock both tires? really? </p>
<p>Kudos to the thief for being prepared with a spare front tire.</p>