These fucking ass holes come to DC in their Christian tour vans and flood the area without getting any parking permits or logistics for shipping in 500+ kids. It’s really 500+ kids per Christian private school so that shit adds up quickly.

Anyway, their staff look like born again Christians and the kids wear MAGA shit. I call them the new Hitler Youth

All good advice! As a cyclist I’d recommend living by the rule of N +1 (or 2,3,4). You can do everything correctly and still get your bike stolen so make sure you have a backup cause these thieves are determined little fuckers. Also commute bike should be used and cost <$500. If your bike costs more than $1k (or whatever currency you use) then someone’s gonna try to steal it. Doesn’t matter if it’s a work garage or apartment garage, someone’s gonna try to steal it. My rule of thumb, bring it inside. You can hang it on the wall like the piece of art it is and rest assured these thieves will have a harder time trying to steal it.

Whats it going to run on? The vegetable section at the grocery store?

Hey man, show up to the group ride with whatever you want, just keep up with the pace

$1k for this bike is a steal lol. These are hand made in Germany and look 99% better than most commuters I see. The steel is real king! Keep riding

All good boss. If you don’t mind, what bike are you riding?

Sorry I didnt mean to come off as abrasive towards you. If someone is giving you shit about the cost of you’re bike then tell them to fuck off. I’ve been cycling and competing for 7 years now, and cycling culture is about the ride, not the bike the rider is on. Some bikes cost $15k, others $1k, and all these expensive components can help you get faster, but at the end of the day, what really makes you faster isn’t the bike, it’s the rider.

As someone that has a $11k bike I can clarify some things.

I have a Wilier Granturismo SLR. About ~90% of the components are carbon fiber. Carbon Fiber, especially high end carbon fiber isn’t cheap. Besides the bike; my wheels, pedals, parts of the cranks, handlebars, saddle, saddle post, and probably some other things are carbon fiber.

I always hear people talk about getting carbon fiber components for cheaper because you have a shit tin of Chinese companies come in and steal these bike companies IP and make shit frames. Look at Chinorellos, shit ton of Chinese companies steal frame designs and re-make them with shit metal and the bike falls apart after a year.

Another thing…why does any give a fuck how much my bike costs? My dad is an audiophile guy and my bike costs as much as 1 (not a pair) of his speakers, and he has a mid-range system. Cycling is something that I love, I ride almost everyday and will spend hours and hours on the bike. I’d gladly pay less than $11k on my next bike but when you get into the higher end market you’re going to pay more, that’s true across almost ALL sports or hobby activities

You don’t become a billionaire by being ethical or nice. They probably have their own self interests in things that we don’t know about and will probably never know about. To me at least, there is no difference between a Elon Musk and Bill Gates, sure one is less of an ass but these billionaires live on another planet that very few “normal” people get to see what kind of people they truly are.

I shit you not I got that object object response with a 200 status.

I went there a few years ago and I highly recommend it. Beautiful castle and views. Just a heads up but that road starts at the bottom of the mountain and it’s a long hike up. So they have a bus if you need to take it