The Practically Unstealable Bike

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The absolute worst thing about owning a bike is having your beloved bike that you carefully saved up for months and meticulously researched and spec'd to be your perfect bike, stolen. Bike thieves are ruthless, and they'll do everything in their power to steal your bike if it means they can flip it on Craigslist for a couple hundred bucks. Preparing for having your bike stolen is just an unfortunate fact you have to deal with if you want to get into cycling. And that's where the beater bike comes in: bikes that are so shitty to the point that you either don't care if it's stolen, or it's not worth a bike thief's time and effort to steal and try to sell for $35. Bike thieves are why we can't have nice things.

And to deal with that downer of a reality, Adrian Verner from Munich, Germany, built up this mystery Italian frameset to be his beater. But it's not just any rickety old beater, but one that looks like enough of a junker to deter thieves but still rides nice enough to put a big ol' smile on the rider's face. So how do we strike that balance of having a fun bike without being a big billboard to bike thieves that reads: STEAL ME? Let's find out by taking a closer look at the practically unstealable bike in this fixed gear bike check.


Parts list:

Frameset:

Mystery Italian trekking frameset


Handlebars/Stem/Headset:

Cinelli Vai/Bontrager Elite


Saddle/Seatpost:

BLB Aero saddle/one that fits


Pedals:

Acros Flat MD/Cinelli foot straps


Cranks/Bottom Bracket/Chainring:

GRX 600/Shimano RS 500 bottom bracket/40t chainring


Cog/Lockring/Chain:

Dura Ace 15t/SRAM PC EX


Rims/Hubs/Spokes/Tires:

DT Swiss R460/Shutter Precision hub/DT Swiss Spokes/Continental GP 4 Seasons
DT Swiss R460/Surly New Ultra 135mm/DT Swiss/Continental GP 4 Seasons


Accessories:
Dia Compe BRS 202 brake
Busch&Müller Eyc T Senso Plus headlight
SON taillight
Diamant head badge


How to have your fixed gear featured:
1. Email me your extensive parts list: [email protected] with BIKE CHECK in subject line. Include your Instagram handle if you want to be tagged.
2. Tell me your bike's story. Bikes with cool stories are more likely to have bike checks made than bling but boring bikes without a story.
3. Send me your 1080p or 4k video files via Google Drive or Dropbox. Video files must be:
1) 10-15 seconds long each
2) have as little camera movement as possible (little camera shake, no pans/zooms, be horizontal DUH!)
3) 20-25 different shots with 3 shots of your complete bike is a good amount.
4. Keep in mind I'll run ads on the video to help cover the cost of producing the bike checks. Gotta stay fed.
5. Follow this carefully. Bike checks either get made the right way or not at all.



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