# Suggestions for bike shopping **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 19, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-bike-shopping/317755 "2005-08-19T15:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-bike-shopping/317755/21 "2005-08-21T19:27:24Z")
> [@](#): > > …If you’re worried about theft, you’ll skip the disk brakes. Nothin’ screams “steal me and pawn me for lots of cash” like that feature… - - - Yea, but any material object can get stolen, lots of cheaper bikes have them now–Wal-Mart locally sels $300 bikes with them. …And disk brakes stop way better than rim brakes. Even the cheapest disk brakes stop harder than the most-expensive rim brakes, and disk brakes lose very little of their stopping power in the rain. With rim brakes, if they get wet they barely have any stopping power at all. If you buy any bicycle now that has them available, I heavily suggest you pick one that at least uses a disk brake on the front wheel, if not both. ~ ---
**Author:** ![Lillith\_Fair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-bike-shopping/317755/22 "2005-08-21T19:50:43Z")
My husband is lying on the couch with his little laptop and I can see a bicycle on it. He seems to be bike shopping. I don’t think he needs bicycle #5. But if he wants it, okay. Maybe for our 25th anniversary? Maybe I can get some diamond earrings? ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-bike-shopping/317755/23 "2005-08-21T20:08:09Z")
> [@Lillith Fair](#): > > My husband is lying on the couch with his little laptop and I can see a bicycle on it. He seems to be bike shopping. > > I don’t think he needs bicycle #5. But if he wants it, okay. > > Maybe for our 25th anniversary? Maybe I can get some diamond earrings? Maybe you could start sneaking them to the pawn shop one at a time… Seriously. 5 bikes?? ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-bike-shopping/317755/24 "2005-08-22T03:02:16Z")
> [@honeydewgrrl](#): > > Seriously. 5 bikes?? I’m up to 6 bikes and 1 trike. And I’m _always_ shoppoing for my next one. :o [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-bike-shopping/317755.md?page=1)