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Reminds me of my first weeks in Japan....
I took my Kona Private Jake with me (nowhere near that bike, but $2-3k) which I would expect to be gone in an instant in the UK. I kept placed my bike on the balcony of the monthly apartment in Roppongi, which was only on the 2nd floor, and would check it at night as I thought someone would nick it
This shortly progressed to leaving it outside when going to the conbini, etc
I love how you casually slipped in the word "conbini" as if it were English, lol
$1,500 bike blocking access to the coffee shop window and the beer kegs.
Edit: I have been corrected, the bike is $15K. Thanks u/pacoboyd!
*$15,000
https://epic-cycles.com/products/dogma-f-disc-dura-ace-di2?variant=41682009489455Β€cy=USD&srsltid=AfmBOoqoiGdKEeWPjmKGueoCpT9IDfFEvgXJulGU_wN3euYAxJAl8_TQGWg
I'd much prefer bicycles be affordable.
I got one for $20 at a garage sale and worked ok until the tires gave out and I haven't gotten around to changing them yet. But I don't need high performance tires or anything since I just bike around the neighborhood, so that will be what, another $50? Bikes are cheap if you don't care if they're brand new.
Can do too, Germany, the nicer part of the city here. Left my car with open windows in the summer, with my stuff in it, over night, nothing. Wouldn't do it in the northern city though. My seats would've been gone.
I'll raise that by the time I left my car window open for 4 days in a semi big German town. After police couldn't get ahold of me, a neighbour covered it himself with plastic so the inside wouldn't get wet.
Much like how Vlad the impaler would leave the golden chalice in the city square, daring anyone to take it...
Not my kind of bike personally, but damn that looks nice π the matt black one in the back looks hella stealthy too