A GOOD BIKE LOCK
The cheapest insurance you can buy is a good bike lock. Here are our favorites and the locks we use ourselves.
LIGHTS
After dusk they're required by Boulder County, campus police, and common sense. Check out lights we love.
HELMET
It's your BRAIN and it is in your best interest to protect it.
SEAT LEASH
Designed to keep the opportunist thief from walking away with your saddle and seat post, there is a reason we insist on installing one on every new bike that goes to campus: they work.
LOCKING SKEWERS
Every semester more wheels get stolen than bicycles. These lesser-known safety mechanisms keep your (rather expensive) wheels where they are.
BELL
When it comes to parting the sea of pedestrians on Boulder's multi-use paths, you have a few courses of action: Yell loudly to announce your presence, give the walker's calves a gentle nudge with your front wheel, wait impatiently and be perpetually late to class, or ring a bell. We recommend the latter and have a few fail-safe options to help you weave your way gracefully through pedestrian traffic.
WATER BOTTLE CAGE
We're at altitude here in Boulder and you will observe quickly everyone carries water everywhere. You can too!