Ways not to lock your bike

People buy MTB because they think it give them the choice of off-road/on-road, while in reality they spend 90% of time on the road, and the 10% of time is simply bouncing about in Richmond Park.

Despite my recommendation of getting a hybrid that got everything they need or even a hybrid MTB that come with semi-slick 700c cyclocross tyre, suspension fork with a lock option, etc. they still went and buy a proper MTB and lots of accessories that cost more to convert the bike for riding on the road than an hybrid.

In Berlin, the second most common type of bike on the road, after the standard European sit-up-and-beg commuter, is the MTB. Really fugly MTBs at that. People of Berlin, what are you thinking? You live in one of the flattest and most cycle-friendly cities in the world!