Originally Posted by
revcp
I'll probably send a dozen or so with him. I'll also tell him that if something happens to the bike, something happens to the bike. He's the kind of kid who would take it hard and feel personally responsible if it were to get stolen or damaged. Can't have that.
My son went to college in Boston. Two bikes stolen. My nephew went to college in NY. Two bikes stolen. Daughter went to college in NH, one bike stolen. I got smart with my niece and gave her a beater (but very serviceable) old Phillips. She never had to lock it, and it never got stolen.