Nov
14
What are some ideas to park my bicycle securely all day in a higher theft area?
I want to ride my expensive bike to work in a busy part of town (Vancouver, BC). There’s no room to bring it inside work.
What kind of options can you think of that I could use?
There are none of the outdoor Translink bicycle lockers in the area. I don’t know any other shop owners or have friends in this area where I could leave it during the day.
I could take the front wheel and seat off and with me to decrease its attractiveness and use a locking skewer set for the shocks and back wheel and use two strong, different types of locks locked to two different things, but I still feel uneasy doing this day in and day out. The bike I’m wanting to buy is a flashy, new Kona mountain bike. I don’t want to get a cheap bike just because of this.
Can you think of other ideas? Creativity welcome.
Thanks.
Air, I think you are on the right track. You are looking at many of the issues I have over the years.
Might I suggest you look at a local liquor or small grocery store and see it they will rent to you a parking area in their store room by the month…. then lock up you bike in their storage area. Look around the area for a private gated area (auto shop, garage), check to see if you can ‘rent’ some safe area there. Lastly talk to other riders to see what they do …. maybe they have a local safe place to share.
Other than that, we both know, it is at best a crap shoot for saving your bike from the thieves. In times past I was able to find a location at work or at a location on a different floor of the building. I would be hard pressed to leave my unattended bike in a high risk area …. all the Ulock and cable lock combinations, fixed to any solid heavy object, will not protect your bike from theft or damage.
Given NO on all of your and my ideas I’d look to riding an ‘el cheapo’ to and from work and save the good ride for the weekends. Just think of what good shape you’ll be in after riding a 50lb el cheapo to work week after week!
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