How feasible would be to mount and unmount my bike?
01-20-14, 04:20 PM
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Well, last summer I became known to the staff of various supermarkets and shops around my neighbourhood as the guy who wheels his bike around the store. When it's not pouring rain here I ride what for me is a very nice carbon race bike, although it doesn't even rate a glance compared to high end machines I see all over the place in my city; but I'd be heartbroken if it were stolen or scavenged for parts, and that certainly is a thing that happens around here. As a result, if I'm just popping into a shop to grab a few things, I wheel the bike around with me. It's a hassle, to be sure, and the shop staff aren't always thrilled, but the way I see it I'm doing nothing more problematic than wheeling a shopping cart around. So far nobody's made a real issue out of it, my bike remains unpoached, and my peace of mind is intact - plus I don't have to carry a heavy lock. That's the approach I'd recommend.
I'm guessing you just wheel it as-is, though. What I'm afraid is that would give some smart-pants employee an excuse like ''hey, you can't ride around in a bike inside the store''..
Funny you mention shopping carts.. Just the other day I was thinking if some employee would give me a hard time, I could maybe put the frame on a cart, and get inside the supermarket like that
I mention supermarkets because that's where I normally need to go for 'fuel' when on the bike.
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01-20-14, 04:32 PM
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Well, last summer I became known to the staff of various supermarkets and shops around my neighbourhood as the guy who wheels his bike around the store. When it's not pouring rain here I ride what for me is a very nice carbon race bike, although it doesn't even rate a glance compared to high end machines I see all over the place in my city; but I'd be heartbroken if it were stolen or scavenged for parts, and that certainly is a thing that happens around here. As a result, if I'm just popping into a shop to grab a few things, I wheel the bike around with me. It's a hassle, to be sure, and the shop staff aren't always thrilled, but the way I see it I'm doing nothing more problematic than wheeling a shopping cart around. So far nobody's made a real issue out of it, my bike remains unpoached, and my peace of mind is intact - plus I don't have to carry a heavy lock. That's the approach I'd recommend.
01-20-14, 04:34 PM
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Some of the folding bikes can be wheeled around while folded, kinda like a suitcase. And some are pretty fast as well. The Bike Friday bikes come to mind for fast and fold-able. But I'd look into a Brompton- there are aftermarket wheels for the back rack that allow it to be pulled around by the seat like a shopping cart, and it folds and unfolds in seconds. Keep the Allez for weekend training rides- it would be really pretty unsuitable for commuting.
01-20-14, 04:49 PM
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^ Those are EXACTLY my thoughts!
Funny you mention shopping carts.. Just the other day I was thinking if some employee would give me a hard time, I could maybe put the frame on a cart, and get inside the supermarket like that
I mention supermarkets because that's where I normally need to go for 'fuel' when on the bike.
Funny you mention shopping carts.. Just the other day I was thinking if some employee would give me a hard time, I could maybe put the frame on a cart, and get inside the supermarket like that
I mention supermarkets because that's where I normally need to go for 'fuel' when on the bike.
Hilarious (to me) aside: I was once in that halfway-through-a-five-hour-ride situation when nature called, and the only publicly-accessible washroom I knew of anywhere within a 10km radius was in the lobby of a fairly swanky hotel nearby. So I pulled up to the entrance, walked my bike through the front doors and straight into the washroom, and no one so much as batted an eye. The bellman held the door for me on the way out.
01-20-14, 04:52 PM
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If I were to get locks I'd need to secure at least both wheels and the frame, the seat, and the handlebars. That alone would amount to some 4 or 5 locks (which would defeat the purpose of a light bike altogether I think), and yet other parts -such as the drive train- would still be totally exposed.
Pitlock makes locking bits for the wheel skewers,seatpost binder,and stem topcap. You could also use the ball bearing trick or get tamper resistant bolts.
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01-20-14, 05:49 PM
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Like a BOSS
Nature's call was actually the reason I lost my previous bike. Minute and a half, is all it took the thief(ves).
No it's not. Specially with an Ultegra group and the likes. I'll check the Pitlock locks, thanks.
Nature's call was actually the reason I lost my previous bike. Minute and a half, is all it took the thief(ves).
No it's not. Specially with an Ultegra group and the likes. I'll check the Pitlock locks, thanks.
01-20-14, 06:16 PM
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Funny you mention shopping carts.. Just the other day I was thinking if some employee would give me a hard time, I could maybe put the frame on a cart, and get inside the supermarket like that
I mention supermarkets because that's where I normally need to go for 'fuel' when on the bike.
I mention supermarkets because that's where I normally need to go for 'fuel' when on the bike.
Problem solved!
01-20-14, 06:21 PM
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