Originally Posted by sunninho
For those with automatic garage doors (I live in a condo complex with a remote controlled garage), do you use a garage door remote? I hate stopping at my garage where we have a hedge and it's always awkard slipping the bike through between the hedge and the garage gate.
I'm thinking of getting a Craftsman Remote 3-Function Security+. It's compact and fits on a keychain, so I'd stick it in my back pocket and could whip it out on approach. Anyone use one of these?
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00953680000
I've been using a small one for a few years. I just put the remote in a plastic sandwich bag and put it in my jersey pocket with the button facing out. Then I can hit the button any time. There is a parking lot across the street from my driveway and it's a straight line for about a block. I can hit the remote and come in pretty fast, then hit it again and I am out of sight. It reduces the amount of time people can see my garage loaded with bikes, or me coming in on a nice bike.
It's very James Bond-ish if you have a very secure but old looking garage and have a few nice bikes hidden in it. Kind of like hiding the Aston Martin in an old barn in the mountains overlooking the Riviera just in the nick of time, as the French Police cars rocket past with the siren blasting! eee OWWW eee OWWW....
Well not exactly......but it's as close as I can get.
