Originally Posted by
AdvXtrm
For those of you who need to shop while on tour, and are touring alone, how do you deal with your bike? Obviously with a fully geared-up bike you can't just lock it up outside and risk loosing everything. On the other hand, what shops either have room for or will allow you to bring your bike inside with you?
Who has dealt with this, and what are some solutions?
It's never been a problem for me outside of major cities.
If you can find a mom and pop grocery store...which I find to be a very large
IF in the era of Helmart...I just lock the bike out front where it is not blocking traffic but isn't out of the way either.
On the other hand, since finding mom and pop grocery stores is increasingly difficult and I have to depend on stupid Helmart more often, I just wheel the bike around Helmart and use it as my shopping cart. Never had anyone even give me a second glance.
I've even wheel the bike around a regular supermarket store (but not while touring) when I didn't have a lock with me. I felt more conspicuous then but I'm not sure it would have mattered to anyone at the store.