Originally Posted by cardoor
I'm sorry if this is a thread hijack, but does anyone here work in a building that doesn’t allow bikes inside? I now rarely commute by bike because I can't trust my bike locked to some pole all day where I can't check on it, maybe I'm just paranoid, but I wanted to know how other people in the same situation handle this.
In Chicago, a lot of buildings can't allow it due to fire hazards - lame, but makes sense in an emergency. I work for a real-estate company, and they don't even let me take my bike up the elevator, despite my own company owning, managing, and leasing the building i work in.
What I suggest: find a building that has valet parking, and see if they have a bike rack (or if the building manager would put one in) - ours has one that's monitored by 4 valet parking attendents who I've gotten to know over the past couple of years, who know my bike as well... it's as safe as it can get without me monitoring it via a hidden camera - woah....
pope john