Originally Posted by
dogbreathpnw
. The prejudice against bringing bicycles into office buildings seems pretty widespread, but I'm wondering where/why/when/how this prohibition came into being.
OK, for starters a bicycle is considerd a vehicle in most states. Bringing a "vehicle" into office space goes against numerous restrictions much like bringing a moped inside. Maybe tires don't get carpet and furniture dirty, but the grease on chains and chainrings do. That adds up to a potentially big cleaning bill for the landlord. A bicycle inside violates fire codes in many jurisdictions. Most corporate insurance policies prohibit as well because something that size can cause personal injury. If the bike was stolen from the office, would you expect the landord to pay?