My employer was kind enough to follow the law and install a bike rack outside of the building near the sidewalk. They could have put one in the garage they own but that would have taken up a car space and robbed them of revenue. During the winter I was tempted to park it in the newly installed smoker's booth to protect my bike from the elements but that just wouldn't have been fair.

I keep my bike in my office and nobody has complained. However, we are moving to a new "green" building next year, and they already have told us that no bikes will be allowed inside. They are supposed to provide a secure parking area for bikes, but we'll see about that. It would be a shame if I had to quit commuting because of the parking situation, but there is not way I am leaving my bike unattended downtown, even with a good lock. I may have to start looking for more of a beater bike for commuting because my current commuter would be a tempting target for thieves.

I park mine in my cubicle.

I'm lucky, I can leave it outside at the covered bike rack or bring it up a flight of stairs to my office. So far I've been lucky, no one has messed with my bike or taken anything off of it.

Green as in environmentally friendly, or as in the color of the paint they're going to use? Because if it gets you to start burning fossil fuels to commute there ... that doesn't sound very green to me.

I was thinking the exact same thing. It would be quite a shame if a "green" facility included no provisions for bicycle transport.

Rockstar parking in my double-wide cubicle.
If it's raining, I park in the locker room. Our Facilities department provides the bike commuters with a shop-floor drip tray to park on so we don't gunk up the tile with dripping road grit from our wet bikes.

On the bike racks, usually. If it's raining or I forgot my lock, it goes on my shoulder with me to the break room and everyone looks at me like I'm strange(r than normal).

Bike rack parking under an awning, right next to the showers/locker room building.

I've been parking in the uncovered racks that are behind my library, but they're clearly a smorgasbord for parts thieves. A couple of years ago I picked up an old Miyata at a garage sale that had an old speedometer on it, and within weeks the computer was gone. A few weeks after that someone pried off the vintage head badge. Now I'm thinking of upgrading my commuter ride and lusting after a beautifully restored 1970 Peugeot mixte with gorgeous details (chrome fenders, brass bell, leather seat, etc), but I know that if I don't find another parking option all the lovely details will be gone in no time. I want something more stylish and comfortable for my daily commute, and it's frustrating that the lack of secure parking is my one constraining factor.

Blergh. Just needed to vent. And FWIW, I work at a university that has an explicit policy against bringing bikes into buildings. Sadly, not all of academia is so bicycle friendly.

Anyone have any experience advocating for more secure parking options or a change in policy on indoor bikes at their workplace?

I park my bike behind my desk:



I asked my boss, he said he wasn't sure what facilities would say, but that I should try it anyways. He'd back me up if facilities threw a fit.

So far, no fits.

Ouch. Did they steal the whole thing, or just the display? About half the time I take the display part of my computer with me when I have to park and lock my bike out of sight. But then the other times, I assume no one will steal the magnet from my spoke, all the wiring, etc, so the actual computer would be useless to them. Sounds like I'm making a mistake when I do this.

Whole thing. Magnet, wiring, everything. It's like I never even had one. I think the problem is that while there is a lot of bike parking in behind the library, it's low on foot traffic, so thieves can just take their sweet time dismantling whatever they want. A colleague had his $1000 bike stolen a couple years ago and there was talk of putting in security cameras or something, but it never happened.

Guess it's time for one of these questions to be asked again huh?

I park my bike in the enclosed private garage that has bike rack facilities. CCTV abounds and security guard patrols the area.

My security guards make me bring mine inside the inner doors to our building so it can't been seen. Nice guys

outside my cubicle, makes people jealous that they dont do it too

There's a hallway in the basement of my org's building near the chiller and boiler rooms and the print shop. It's off the beaten path for visitors and employees of the building, monitored (like the rest of the building) by security camera and it's straight out a door to a parking ramp or a loading dock - no having to bother w/ stairs or elevator to get to street level.

I just free-lock it. Even that might be overkill down there (one other commuter doesn't even free-lock her bike), but having had my last bike stolen from a locked garage at my home at the time, I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to securing my bike. Better safe (and with bike) than sorry (and bikeless).

I enjoyed my first bike commute in close to a decade today. The building management won't let me bring the bike indoors, but the rack I lock it to is right outside the building deli, with a large glass window in between. ( I'm on the second floor, sadly. ) I'm the only person who seems to use it. I'd really prefer to keep it indoors, but I stripped the light, computer, and saddle bag, so I think this will work.

I work in a loft space and my boss actively encourages bike commuting. There's only a few of us who work here, and there's a lot of space. I can put it in the server room, under the stairwell, or on one of 3 outdoor patio spaces, 1 of which is visible from my desk, the others are visible from someone else's.

In the back room at work

mine is in the wharehouse maybe ten feet from my desk. they wouldnt care if i parked it at my desk but it would be in the way.

+1

Store my ride in a bike locker right next to my office. Also keep a few essential tools, spare tubes, extra batteries for the lights, etc. in the locker. Very convenient.

I have to park at a rack outside the building - not allowed to bring it inside, but I am trying. I am a consultant working at a customer site, so I have to tread lightly. The rack they installed is one of those that looks like a wave and it is securely bolted into the cement and silicone caulked around the mounts, so it is not moving.

I teach high school, and I am allowed to keep the bike in my classroom. i was afraid kids would mess with it, but nobody ever has :-)