Emergency Restroom Stop
 

Have you ever been peacefully riding along when suddenly you realize that you must make an emergency restroom stop, with no time left to lock-up your bike?

This happened to me. I asked this kid (about 15-16 yrs old.) to watch my bike for $5.00

I felt so relieved when I returned to my bike and the kid, to learn that they were both still there!

- Slim :)

I can't say that's ever happened to me. I mean, I've had to relieve myself while riding home from work, but I just dashed into the woods. One of the benefits of a rural route, I suppose.

Lucky you found an honest kid. He could've ended up with 5 bucks and a nice bike!

Seems to me it would take a lot longer to make this $5 transaction with a stranger then to slap a lock on a bike.

Are you kidding...

First you have to find a secure place to lock your bike. Then you have to take your lock out of your backpack. Next, you've got to position your bike just so. Now, you're free to open your keyed U lock, and secure your lock, to your bike, and whatever stationery object you just found. ( 5 minutes)

All of that, as opposed to, " Hey kid, I'm going into Starbucks to get a cup a coffee, this five bucks is yours when I come out, if you watch my bike!"-DONE! ( 5 seconds)

- Slim :)

All that just to lock a bike up for the duration of a potty break? Good Lord, some people make simple tasks difficult!

I wear trishorts to commute and I can generally just to the side of the road and wait for a break in traffic, or behind a building and never even dismount.....

If I hold it long enough I don't have to go anymore for a while, but man does my sweat stink.

Yeah...What do you do?....Where do you carry your lock?....

You'd have to have radar or a strong magnet or something, to locate a good place to lock your bike, unless there's parking meters around...

- Slim :)

You can't do that with #2 !

- Slim :)

Blue!

U R WAAAY TOO FUNNY! :roflmao2:

- Slim :)

Most of my commute is very rural and at night. I have let it go right on the yellow line without even dismounting the bike. :D

You can't do #2 on the yellow line!

- Slim :)

I had years of issues with my GI tract and stomach before I managed to get everything working in some semblance of order. In that time I mapped out every port-a-loo and restroom on my route. Still had to go in the woods a couple of times. Hence the reason why TP was in my commuting bag for the longest time.
I could lock up my bike in 20 seconds flat but did not bother at times.
The worst was a 5F snowy early morning commute and a port-a-potti that had just been cleaned and was covered in blue water. I think I set a record with that one.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=222151 No waiting.

Nice Post, Scooter!

- Slim :)

I know how to pee very well and have since I was born, so when that sudden call comes, I move around to ease the urge until I can lock up my bike before going into any establishment to relieve myself.

As pictured. Easy access, through both wheels and locked in 15 seconds; don't need to lock it to anything for a 5 minute stop.

why stop?

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There's no easing the urge by moving around for #2!

As a matter of fact, you plan not to move around for #2, otherwise, there could be some slippage!

- Slim :)

I'm so regular I don't think I'll ever have to worry about this. Like clockwork. You must have had the Hershey squirts or something.

Challenge Accepted. :D

If it takes the OP 5 minutes to lock a bike, I would hate to wait for him while he fixes a flat.

If you can't lock it, at least take the front wheel with you...might give the $5 kid second thoughts.

I said five minutes, it's most probably closer to 3 or 4 minutes. I don't know. What I do know, is that I didn't have enough time to lock up my bike.

- Slim :)

I'm surprised the potty break was only 5 minutes. The proper use of the toilet paper might be more complicated than locking a bike.

SlimRider, what you did was a good idea. It would be worth me pay someone five bucks to watch my bike. Would I worry my bike wouldn't be there when I got back, maybe a little, but not much. I believe most people in this world are good people, only a very small percentage would actually steal your bike. So the risk is small, it would be a risk I am willing to take.

Hi there Blakcloud,

Yes! I guess we share the same philosophy, Blakcloud. I really didn't think about the possibility of the kid stealing the bike until after I sat down for a few seconds in the restroom. It was then that I began to lament the whole idea of trusting the kid so much.

OTOH- The kid looked fairly harmless. I mean somehow he just looked like you could trust him. He was a black kid too! When I returned, he even told me that I didn't really have to pay him! I therefore, doubled his salary and gave him ten bucks instead of the original five promised.

- Slim :)

I would have leaned my bike against the wall outside the bathroom, took 5 seconds to put my u-lock through the back wheel and frame, and went to pee. If anybody took it they'd be within running distance.

Because of having my gall bladder removed, I occasionally have diarrhea if I am not careful with my pre-ride diet and as a result, I don't eat before my 45min commute. I have had some orange juice to drink and even that can cause me problems at times.

Bathroom issues are always at the top of my list of concerns when I go for a longer ride such as the 60km route I sometimes enjoy. However, the 62km route to the cottage included 30km on dirt roads with lots of hiding spots in the bushes so as long as I have made it to that road, I can relax but the first 32km through the city and on the minor highway has to be considered before I head out.

I was planning on a 95km ride to a provincial park this summer but plans changed so I couldn't do it. However, it was a concern, partly because it would have been the longest continuous ride but moreso because of bathroom concerns.

However, does anyone have stomach issues like myself and also do long rides such as touring or fitness rides? Does the stomach hold off on processing while exercising?

No lock. I bring the bike with me.

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