Why DON'T you ride to work??

NWLondoner

I only live local to work but even then i would like to cycle to work to help keep up mileage.

However there is nowhere secure/safe to store my bike during the day

Any other people here who face the same dilemma?

I have heard about these lockable plastic storage bins for bicycles. Anyone got any experience of these??

always_tyred

NWLondoner wrote:

I only live local to work but even then i would like to cycle to work to help keep up mileage.

However there is nowhere secure/safe to store my bike during the day

Any other people here who face the same dilemma?

I have heard about these lockable plastic storage bins for bicycles. Anyone got any experience of these??

The problem is finding somewhere to securely fix the bike locker. I have a similar problem and the building owners don't want to sacrifice a parking space (which would not be necessary, but our landlords occupy an imagination-free zone).

Arer you sure there's nowhere to store a bike? In the last two buildings I've worked in, I have been able to use cleaner's stores. Previously I've stowed a bike upright behind a cupboard. It all depends on tolerant colleagues. In a sense that fact that you are (I assume) the only person there doing anything as strange as cycling works in your favour.

Captain Turok

From my own experience of cycling to a local station, and now having 2 bikes stolen.

I've made the decision to run my "fun bike", a mountain bike. An also a "rat bike", as a commuter.

djkmtb

I work at home and gig on weekends. No problems.

Alibran

I was worried about cycling to work on my new bike because there was nowhere secure to leave it, but fortunately my boss has decided to start cycling to work as well, and just brings his bike inside the building and leans it against the wall outside his office door. Made it pretty easy for me to bring mine in as well.

LostInTheWoods

Speaking as someone who has to leave his bike locked up at city railway station over the weekend, buy a second hand bike, don't have anything shiny on it, and lock it with a good lock.

Crap looking bike + £60 lock = bike still there Monday morning.

Stephen

marcba

Buy two good locks (at least, one of tem must be a very strong D lock) and always use them both. Park your bike in a less risky place, even if that means a hundred meters walk.

On the other way, you can buy a folding bike that you can bring inside easyly (my urbanized vtt stay outside but when I ride my Brompton to work, I park it under my desk).

dirk_van_gently

I'd approach your manager, explain what's needed and see what happens.
Have a look around see if there is any nook, cranny, or cupboard store room you could put the bike in. Ask around the cleaning staff, they usually know a building better than anyone.

hambones

I've commuted by bike for the last 2 weeks now (recently started a new job etc etc). I drive in with the bike on Monday morning (and all my clothes for the week!) and then ride in/home until Friday afternoon when I take the car back. Works a treat so far. It's only 8 1/2 miles and by bike it takes around 25-30 mins but by car the best I've ever managed it is 35 minutes. I appreciate that I do have someone to park the car inside the warehouse each evening and park it for me in the yard early morning, otherwise being Tottenham you never know what would happen.......

BentMikey

I'd get a folder if there was nowhere to keep a normal sized bike. Then I'd be able to keep it under my desk!