Anywhere to lock my bike up in the city center?

Anonymous
Anonymous Posts: 79,665
edited February 2009 in The bottom bracket
I want to go get some things from the city center in Manchester, but I don't want to walk takes too long so thought I'll take my bike, usually I could just go look for a place to lock my bike up but it's raining too much out there.

So anyone know any places in the city center to lock my bike up? preferably around the arndale center.

Yes I have tried googling but that came up with nothing.


Thanks
Will.

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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    a lamp post..?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    My wheels could still get stolen, I'd prefer somewhere for bikes.
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    edited February 2009
    remove both wheels, put the chain through them, then through the frame and then round the lamp post. sorted..

    The only risk is that the thieves may be in a helicopter, and so could lift the entire assembly clear of the lamp post...
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    What bike is it?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I think I'll walk......

    It's my carrera.
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Where are you going in Mcr? I take my bike into shops where I can. If you are going on a weekday, I work near the centre (about 20 mins walk or 5 mins on train) and can secure your bike for you. PM me if you want
    M.Rushton
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I live just outside the city center near the CIS tower so if it's a 20mins walk into the city center from where you are there would be no point as it's only 10mins for me.

    But thanks anyway :)
  • RC21
    RC21 Posts: 166
    softlad wrote:
    The only risk is that the thieves may be in a helicopter, and so could lift the entire assembly clear of the lamp post...

    LMAO :D
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    willhub wrote:
    I live just outside the city center near the CIS tower so if it's a 20mins walk into the city center from where you are there would be no point as it's only 10mins for me.
    The CIS tower - that's by Victoria station isn't it? If so, then I'd say that is actually IN the city centre! It might not be in the part of the city centre that you want to go to but you could definitely walk to most other parts of it in 10 or 15 minutes from there so why bother using your bike?

    I've walked between Victoria and Piccadilly stations (right across Manchester city centre) scores of times and that takes 20 minutes max.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    ColinJ wrote:
    willhub wrote:
    I live just outside the city center near the CIS tower so if it's a 20mins walk into the city center from where you are there would be no point as it's only 10mins for me.
    The CIS tower - that's by Victoria station isn't it? If so, then I'd say that is actually IN the city centre! It might not be in the part of the city centre that you want to go to but you could definitely walk to most other parts of it in 10 or 15 minutes from there so why bother using your bike?

    I've walked between Victoria and Piccadilly stations (right across Manchester city centre) scores of times and that takes 20 minutes max.

    Yeh, but walking would affect his average speed
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I guess I'm just been lazy, but when carrying shopping in a backpack on a bike would be much easier than holding plastic bags that cut your fingers off.

    Bit off topic but does anyone know what they are doing on the CIS Tower :?:

    Wierd rolls hanging down the sides of the building and they where projecting something on one side of it yesterday whatever it was, with what looked like similar font to what is on money notes.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    You could always put the shopping in the backpack and save your fingers ?
  • NFMC
    NFMC Posts: 232
    There are specific bike racks between M&S/Selfridges and the Arndale (sort of opposite Pizza Hut).

    Good lock or two and you're done. I leave my bike in the city centre regularly and have never had a problem.
  • LazyBoycp
    LazyBoycp Posts: 320
    willhub wrote:
    I guess I'm just been lazy, but when carrying shopping in a backpack on a bike would be much easier than holding plastic bags that cut your fingers off.

    Bit off topic but does anyone know what they are doing on the CIS Tower :?:

    Wierd rolls hanging down the sides of the building and they where projecting something on one side of it yesterday whatever it was, with what looked like similar font to what is on money notes.

    They're projecting a dandelion onto the side nearest Victoria Station. It's part of the build-up to the official launch of the 'the co-operative' brand next Monday (2.5 min advert taking up the whole of the ad break during Coronation Street, gig at the Great Northern warehouse, etc). It symbolises the spreading of the seeds of co-operation, apparently.
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    Piccadilly Gardens has some bike lockup facilities - or you could lock it to a fence at the bust station there. Nobody nicks bikes when they are in such extreme open view to the public like that, unless at night. I sometimes do it and get people shouting at me every time when I'm unlocking it, as if I'm trying to steal it or something... That's good security.
  • CyclingBantam
    CyclingBantam Posts: 1,299
    softlad wrote:
    remove both wheels, put the chain through them, then through the frame and then round the lamp post. sorted..

    The only risk is that the thieves may be in a helicopter, and so could lift the entire assembly clear of the lamp post...
    :lol: B@stards.

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