McDonald's outrage! No bikes in the Drive-thru!

laughingboy

This thread has reminded me of a newspaper article I read at the weekend. A chef trying to get to his daughter before the McMarketing men do their worst:

"Ronald smells bad," I say every time he shows up on television or [on a sign] out of the car window. "Kind of like... p00!

"I'm not saying it rubs off on you or anything – if you get too close to him – but..."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/12/anthony-bourdain-war-fast-food

shmo

glauciaregina9 wrote:

Despite it seeming completely bonkers, in this day and age i suspect the reason behind not serving cyclists at the Drive Thru is due to some typically over-zealous Health & Safety regulation ...

Yeah I'd say it's because they don't want to be responsible in the event of a driver running over a cyclist while juggling money, phone and steering wheel while shouting at the kids. Maybe they should install cattle grids rotated by 90 degrees to stop us getting to the window. Or maybe I should shut up in case anyone thinks that's a good idea.

Norky

UndercoverElephant wrote:

davis wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

She was most accommodating, and supplied this hungry cyclist with a lovely bacon and haggis roll. Lovely it was.

Another thing I appear to need in my life. Curse you!

She'd run out of black pudding, but the haggis was quite delicious. Brown sauce, naturally. :twisted:

Please stop. I am now drooling. I've just had double bacon & egg rolls and now I'm wanting haggis & bacon.

Norky

glauciaregina9 wrote:

Despite it seeming completely bonkers, in this day and age i suspect the reason behind not serving cyclists at the Drive Thru is due to some typically over-zealous Health & Safety regulation ...

Most true H&S rules are fairly sensible. The problem usually comes when some fool uses "H&S" as an excuse to enforce their chosen stupidity.

glauciaregina9 wrote:

Personally, I would go hungry rather than eat at McDonalds.

+1. I'll starve or eat at a manky-looking kebab van before going to one of those soul-deficit fast-food chains.

why yes, I am a food snob.

bendertherobot

Quick update on this.

Now, for the past few years I have been getting a coffee at the end of my commute (20 mile each way). 6:30 am not much else open and McD's coffee ain't half bad.

So I get out my cash, pick up my bike and walk in. Bike never hits the floor. Don't commute in the rain so bike always mint. Full carbon, force groupset so £2.5k ish. I put ALL my work stuff in work on a Sunday so as to avoid carrying stuff.

This works fine for ages. Till last week when the newly installed security guard tells me I can't bring the bike in. I understand that but I've been doing it for ages. Ah well. Good while it lasts.

Extended my commute this morning. Fancied a bagel. Realising can't take bike in so opt for a drive through branch.

You've guessed it. Can't serve you.

stickman

Drive-thru, bike = chain driven, chain drive.

rich_e

bendertherobot wrote:

Quick update on this.

Now, for the past few years I have been getting a coffee at the end of my commute (20 mile each way). 6:30 am not much else open and McD's coffee ain't half bad.

So I get out my cash, pick up my bike and walk in. Bike never hits the floor. Don't commute in the rain so bike always mint. Full carbon, force groupset so £2.5k ish. I put ALL my work stuff in work on a Sunday so as to avoid carrying stuff.

This works fine for ages. Till last week when the newly installed security guard tells me I can't bring the bike in. I understand that but I've been doing it for ages. Ah well. Good while it lasts.

Extended my commute this morning. Fancied a bagel. Realising can't take bike in so opt for a drive through branch.

You've guessed it. Can't serve you.

6:30am and they have a security guard in their McDonalds?

bails87

Rich_E wrote:

6:30am and they have a security guard in their McDonalds?

Keeps the riff-raff out...

Runoutofgears

I managed to get served at a drive thro in Camborne last summer, perhaps they have changed the rules since, perhaps they didnt mind bending the rules in Cornwall?

Zombie_donkey

Happend to me in Northampton. I just wanted a bottle of water as it was a hot day.

The lad explained to me that it was because they didn't want cars mixing with bikes on their premises for insurance reasons.

I explained I had a load of stuff in my panniers and he eventually served me.

EKE_38BPM

Shops make up the rules as they go along.

I was once told I couldn't take my bike into a shop as the tyres were dirty. I explained that my tyres are no dirtier than the other customer's shoes as they only ever get used on the road and asked if he will now be asking customers to take their shoes off before entering the shop or if they will be issued little sterile booties to put over their shoes to keep the floor clean.

Mike Healey

bails87 wrote:

Rich_E wrote:

6:30am and they have a security guard in their McDonalds?

Keeps the riff-raff out...

Wrong way round

Sinful_Male

I know this is an old subject, but sad to say McDonalds are still turning cyclists away and its nothing to do with the amount of wheels your vehicle has :evil:
found this post stating that they only allow "motor vehicles"
http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/whatmakesmcdonalds/questions/running-the-business/drive-thru/what-are-the-policies-for-service-in-the-drive-thru-lanes.html
kind of funny since bicycles, motorcycles and cars are all viewed as "carriage's" under uk law

itboffin

StuAff wrote:

They were doing you a favour. Think of your arteries

+1

you should be ashamed even going near such a place

Initialised

prj45 wrote:

I got refused service at maccy d's. On my bike, thirsty as hell, rolled up to the automated order point (no person

"Can I get two large cokes please..."

silence, fumble, fumble, and about a minute later:

"We don't serve bikes *click*".

So I went in, with my bike (so desperate for a drink).

I've done that at our local Starbucks, fresh from the local woods, covered in mud on a rainy day. All I wanted was a granola bar and some ground coffee.