secure parking near kings x or euston

newbie_cyclist
newbie_cyclist Posts: 202
edited June 2010 in Commuting chat
hi
I'm looking for somewhere v secure to leave my bike OVERNIGHT this friday & saturday. Any ideas? Maybe somewhere at one of the stations or at the nearby universities?

thanks!

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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    The lack of answers kinda suggests there isn't anything safe.

    The only thing I can think of is the storage place (Big Yellow?) opposite Kings X station. It'll cost ya though.
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  • msw
    msw Posts: 313
    Does it need any cheap repairs? There's a big bike shop at the bottom of Pentonville Road and I doubt they'd be able to get it back to you the same day...
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    There are some bike racks straight outside Euston - some of the fancy new "double decker" ones and some normal ones. I left my bike overnight the other weekend and it was fine. Wasn't my best bike though.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/41991871@N ... otostream/
  • newbie_cyclist
    newbie_cyclist Posts: 202
    umm...i was wondering about those racks. My bikes about £500, if I secure it with a ton of chains on the top level do you think it will be ok there? or will i come back to a bike stripped of brake blocks, cables etc etc
  • WesternWay
    WesternWay Posts: 564
    newbie_cyclist wrote:
    umm...i was wondering about those racks. My bikes about £500, if I secure it with a ton of chains on the top level do you think it will be ok there? or will i come back to a bike stripped of brake blocks, cables etc etc

    Yes: next
  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    If you want to go one hop to the next station from Kings Cross (overland to Finsbury Park) - and it's not rush hour restricted when you get there - then there is very good bike security at Finsbury Park station:

    http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/11947.aspx#finsbury

    Might be a bit of a faff organising the swipe card in time though.

    http://www.thedataarchive.com/Press/tfl/viewer.asp?job=10582%20-%20Finsbury%20Park%20Cycle%20Facility

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