Stopping at shops without a lock?

alex222

I take a small luggage padlock. You can then use that, combined with your helmet straps, to lock the bike up.
Saves having to buy a new lock (as you probably have one lying around) and it is lighter to carry.

anjasola

I may be over cautious but I would never leave any of my bikes unattended. Take the bike in the shop.

apreading

or just ask the yoofs hanging around outside the shop to keep an eye on it for you...!

monkimark

Clever. I like it.

Alex222 wrote:

I take a small luggage padlock. You can then use that, combined with your helmet straps, to lock the bike up.
Saves having to buy a new lock (as you probably have one lying around) and it is lighter to carry.

pblakeney

apreading wrote:

or just ask the yoofs hanging around outside the shop to keep an eye on it for you...!

Old joke rehash.
Yoofs ask driver parking he’s car at the football ground for a fiver to keep his car safe.
Driver says that the Alsatian in the back will do that.
Yoofs ask the pertinent question of how good is the dog at putting out fires.

awavey

dodgy wrote:

De Sisti wrote:

dodgy wrote:

You don't need shops. All churches and cemeteries have free fresh water stand pipes in the grounds or up against the church itself. I have no idea why people are so often surprised when I tell them this, but it's absolutely true.

Because people don't know what they don't know. :roll:

It's not exactly earth shattering, though, is it? I've been on several threads on here and pointed it out and usually it gets ignored and we go back to stuff you can buy to fix the issue of finding water.
I guess people like buying stuff.

maybe not, but its unexpected, most churches have been around alot longer than mains supplied water so its been plumbed in somehow and they dont exactly advertise its there

dodgy

awavey wrote:

dodgy wrote:

De Sisti wrote:

dodgy wrote:

You don't need shops. All churches and cemeteries have free fresh water stand pipes in the grounds or up against the church itself. I have no idea why people are so often surprised when I tell them this, but it's absolutely true.

Because people don't know what they don't know. :roll:

It's not exactly earth shattering, though, is it? I've been on several threads on here and pointed it out and usually it gets ignored and we go back to stuff you can buy to fix the issue of finding water.
I guess people like buying stuff.

maybe not, but its unexpected, most churches have been around alot longer than mains supplied water so its been plumbed in somehow and they dont exactly advertise its there

Well at least people have taken notice of this revelation this time, hopefully we'll get fewer "how can I carry / find more water" threads

darkhairedlord

You stop?
"Never get off of the bike, absolutely goddamn right, not unless your going all the way. MF got off the bike, he split from the whole programme...."

chris_bass

Step83 wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

there must be a way to make something that acts as a bottle cage but transforms into a temporary lock for such occasions - i'll patent it one day and be a millionaire!

Or, a lock that fits into a tool bottle?

I was more thinking of something that screwed into the bottle cage bolts that was like one of those mini temporary locks but then a bottle cage screws into that. That way you get a lock for short stops that doesn't need to be carried and you don't lose a bottle cage as more bottles means fewer stops!

bigjim

i did a solo tour in France once without a lock. Leaving the bike I used to unship the chain and take the QR out of the front wheel. Other thing is to tie a plastic bag around the downtube and the front wheel. Anything to slow them down.

landmannnn

Worth considering one of those locks similar to cable ties, they come with keys or combinations and are easy to carry..

https://www.hiplok.com/product-category/security-ties/

cougie

Never bothered with a lock in all my years. Just choose your cafes and shops well.

pblakeney

bigjim wrote:

i did a solo tour in France once without a lock. Leaving the bike I used to unship the chain and take the QR out of the front wheel. Other thing is to tie a plastic bag around the downtube and the front wheel. Anything to slow them down.

Remove a chain for a cafe stop ? Really? I’ve seen how fast the grandchildren go on balance bikes!

bigjim

PBlakeney wrote:

bigjim wrote:

i did a solo tour in France once without a lock. Leaving the bike I used to unship the chain and take the QR out of the front wheel. Other thing is to tie a plastic bag around the downtube and the front wheel. Anything to slow them down.

Remove a chain for a cafe stop ? Really? I’ve seen how fast the grandchildren go on balance bikes!

Unship it not remove it. First thing they will do is try to pedal. Then scratch their heads trying to figure out what is wrong. They then will not know how to lift it back on. By this time I'm sat on them or they have legged it. My bikes are 25" frames. Good luck to anybody trying to use them to scoot along whilst sat in the saddle. Yea my grandkids are pretty fast on their balance bikes too.

ridgeway_swiss

I use an ABUS retractable cable lock:

https://www.amazon.fr/Abus-Combiflex-25 ... 5809&psc=1

Could be cut easily enough but stops opportunists. I always keep it in my tool bottle.

Matthewfalle

insulating tape will do the job as well and as its elasticky its impossible to pull it apart when you've wrapped it around a few times.

Alejandrosdog

darkhairedlord wrote:

You stop?
"Never get off of the bike, absolutely goddamn right, not unless your going all the way. MF got off the bike, he split from the whole programme...."

Charlie don't surf

pblakeney

bigjim wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

bigjim wrote:

i did a solo tour in France once without a lock. Leaving the bike I used to unship the chain and take the QR out of the front wheel. Other thing is to tie a plastic bag around the downtube and the front wheel. Anything to slow them down.

Remove a chain for a cafe stop ? Really? I’ve seen how fast the grandchildren go on balance bikes!

Unship it not remove it. First thing they will do is try to pedal. Then scratch their heads trying to figure out what is wrong. They then will not know how to lift it back on. By this time I'm sat on them or they have legged it. My bikes are 25" frames. Good luck to anybody trying to use them to scoot along whilst sat in the saddle. Yea my grandkids are pretty fast on their balance bikes too.

I can guarantee you that I’d outrun you operating the bike as a scooter while you slip slide away on your cleats.
Then I’d get dirty fingers putting the chain back on.

bigjim

PBlakeney wrote:

bigjim wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

bigjim wrote:

i did a solo tour in France once without a lock. Leaving the bike I used to unship the chain and take the QR out of the front wheel. Other thing is to tie a plastic bag around the downtube and the front wheel. Anything to slow them down.

Remove a chain for a cafe stop ? Really? I’ve seen how fast the grandchildren go on balance bikes!

Unship it not remove it. First thing they will do is try to pedal. Then scratch their heads trying to figure out what is wrong. They then will not know how to lift it back on. By this time I'm sat on them or they have legged it. My bikes are 25" frames. Good luck to anybody trying to use them to scoot along whilst sat in the saddle. Yea my grandkids are pretty fast on their balance bikes too.

I can guarantee you that I’d outrun you operating the bike as a scooter while you slip slide away on your cleats.
Then I’d get dirty fingers putting the chain back on.

What cleats?

def_defyr

Never used a lock, always choose cafes or keep bike in eyeshot at shops. Probably tempting fate and trusting human nature too much. I'd only lock the bike if i could cable the frame and both wheels to something solid, which to mean means I'd need a meterlong steel cable. I've taken it into a few gas station convenience stores. Trust me, they don't care and are happy if you're buying a bunch of sugary/salty crap...

-Dash

Bumo_b wrote:

I take the link out of my KMC chain with a tiny pair of pliers and put a medium padlock (about 4cm around the spoke crossover on the rear wheel). Will never stop someone who puts it in a vehicle but it cant be ridden anywhere quickly. Otherwise right by the front door with the wheel just visible and just don't hang about browsing

Can't tell if actually serious...

handful

landmannnn wrote:

Worth considering one of those locks similar to cable ties, they come with keys or combinations and are easy to carry..

https://www.hiplok.com/product-category/security-ties/

I have one of these in my back pocket for a short stop but only a very short one and sometimes a cafe whilst getting served.They are surprisingly strong.

simon_e

I have retractable wire one and it's flimsy as heck, I reckon it would split open if I yanked it.

A combination lock with cable or chain would do the job better e.g. Kryptonite Keeper 512 (5mm cable, 120cm long, £6 on ebay) or a 65cm chain with 4-digit combination (£2.75 on ebay). They are cheaper, smaller and simpler than the resettable type. I've had a £5 unbranded cable lock like the Keeper coiled round my handlebars for over 20 years (though it could easily fit in a jersey pocket) and it takes just 5 seconds to lock my bike to something solid.