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 2005-06-01 1:19 PM |
Expert  666    St. Thomas, ON |  Subject: Taking your bike to workCommuting on my bike is not an option. I have time constraints in the morning, and even if I didn't, biking over an international border would be an adventure. That said, I could do some biking after work. There is a nice area to bike only a couple miles from here. Question is, what to do with my bike while I'm at work. I guess I could park it in my cube, but it would get awfully crowded in here. Does anyone else do this? How do you manage? |
| 2005-06-01 1:23 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Veteran 207 Bowie, MD | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I bring mine to work once in awhile. I do just what you said, park it in my cube or an empty one if there is one. |
| 2005-06-01 1:30 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Elite 2553 Tucson, AZ | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work Are you driving your own car in, or taking public transportation? From your question, it sounds like public transportation, so I'd lock it to a bike rack (if one is available), an immovable object (but legal to lock to), or bring it inside (if allowed). If I drive my car in and have the bike on the rack, I just leave it locked to my car. |
| 2005-06-01 2:38 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Elite Veteran 1817 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I had a very nice chat with the maintenance man, and he said it would be fine to park my bike in his utility closet during the day. |
| 2005-06-01 2:46 PM in reply to: #166803 |
Expert 666 St. Thomas, ON | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work PirateGirl - 2005-06-01 1:30 PM ...If I drive my car in and have the bike on the rack, I just leave it locked to my car. I do drive my car in, but hadn't really thought about leaving it locked to the car. We have a hitch-style rack, and while I could lock the rack portion, how would one prevent a thief from just removing the rack from the hitch? Is there a way to lock that too? |
| 2005-06-01 2:49 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I put mine in the hallway by the copy machines. I dont want to leave it in/on my car. |
| 2005-06-01 2:57 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Expert 1274 Jackson, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I should warn you about leaving it in the car.. When my car was broken into not long ago my digital camera wasn't replaced by my insurance because it wasn't used with or part of the car. Would have had to place another claim on the homeowners insurance and since we have a really high deductible that didn't make sense. Event if we switch to the lowest possible deductible for us ($500) the camera would still be long gone.. Just be careful. my camera was a drop in the bucket compared to possibly getting your bike stolen. Also.. your auto insurance might not work like mine.. so id' check before storing your bike in the car. ws |
| 2005-06-01 3:07 PM in reply to: #166873 |
Elite 2553 Tucson, AZ | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work Rennick - 2005-06-01 11:46 AM We have a hitch-style rack, and while I could lock the rack portion, how would one prevent a thief from just removing the rack from the hitch? Is there a way to lock that too? You could run a cable around the rack (and the bike if it's long enough) and through one of the tow chain holes on the back of the car. |
| 2005-06-01 3:21 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Pro 4578 Vancouver, BC | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I just leave my locked in the bike racks, but feel pretty safe with that because there are security guards patrolling the lots. Sometimes I leave it inside my car. Is that an option? Jen |
| 2005-06-01 3:21 PM in reply to: #166796 |
| Member 27 Conroe, Texas | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work Either take the bike in with you or take the wheels off and leave it inside the car. Even if locked to the rack, I would worry about people stripping the components. |
| 2005-06-01 3:23 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Elite 4344 | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work A hitch receiver lock (or trailer receiver lock) is the name of the device for locking the bike rack to the car. You can get one at most local auto parts stores or online. Here is one with euponymous name "Trimax". It also happens to be red which should make if fast. TW http://www.stylinconcepts.com/part.cfm?PartID=15661&PartFamilyID=119&SubCategoryID=189&CategoryID=29 |
| 2005-06-01 3:27 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Extreme Veteran 744 Ontario | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work You should be able to run a cable around the bike and the bumper or hitch so that it is fairly safe. If your rear seats drop down you could keep the bike inside the car. Its amazing how small a car you can fit a bike in if you take the front wheel off. How is security in your parking area? I might be more concerned about vandalism or theft of parts. Also if you are going to be taking the bike back and forth across the border you should talk to customs about getting a certificate showing where you bought it so that you don't get hassled everytime you cross the border. I see that your location changed from Windsor to Dearborn, did you defect to the US?  Be sure to check out Bikesport while you are in Dearborn, very nice triathlon shop. That is where I bough my bike. DaveH |
| 2005-06-01 4:02 PM in reply to: #166900 |
Expert 666 St. Thomas, ON | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work DaveH - 2005-06-01 3:27 PM ...I see that your location changed from Windsor to Dearborn, did you defect to the US? Hah. I had to do that to get my primo discount at trisport through BT. Once my order goes through, I'll be changing it back. Re the cert, I haven't had a problem so far (it definitely does not look new), but it probably would be worth it to look into it. Thanks for all the good info. I'll have to try the bike in the back of my Cavalier, that may be a good option. We have security roaming the parking lot here too, but I wouldn't want to count on them too much. Next week I'll be trying some of these ideas out. |
| 2005-06-01 4:08 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Expert 822 | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I guess I've been lucky. Both at this company and my last, there was some place to stash my bike that wasn't outside or in my cubicle. At my current workplace, there's a bit of a cubby off of the employee break room that isn't used. At my last work, a couple of us were fairly regular bike commuters and we all stashed our bikes in a large storage area down one of the rows of pallets of product. At both there were some empty offices that I could also have used if I needed to. My new bike fits in the back seat with the front wheel off. My old commuter bike fits in my trunk only if I take off the front wheel and lower the seat. I use this option when I need to but if I've got the option of putting my bike inside, that's preferable. Mike |
| 2005-06-01 5:35 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Expert 936 Westchester County NY | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work My husband takes both wheels off, and puts everything in the trunk. He is parking in the company parking garage, so I think that's safer then parking in a public lot or on the street. |
| 2005-06-01 6:08 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Pro 4228 Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I am NOT ALLOWED to bring my bike in the office. Stupid......the boss man thinks that our patients might be offended if I had a bike in my office. Like I said.....stupid. When I ride, I lock it to a bike rack and remove the front wheel. I work in an area that gets very low traffic, so theft would be REALLY unusual. |
| 2005-06-01 8:42 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Member 156 Bellevue, WA/Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I have the fortunate situation of having my own office (and I'm an intern!) so I just leave it in there... although otherwise, there are spaces in the office that I could stash it... |
| 2005-06-01 9:04 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Veteran 200 san francisco, ca | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I do (currently) have my bike in my cube. It's not the most spacious cube ever, but pretty blue bike likes all the compliments from passerbys. Also a good way to chat with people about tris, biking, etc.  Today I could have put it on my roof rack (carpooled to track last night & rode in this morning - so the car's still here), but I was a little nervous about theft and potential sun damage. Any thoughts on that? |
| 2005-06-01 9:59 PM in reply to: #167037 |
Member 156 Bellevue, WA/Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work kirby - 2005-06-01 8:04 PM I do (currently) have my bike in my cube. It's not the most spacious cube ever, but pretty blue bike likes all the compliments from passerbys. Also a good way to chat with people about tris, biking, etc. Today I could have put it on my roof rack (carpooled to track last night & rode in this morning - so the car's still here), but I was a little nervous about theft and potential sun damage. Any thoughts on that? Not that I'm a scientist, but sun damage to a piece of equipment that's MEANT to be used outside? While I'm sure it might happen...just like cars are meant to be outside, but they lose their shine over time....but still, I think getting on that hot seat is going to be more troublesome than the paint |
| 2005-06-01 10:00 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Veteran 186 New York City | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I live in New York City and made friends with the freight elevator guy and asked my boss if he would be aposed to me leaving my bike in the freight elevator area (same floor as I work on). The freight elevator guy now takes me up to my floor (18th floor) every morning where I lock up my bike in the freight elevator area..very cool, I can bike to work every day. I've heard of companies that have bike hooks over their cubicles so when you walk into the office you see a whole bunch of bikes hanging from the ceiling...If you can find unused areas in your building, and if you are friendly with the maintenance folks, you could store you bike in one of those out of the way, rarely used areas... |
| 2005-06-01 10:30 PM in reply to: #166796 |
Expert 1213 Los Gatos, CA | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work Well, if you leave it in the car make sure you let pressure out of the tires...my MTB had two blown tires today as the temp inside my truck hit new highs this year, very warm here.. |
| 2005-06-02 10:52 AM in reply to: #166796 |
Veteran 133 Houston, TX | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work When you ride your bike to work, do you just bring a change of clothes in a messenger-type bag? I might try it. Here's a link to a calculator of how many pounds of Carbon dioxide you save by riding instead of driving: http://bgindy.com/site/intro.cfm You have to click on "Bicycling University" and then select "Go Green" from the dropdown menu. |
| 2005-06-02 10:55 AM in reply to: #167072 |
Master 1210 Saskatchewan | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work us50090 - 2005-06-01 11:30 PM Well, if you leave it in the car make sure you let pressure out of the tires...my MTB had two blown tires today as the temp inside my truck hit new highs this year, very warm here.. Whoah...never thought of that! I leave my bike in the truck all the time. |
| 2005-06-02 11:45 AM in reply to: #167258 |
Veteran 186 New York City | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I keep my shirts, ties and pants in my office (take them out for drycleaning where i work) and take my underwear back and forth from home in may backpack. I wipe off sweat with my fast drying biking clothes - keep some deoderant and colone around splash some water on my face (hot days) paper towel off an presto, I am ready to go. I bought enough biking stuff so that I wear clean biking clothes every day and told my staff that if they walk in my office and it smells like a locker room, to please let me know...no complaints yet. Realized benefits over the last year: Save $20 a week (subway fare) Lost 20lbs. BP and HR reduction Instant training time Feel terrific and an incredible since of freedom Over 2,000 miles on my bike in less than 1 year (16mi round trip, except when I swim before I go to work then it ends up being 19 miles) |
| 2005-06-02 3:45 PM in reply to: #166796 |
| Regular 61 Ontario | Subject: RE: Taking your bike to work I ride in (32.5 km) three times a week and my bike joins me in my cube. Although I do have the honour of having the last spot in the row so I have a bit more room. |
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