[yapc] Safe spots for road bike at IIT?

[Aran Deltac]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: yapc-bounces+adeltac=valueclick.com at pm.org [mailto:yapc-
> bounces+adeltac=valueclick.com at pm.org] On Behalf Of Ingy dot Net
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 1:53 PM
> To: Kent Cowgill
> Cc: yapc at pm.org
> Subject: Re: [yapc] Safe spots for road bike at IIT?
> 
> On 19/06/06 15:30 -0500, Kent Cowgill wrote:
> > Bring a non-bic-pen-pickable u-lock, and probably also a kryptonite
> chain.
> >
> > If you have a nice seat, remove it.
> >
> > If you're staying in the dorms, bring it into your dorm room, and
i'd
> even
> > u-lock it there.
> >
> > And please, make sure you lock it to a designated bike locking
device -
> > permanently attached to the ground via concrete, not small trees or
"no
> > parking" sign posts where a determined would-be-theif could lift it
up
> > over the sign.
> 
> Even if you ulock to someting like a parking meter, try to pull the
> parking
> meter out the ground first, as many of these (and signs too) are loose
> traps
> for bikes.

On that note - If anyone wants a *official* YAPC 2006 parking meter,
just holler, I'll be selling them at the curbside for $50 a pop.

Aran

> > Remove any easily removeable bike computers, water bottles,
toolkits,
> > under-seat bags, etc.
> >
> > I've seen lesser bikes taken (or picked apart) from the loop unless
> these
> > kinds of precautions are in place!  Even with a heavy pedestrian
> presense.
> >
> > -Kent
> >
> > On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Glenn Bushee wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone know how safe it is to park a fairly decent road bicycle on
> campus?
> > > If I use a u-lock, will I have to also worry about the seat being
> stolen for
> > > example?
> > >
> > > If the weather is nice, looks like a nice path along Lake
Michigan.
> > >
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/bikemap/usemaps/15-Q.html
> > > (Linked from
> http://www.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/bikemap/keymap.html
> > > )
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > - Glenn
> > >
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