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From: marcum@rhino.UUCP (Alan M. Marcum)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Advice 4 Novices
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Date: Wed, 5-Sep-84 16:07:40 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  5 16:07:40 1984
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Regarding locking a bicycle, indeed, if you're going to leave it
out, lock it or it'll rapidly sprout an extra pair of legs
(attached to one each thief atop saddle!).  However, my solution
is to always take the bike with me.  When I go into a shop, I'll
wheel the bike beside me.

Granted, this is NOT a universal solution -- many shops are a bit
crowded for this.  Most places I've been, though, there's a spot
inside to lean it.  Numerous times, I've been asked to leave my
bicycle outside; I call the lack of a bicycle rack to their
attention (even in "cyclist's heaven" Palo Alto, there are few
bicycle rack around), and they let me leave it inside.  (By the
way, if they DON'T let me take it inside, I'll usually shop
elsewhere.)

What about a restaurant, or some-such?  What about places that DO
have bicycle racks?  Many of the latter understand about people
and their bicycles, and don't mind one inside.  But, if I'm
staying a while (eg. at a restaurant), I'll take enough locking
stuff with me to secure the bike.  I once went to a pizza place
for dinner with a friend and her two kids; she and I rode my
tandem, the kids rode their singles.  We had three locks and
cables among us, and locked all three together to a lamppost or
tree or something!
-- 
Alan M. Marcum		Fortune Systems, Redwood City, California
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