Agreed. I've been working at the same employer for awhile now and would lock my bike up outside. I didn't have a 'nice' bike until a few years ago (funny that now most of my bikes are 'nice' bikes), but I didn't hesitate locking up outside, though I'd do a thorough locking job (locking skewers, seatpost binder bolt, cable through saddle/rear wheel) and there's security regularly out in front where bike rack is at. About a year ago I got my own office and started bringing my bike inside into my office. No one questioned it one bit and I didn't ask for permission ahead of time - I've had no problems at all.
If you do end up needing to lock up outside, I'd be aware of the area and lock up accordingly. Ride what's comfortable and what you feel comfortable locking up. That being said, a little variety in what bike to commute on is a nice option. David Chicago On Monday, August 15, 2016 at 7:42:11 PM UTC-5, WETH wrote: > > I will second the just bring it inside approach Patrick and others have > suggested. I started doing that at my work, and no one has said anything. > Several co-workers are now doing the same. On really wet days or snowy > days, I do my best to shake water / slush off of tires and frame before I > come inside with it. I then carry it to my office to avoid soiling the > floors. If my supervisors decree one day I must leave the bike outside, I > will continue to ride my Rivendell to work and leave it locked outside. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.