Even though this thread is old, I find myself thinking about this question, i.e., Would You? when I am out riding.
Thus, I took some pics recently: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/111838829033930119881/albums/5669475288427885009 These are lockers installed and maintained by Metro Transit in the Twin Cities at the NorthStar Station in Fridley, MN. As Forrest said, "Yes, I would." With these lockers I would have no hesitation. The hinge runs the full length of the door / frame joint. It is not possible to tell in what way the lockers are attached to the deck. It is not possible to know what is in any given locker unless you saw something being put in or somehow made a hole in the exterior. There is not just one locker. There are 4 on each side of the station. (I consider that number to be a positive factor compared to a situation where there is only one.) There is probably 24 hour video that includes this location although I sure would not kid myself about anyone watching the video live. I consider these completely worthy of any bike. Is it possible that you already have lockers of perhaps this quality someplace close and could use those lockers and walk the distance there and back at least while you try out this idea? These have no external lock to mess with, no plastic door or other parts and nothing to attach a chain to in order to pull the locker off its mount. The mass of the 4-plex locker is an obvious advantage. For me, the nature and quality of the locker is what would decide the issue. Close behind as factors are where it would be located and whether it could be breached by brute force. In some home burglaries I am familiar with the method of entry was simply brute force applied to a door. -jb On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Corwin <ernf...@gmail.com> wrote: > I parked my Quickbeam in a steel bike locker at Ashby BART for several > years. I never worried about anyone stealing my bike - principally > because there were so many other bikes nearby in racks that were much > easier targets (cheap lock, etc.). Now that I think about it, the > locking mechanism on all the bike lockers I have used so far was of > the same type as the mechanism on a Kryptonite U-lock which was easily > defeated with the barrel of a Bic pen several years ago. I think the > best bet is to get a good steel locker, bolt it to the ground and use > a Mul-t-lock to secure the door. > > Corwin > > On Oct 26, 10:34 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It comes down to which locker. > > > > I would lock my Rivendell in the very nicest bike lockers I have seen. I > > would absolutely not park my Rivendell in the worst bike lockers I have > > seen. The best bike lockers are as good or better than parking your bike > > in your home. The worst bike lockers are nearly as bad as leaning your > > bike against a building. > > > > The bike lockers at the South Hayward BART Station for example are > > worthless. The doors are thermoplastic, and can be fairly easily pried > > open enough to cause the door lock to pop open without defeating the lock > > itself. Three commuters from my office locked bikes there and lost them. > > It's South Hayward, and it's a BART station, so you'll have to assess > what > > your risk tolerance will be based on who is going to be around. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- John Blish Minneapolis MN USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
