Safest place to lock bikes?

electrogrimey

Yeah. Where?

Plz.

phlegms

Smear faeces all over your bike and you shouldn't have any bother.

electrogrimey

Was waiting for your predictable hipsterist quip. What if it was your bike you wanted to lock up? Or your child?

Craguls

I've heard rumours of a swipe in bike yard around botany bay. Been meaning to look for it myself

electrogrimey

I'm guessing someone in view of a security place'd be good, or generally in somewhere busy like Front Square, but there must be a specific place for it.

phlegms

electrogrimey wrote: »

Was waiting for your predictable hipsterist quip. What if it was your bike you wanted to lock up? Or your child?

I was waiting for your pathetic counter-quip which was, as predicted, shíte.

enda1

To answer OP, try behind the security hut at Lincoln place entrance.
On the rails by the crappy old chemistry (I think) building.
I found it a pretty reliable place when I was in college.

electrogrimey

enda1 wrote: »

To answer OP, try behind the security hut at Lincoln place entrance.
On the rails by the crappy old chemistry (I think) building.
I found it a pretty reliable place when I was in college.

Hmm, that seems safe alright, but I'm in the Arts Block, so that's a bit out of the way.

Jonathan

phlegms wrote: »

Smear faeces all over your bike and you shouldn't have any bother.

phlegms wrote: »

I was waiting for your pathetic counter-quip which was, as predicted, shíte.

Is there a need to be so unhelpful? I know you're only having the laugh with him but do it on MSN or something.

Kurtosis

electrogrimey wrote: »

Hmm, that seems safe alright, but I'm in the Arts Block, so that's a bit out of the way.

Closer to the Arts Block, there is a swipe-access area at the back of Botany Bay, the entrance is next to the Pearse Street car gate (the black one that opens for a few hours morning and evening, off New Square). There's a security camera on the entrance to the bike area but I have found that the swipe card reader there can be a bit temperamental , so maybe leave an extra few minutes the first time you're using it.

+1 on the botany bay swipe card access, always underused too.

electrogrimey

Is there an option to put in your student number instead of swiping? Wouldn't like to be rushing for a lecture and miss it because of the annoying card readers in Trinity. That sounds perfect though, cheers. So it's across from the Screen Cinema somewhere, behind the bus stops?

devinejay

If it's anything like the card reader on the Pearse street gate (the little used one behind the civil engineering buildings) it's a complete lottery if your card will work or not.

Missed a few trains trying to be smart and using that gate. Turns out it's not smart.

Kurtosis

electrogrimey wrote: »

Is there an option to put in your student number instead of swiping? Wouldn't like to be rushing for a lecture and miss it because of the annoying card readers in Trinity. That sounds perfect though, cheers. So it's across from the Screen Cinema somewhere, behind the bus stops?

I haven't been there in about a year and when I was last there, there was only swiping, no option for a student no. If you are locking up there while that Pearse St gate is open (up until 10am I think), there's usually a security guard at the gate so you could ask them to let you in if your card is acting up.

And yep, you're spot on with the location.

elche

your lock is as important as the location, well, nearly!:D if you dont have one already invest in a kryptonite lock.

Mountain_Surfer

elche wrote: »

your lock is as important as the location, well, nearly!:D if you dont have one already invest in a kryptonite lock.

+1

I have a kryptonite mini u-lock and feel safe leaving it anywhere on campus provided it is locked to an immovable object. At the moment I at the bike stands just beside the globe - hassle free

Power Chords

I locked my new mountain bike outside the security hut beside the medical center, where pretty much only security go, definitely not an area the public wander through. I used a lock that cost 70euro. The bike was stolen, so was the lock. So, I'd say, not there.

fearcruach

Power Chords wrote: »

I locked my new mountain bike outside the security hut beside the medical center, where pretty much only security go, definitely not an area the public wander through. I used a lock that cost 70euro. The bike was stolen, so was the lock. So, I'd say, not there.

Yeah, I'd advise you to stay way from places like that. The key to keeping your bike say is to keep it in a really busy area, not a quiet one. If someone stumbles across a bike in a secluded spot they are able to try and break the lock without fear of being disturbed.

The bike racks at the Pomodoro sculpture (link below) is in a generally busy area so wouldn't be a bad bet. If you buy a proper U lock and a cable lock to ensure the wheels don't go anywhere then you should be set.

http://www.carolynmunn.com/ukkris/images/ball%20sculpture%20at%20trinity%20college%2001.jpg