Advice on bike stealing

FueledByAisling

I thought this may be the best place to post this. I'm not a serious cycler like majority of the posters here but I need help. During the summer I'm hoping to get a horse but the trouble is the bus only goes halfway. I have some really old unattractive bikes that I could use to cycle from the bus stop up to the yard but I'd have to leave my bike near the stop. The stop is by Marley Park

I would be making the journey daily but bike would have to be locked up every night somewhere around there. Would I be an idiot to do this or could I get away with it in an area like this?

johnk123

Would you not just cycle the whole way from your house?

FueledByAisling

I would gladly but my mom is really anti-cycling anywhere as she fears me being knocked down. It's hard enough trying to get her to let me cycle this 5k journey!

mp31

FueledByAisling wrote: »

I would gladly but my mom is really anti-cycling anywhere as she fears me being knocked down. It's hard enough trying to get her to let me cycle this 5k journey!

Cycle all the way and don't tell her.

cojack101

Advice on bike stealing

You'll need a good bolt cutters to get through the lock on your first attempt.

Regards,

Cojack

Darkglasses

How about a foldy bike? But really, cycling isn't all that dangerous if you do it right! Try it once on a Sunday maybe? On my first commute, I just followed my friend who was more experienced than me, reduce the fear factor entirely.

FueledByAisling

Darkglasses wrote: »

How about a foldy bike? But really, cycling isn't all that dangerous if you do it right! Try it once on a Sunday maybe? On my first commute, I just followed my friend who was more experienced than me, reduce the fear factor entirely.

I'm completely fine with the cycle, it's just my Mom! I think the fact she sees people being knocked off daily on the way to work. Also I don't think the fact that my friend recently was knocked off his bike and was in a coma and now suffers from loads of side effects doesn't help either

Darkglasses

http://www.dublinbikeman.com/MensBikes.htm#20inch

Dublin bike man has a good looking foldy bike at the moment, maybe you could cycle to the bus, fold it up and bring it with?

ROK ON

FueledByAisling wrote: »

It's hard enough trying to get her to let me cycle this 5k journey!

Its 5km - just walk. It wont kill you.

theprisoner

Has anyone dealt with http://www.dublinbikeman.com.
There is no address on the website.

The tax man

FueledByAisling wrote: »

During the summer I'm hoping to get a horse but the trouble is the bus only goes halfway.

The more I read that line the more weird it starts to sound.:D

The area around Marley park is quite enough but like anywhere in Dublin if your bike is locked up and in view at night it's at risk from passing drunk gobshítes etc.
You could always lock it up within the park down at the main car park. There are bike racks and plenty of metal fencing. At least it would be off the main roads and I don't think the park gets too many teenagers hanging around the park after closing time,especially down that end.
AFAIK the park ranger lives in a house within the park up by the GAA club,you could mention to them you'd like to leave the bike in the park overnight and just so they don't think it's an abandoned bike.

FueledByAisling

ROK ON wrote: »

Its 5km - just walk. It wont kill you.

The 5km journey bit is just the mountain roads, walking up those roads with the four by fours flying down it is suicide. I'd rather race up it on a bike to kill time and less chance of being hit then walking on foot.

FueledByAisling

The tax man wrote: »

The more I read that line the more weird it starts to sound.:D

The area around Marley park is quite enough but like anywhere in Dublin if your bike is locked up and in view at night it's at risk from passing drunk gobshítes etc.
You could always lock it up within the park down at the main car park. There are bike racks and plenty of metal fencing. At least it would be off the main roads and I don't think the park gets too many teenagers hanging around the park after closing time,especially down that end.
AFAIK the park ranger lives in a house within the park up by the GAA club,you could mention to them you'd like to leave the bike in the park overnight and just so they don't think it's an abandoned bike.

Thanks for that, I was thinking that so I'll give it a try thank you! Hopefully not too many drunk people try to steal 10 year old rusty bikes that are on the verge of turning into dust with the amount of rust.

delta_bravo

Location is key for an overnight stay. As said earlier look at leaving it in the park or perhaps in the car park of three rock hockey club down the road, should be safe there

Postit

FueledByAisling wrote: »

it's just my Mom! I think the fact she sees people being knocked off daily on the way to work.

Tell your mother to stop driving in the cycle lane then!

Mycroft H

theprisoner wrote: »

Has anyone dealt with http://www.dublinbikeman.com.
There is no address on the website.

I always thought his stuff was always way way overpriced. Try adverts.ie

doozerie

Around Marley Park certainly isn't the worst area, but you do get bored and/or malicious people hanging around there or wandering past much like anywhere else. I'd say the bike is at greater risk of being vandalised than stolen. Locking it inside the park probably makes the most sense, assuming that the park management "let" you do it - some places can be fussy about being used as a form of storage area and they might consider removing your bike if they adopt that view.

kenmc

sell the horse. they eat more than a bike. then you need to get one of the things in the helmet noise thread.
sorry. I just can't take these pre April fools posts seriously.
seriously.

tomasrojo

FueledByAisling wrote: »

I think the fact she sees people being knocked off daily on the way to work.

This being a daily sight is extremely unlikely.

Bicycle Hunter

theprisoner wrote: »

Has anyone dealt with http://www.dublinbikeman.com.
There is no address on the website.

He's a man of mystry alright, people I know that have got a bike from him have been happy with the quality of repair/service work done on their bikes but the price can be a bit rich on some of the considered clasic bikes. Old and classic seem to be the same to some people.

FueledByAisling

kenmc wrote: »

sell the horse. they eat more than a bike. then you need to get one of the things in the helmet noise thread.
sorry. I just can't take these pre April fools posts seriously.
seriously.

Don't own a horse so I've nothing to sell!

Icyseanfitz

tell your mom that you dont want to get fat so you must start cycling