Anyone Know a Good Place to Lock a Bike for Dundrum Town Centre?

Thargor

Hi, as the title says, don't suppose there's any secure spots around there? In the cinema maybe or a bike shop that will take it for a small fee?

Wishbone Ash

There's a bike rack near the Main Street entrance. Not sure how it is security wise but lots of people coming and going.

Alanstrainor

Up outside the Tesco carpak there are plenty of spots with a lot of footfall and security around. I would imagine most spots in that kind of location would be pretty okay.

sbs2010

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Up outside the Tesco carpak there are plenty of spots with a lot of footfall and security around. I would imagine most spots in that kind of location would be pretty okay.

I've seen stressed out cyclists talking to security staff at the racks by the Tesco entrance more than once.
Pretty obvious they'd just had their bikes nicked.
I wouldn't chance it myself.

Ziboo

Thargor wrote: »

Hi, as the title says, don't suppose there's any secure spots around there? In the cinema maybe or a bike shop that will take it for a small fee?

There are bike racks inside the car park on level 2M.
You can access them via a pedestrian door off the Dundrum bypass before the car ramps to tesco, these go straight into the car park. Head towards the shopping entrance you will see the racks. (This option MAY be safer than the outside bike racks). Not sure if there are racks on other levels or entrances to the car parks.

Here is the door on streetview:
https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Dublin/@53.285216,-6.241218,3a,30.2y,48.09h,86.52t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sNBfCM8UF9o8cgzhTn8YR9Q!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x48670e80ea27ac2f:0x0a00c7a9973171a0

Alternatively, drop it in to Cycle surgery (up the Tesco ramp) and ask them to look at the brakes as they appear be be an odd colour. (Not really recommending taking advantage of cycle surgery, as the few times I popped in there they were very helpful).

Thargor

Yeah I wouldn't be able to bring myself to go into the center for an hour or two and leave my roadbike outside on the street, I was hoping there would be some kind of secure indoor parking like in the cinema in Dun Laoighre. Ah well, junk bike it is so.

Thargor

Ziboo wrote: »

There are bike racks inside the car park on level 2M.
You can access them via a pedestrian door off the Dundrum bypass before the car ramps to tesco, these go straight into the car park. Head towards the shopping entrance you will see the racks. (This option MAY be safer than the outside bike racks). Not sure if there are racks on other levels or entrances to the car parks.

Here is the door on streetview:
https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Dublin/@53.285216,-6.241218,3a,30.2y,48.09h,86.52t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sNBfCM8UF9o8cgzhTn8YR9Q!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x48670e80ea27ac2f:0x0a00c7a9973171a0

Thanks for that, will investigate.

Alanstrainor

sbs2010 wrote: »

I've seen stressed out cyclists talking to security staff at the racks by the Tesco entrance more than once.
Pretty obvious they'd just had their bikes nicked.
I wouldn't chance it myself.

Good to know...I've parked mine there plenty of times. However mine would not be one that would be singled out.

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Thargor wrote: »

Yeah I wouldn't be able to bring myself to go into the center for an hour or two and leave my roadbike outside on the street, I was hoping there would be some kind of secure indoor parking like in the cinema in Dun Laoighre. Ah well, junk bike it is so.

Where is the secure indoor parking in dun laoghaire? I'm there all the time, have been for years and never seen it!

km991148

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Not sure how it is security wise but lots of people coming and going.

Alanstrainor wrote: »

there are plenty of spots with a lot of footfall and security around.

This sounds really negative - but I don't think the amount of footfall makes a blind bit of difference to a properly equipped bike thief (it might just about deter an opportunist).

Most people would not stop a suspected theft in progress, if they were even able to spot it in the first place (most thief's are really good at their job!).

The only defence is appropriates locking strategy, and even then I wouldn't want to be leaving a bike for ling periods of time.

Thargor

gadetra wrote: »

Where is the secure indoor parking in dun laoghaire? I'm there all the time, have been for years and never seen it!

If there's something worth seeing in the cinema I like to cycle from Bray to the IMC in Dun Laoghaire via Killiney, there's a bike rack inside the cinema that you can lock your stuff to, havent been there yet this year though so check yourself if you're planning on using it. Ive always had a cinema ticket aswell to get to it so I doubt you could use it if you weren't going to a film, you have to pass the guy who rips your tickets to get to it...

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Thargor wrote: »

If there's something worth seeing in the cinema I like to cycle from Bray to the IMC in Dun Laoghaire via Killiney, there's a bike rack inside the cinema that you can lock your stuff to, havent been there yet this year though so check yourself if you're planning on using it. Ive always had a cinema ticket aswell to get to it so I doubt you could use it if you weren't going to a film, you have to pass the guy who rips your tickets to get to it...

No way? That's amazing! 10 years in and out of dun laoghaire and I never knew that! Thanks!

Wishbone Ash

km991148 wrote: »

This sounds really negative - but I don't think the amount of footfall makes a blind bit of difference to a properly equipped bike thief (it might just about deter an opportunist)....

I take the point but, to me, it would be the lesser of two evils. Areas around entrances with lots of activity tend to be covered by CCTV which provides a further deterrent.

CramCycle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I take the point but, to me, it would be the lesser of two evils. Areas around entrances with lots of activity tend to be covered by CCTV which provides a further deterrent.

I was shocked but, from my daughter who worked in Dundrum for awhile, this was the main place bikes were getting nicked from in terms of on the centres property.

The worst place (IMO) would be across the road at the council car park where white van men in hi vis were pretending to be council workers and removing the bikes.

Seen the rack inside the shopping centre, the only reason I think they might be better is that they are inside and a thief would have to look at the risk of being ID'd on camera as far higher here.

Thargor

CramCycle wrote: »

I was shocked but, from my daughter who worked in Dundrum for awhile, this was the main place bikes were getting nicked from in terms of on the centres property.

The worst place (IMO) would be across the road at the council car park where white van men in hi vis were pretending to be council workers and removing the bikes.

Seen the rack inside the shopping centre, the only reason I think they might be better is that they are inside and a thief would have to look at the risk of being ID'd on camera as far higher here.

Where abouts is this please? Or do you mean its outdoors in that plaza place?

NamelessPhil

I've used the rack on level 2M with no problems. It's handy on a wet day. I've also cycled down the ramp and nipped around the barriers to access the rack. The racks are near the main doors to the centre near the shopmobility office. They are not signposted.

km991148

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I take the point but, to me, it would be the lesser of two evils. Areas around entrances with lots of activity tend to be covered by CCTV which provides a further deterrent.

But that is my point - there is no deterrent - look at the stolen bikes thread - many people talking about CCTV images there not much happens. Go to the police and you are very lucky to get a response. These guys (thief's) really do not give a sh!t as there is no come back - besides when the security system can be thwarted with a carefully worn scarf - whats the point!

I would be more inclined to lock a bike away from everything - properly hidden up a side street with good solid locks - at least its away from where a thief is likely to operate.

CramCycle

Thargor wrote: »

Where abouts is this please? Or do you mean its outdoors in that plaza place?

NamelessPhil wrote: »

I've used the rack on level 2M with no problems. It's handy on a wet day. I've also cycled down the ramp and nipped around the barriers to access the rack. The racks are near the main doors to the centre near the shopmobility office. They are not signposted.

These are the ones that NamelessPhil mentions, just nip in the car entrance and they are just past the pedestrian entrance to the centre from the car park on your right.