List of stores that allow bikes inside?

On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 12:40:39 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
Most of us know that situation. You want to run a shopping errand by
bicycle and then have that iffy feeling when inside, about whether your
bike will still be there in 10 minutes or whether stuff like lights got
ripped off. Or got vandalized.

Lowe's, Home Depot and even the loal ACE Hardware let me roll the bike
into the store and all through the store. Walmart didn't even allow it
in the pickup area (which is why I no longer use Walmart for
ship-to-store). This is pretty funny:

https://consumerist.com/2008/07/27/d...es-in-protest/

Is there a list or something similar about US store chains that allow
bicycles inside? Or stories about experiences people had?

This place in Portland lets you bring your bike inside: http://www.bermstyle.com/portlands-i...ard-bike-park/

Some a-hole at the local A-Boy hardware store yelled at me about bringing my bike inside. Then someone yelled at him for yelling at me, and now I roll my bike in and park unmolested. The store is over-priced and in competition with the big-box stores, and I buy a lot of stuff there that I could buy elsewhere (and some not), so they're playing nice. The guy who yelled at me is still a manager there and scowls when I bring my bike in, but I've learned to live with it. It's right on the way home and very convenient.

Fundamentally, Lowes and Home Depot suck unless you're getting super-mundane hardware. I wanted a simple paint cone-filter, so I could shoot some old paint, and all they had was cheese cloth. http://www.harborfreight.com/pack-of...ers-91376.html

I went to Lowes for a wall-mount utility faucet, and they didn't have one. The sales guy even joked about their woeful stock and send me down the road to another store -- where I was headed anyway. I only got to Lowes or Home Depot for mundane bulk stuff.

-- Jay Beattie.

On Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:40:47 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

Most of us know that situation. You want to run a shopping errand by
bicycle and then have that iffy feeling when inside, about whether your
bike will still be there in 10 minutes or whether stuff like lights got
ripped off. Or got vandalized.

Lowe's, Home Depot and even the loal ACE Hardware let me roll the bike
into the store and all through the store. Walmart didn't even allow it
in the pickup area (which is why I no longer use Walmart for
ship-to-store). This is pretty funny:

https://consumerist.com/2008/07/27/d...es-in-protest/

Is there a list or something similar about US store chains that allow
bicycles inside? Or stories about experiences people had?

Can't you just chain the bike to a lamp post?
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cheers,

John B.

On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 6:00:16 PM UTC-6, Joerg wrote:
On 2016-10-07 16:17, DATAKOLL MARINE RESEARCH wrote:
depends on surrounding demographics

In Fla the spectrum varies from Visiting Aliens to psycho scum .....no bikes.

also Homeland security rules

outside liability as above annnnnd no plates. No plate video.


I could mount a plate below my tail light panel :-)


seriously how shop with bike ?


Easy: I put one of they shopping baskets on the luggage rack and strap
it down with a bungee cord.

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Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

USE A KICK STAND ?

THE IGNORANCE OF DRAGGIG A BIKE INTO A RETAIL store is on the same level as not walking it across that Boston square

On 10-07-2016 16:59, sms wrote:
On 10/7/2016 1:35 PM, Benderthe.evilrobot wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message
...
Most of us know that situation. You want to run a shopping errand by
bicycle and then have that iffy feeling when inside, about whether
your bike will still be there in 10 minutes or whether stuff like
lights got ripped off. Or got vandalized.

Lock it or lose it - simples.

Many shops; wheeling a bicycle around would be a hazard to other
customers.

Taking any detachable lights off and putting them in your pocket is less
inconvenient than getting home in the dark without them.

It isn't the shops problem to look after your bike - they're too busy
trying to stop the same bunch of scrotes shoplifting half their stock.

I ride one of my folding bikes and stick it in the shopping cart.

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Brompton has four steps for folding. Do the first three, and the bike
IS my shopping cart.

Completely folded, I've carried it into many stores and restaurants.

--
Wes Groleau

Wes ? wipe dog **** off tires before the entray ?

On 10/7/2016 7:16 PM, John B. wrote:
On Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:40:47 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

Most of us know that situation. You want to run a shopping errand by
bicycle and then have that iffy feeling when inside, about whether your
bike will still be there in 10 minutes or whether stuff like lights got
ripped off. Or got vandalized.

Lowe's, Home Depot and even the loal ACE Hardware let me roll the bike
into the store and all through the store. Walmart didn't even allow it
in the pickup area (which is why I no longer use Walmart for
ship-to-store). This is pretty funny:

https://consumerist.com/2008/07/27/d...es-in-protest/

Is there a list or something similar about US store chains that allow
bicycles inside? Or stories about experiences people had?

Can't you just chain the bike to a lamp post?


Leave my actual beloved bicycle outside all alone?
You're kidding, right?

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Per Joerg:
Not going to do it, then I'll shun that shop or go by car if no
alternative. If the crook brings a set of Allen wrenches, and the "pros"
do, removing the rear shock takes less than two minutes. Without it the
ride is over and you are out $300.

Some years back I rode my POS bike (1980's StumpJumper lovingly painted
red with Pep Boy's finest spray can paint) into Center City Philadelphia
for a doctor's appointment.

This bike is *rough*... as in "Who on earth would want to steal it."

Came out of the docs, unchained the bike, started to ride away and....
"No rear brake!".....

Apparently some retard had been in the process of stripping the bike and
been interrupted for some reason.

Now I keep noticing bare bike frames locked to bike racks, parking
meters, signs...and so-forth.
--
Pete Cresswell

On 2016-10-08 06:55, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Joerg:
Not going to do it, then I'll shun that shop or go by car if no
alternative. If the crook brings a set of Allen wrenches, and the "pros"
do, removing the rear shock takes less than two minutes. Without it the
ride is over and you are out $300.

Some years back I rode my POS bike (1980's StumpJumper lovingly painted
red with Pep Boy's finest spray can paint) into Center City Philadelphia
for a doctor's appointment.

This bike is *rough*... as in "Who on earth would want to steal it."

Came out of the docs, unchained the bike, started to ride away and....
"No rear brake!".....

Apparently some retard had been in the process of stripping the bike and
been interrupted for some reason.

Now I keep noticing bare bike frames locked to bike racks, parking
meters, signs...and so-forth.


Some thieves are absolutely brazen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dz0Za5-wOM

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

On 2016-10-07 17:16, John B. wrote:
On Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:40:47 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

Most of us know that situation. You want to run a shopping errand by
bicycle and then have that iffy feeling when inside, about whether your
bike will still be there in 10 minutes or whether stuff like lights got
ripped off. Or got vandalized.

Lowe's, Home Depot and even the loal ACE Hardware let me roll the bike
into the store and all through the store. Walmart didn't even allow it
in the pickup area (which is why I no longer use Walmart for
ship-to-store). This is pretty funny:

https://consumerist.com/2008/07/27/d...es-in-protest/

Is there a list or something similar about US store chains that allow
bicycles inside? Or stories about experiences people had?

Can't you just chain the bike to a lamp post?


Then you have to take off:

1. The panniers including toolkit (heavy)
2. Lights
3. Speedometer
4. Battery (heavy)
5. Rear shock
6. Et cetera.

Else much of that may be missing when you come back.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/