Making bike less likey to be vandalized

On Friday, July 19, 2019 at 12:50:25 AM UTC-5, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 11:13:41 PM UTC-4, AK wrote:
Last night, someone broke off my headlight and it's 2 18650 battery pack.

At my apartment.

Police were called and a report was taken.

I can not carry my bike up two stairs as I have back and neck problems.

I do not know how much my Huffy mountain bike weighs, but it is quite heavy.

It has a luggage rack, bottle holder, and one of those bulb activated "clown horns."

One option is to ask manager if I can install some pulleys to pull my bike up to my balcony.

I do not give that much of a probability of being okayed.

Any other ideas come to mind?

Andy

In a building I used to live in the stairs had a flat section on either side that was wide enough to put the tires on and then push the bike upwards. I think those strips were close to 4" wide or slightly less.

As far as using pulleys to pull your bike up to your balcony, due to insurance regulations and possible lawsuits if the rope should break and someone or something got injured/damaged, I bet the build manager/owners will say no way.

Another thing I've done whenever the elevator was out of order in the building I live in now, is to push the bike up a stair or two, squeeze the front brake hard and then step up to beside the bike and repeat that until I reached my floor.

Cheers

Cheers

I have done your last idea.

VERY time consuming and hard on my back as well.

Andy

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:29:14 -0700, AK wrote:

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In a building I used to live in the stairs had a flat section on either
side that was wide enough to put the tires on and then push the bike
upwards. I think those strips were close to 4" wide or slightly less.

As far as using pulleys to pull your bike up to your balcony, due to
insurance regulations and possible lawsuits if the rope should break
and someone or something got injured/damaged, I bet the build
manager/owners will say no way.

Another thing I've done whenever the elevator was out of order in the
building I live in now, is to push the bike up a stair or two, squeeze
the front brake hard and then step up to beside the bike and repeat
that until I reached my floor.


I have done your last idea.

VERY time consuming and hard on my back as well.

I do it with a Bullit Cargo bike a couple of times a year. It sucks big
time.
--
davethedave

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:55:05 AM UTC-5, davethedave wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:29:14 -0700, AK wrote:

snip

In a building I used to live in the stairs had a flat section on either
side that was wide enough to put the tires on and then push the bike
upwards. I think those strips were close to 4" wide or slightly less.

As far as using pulleys to pull your bike up to your balcony, due to
insurance regulations and possible lawsuits if the rope should break
and someone or something got injured/damaged, I bet the build
manager/owners will say no way.

Another thing I've done whenever the elevator was out of order in the
building I live in now, is to push the bike up a stair or two, squeeze
the front brake hard and then step up to beside the bike and repeat
that until I reached my floor.


I have done your last idea.

VERY time consuming and hard on my back as well.

I do it with a Bullit Cargo bike a couple of times a year. It sucks big
time.
--
davethedave

Imagine how it feels doing it every night? Which ain't gonna happen.

Andy

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:25:05 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:55:05 AM UTC-5, davethedave wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:29:14 -0700, AK wrote:

snip

In a building I used to live in the stairs had a flat section on either
side that was wide enough to put the tires on and then push the bike
upwards. I think those strips were close to 4" wide or slightly less.

As far as using pulleys to pull your bike up to your balcony, due to
insurance regulations and possible lawsuits if the rope should break
and someone or something got injured/damaged, I bet the build
manager/owners will say no way.

Another thing I've done whenever the elevator was out of order in the
building I live in now, is to push the bike up a stair or two, squeeze
the front brake hard and then step up to beside the bike and repeat
that until I reached my floor.


I have done your last idea.

VERY time consuming and hard on my back as well.

I do it with a Bullit Cargo bike a couple of times a year. It sucks big
time.
--
davethedave

Imagine how it feels doing it every night? Which ain't gonna happen.

Andy

Get rid of the bike. Problem solved.
--
cheers,

John B.

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:29:14 -0700, AK wrote:

On Friday, July 19, 2019 at 12:50:25 AM UTC-5, Sir Ridesalot wrote:

Another thing I've done whenever the elevator was out of order in the
building I live in now, is to push the bike up a stair or two, squeeze
the front brake hard and then step up to beside the bike and repeat
that until I reached my floor.

Cheers

Cheers

I have done your last idea.

VERY time consuming and hard on my back as well.

Then relocate.
Otherwise, invest in better footware.
Unless the back pain d definitely temporary, relocation seems to be the
best solution before step climbing starts to also cause you pain.

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 4:56:37 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:25:05 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:55:05 AM UTC-5, davethedave wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:29:14 -0700, AK wrote:

snip

In a building I used to live in the stairs had a flat section on either
side that was wide enough to put the tires on and then push the bike
upwards. I think those strips were close to 4" wide or slightly less.

As far as using pulleys to pull your bike up to your balcony, due to
insurance regulations and possible lawsuits if the rope should break
and someone or something got injured/damaged, I bet the build
manager/owners will say no way.

Another thing I've done whenever the elevator was out of order in the
building I live in now, is to push the bike up a stair or two, squeeze
the front brake hard and then step up to beside the bike and repeat
that until I reached my floor.


I have done your last idea.

VERY time consuming and hard on my back as well.

I do it with a Bullit Cargo bike a couple of times a year. It sucks big
time.
--
davethedave

Imagine how it feels doing it every night? Which ain't gonna happen.

Andy

Get rid of the bike. Problem solved.
--
cheers,

John B.

No.

But I have learned that you are "bicycle" challenged.

Put a front hub motor on the Bullitt, and it will climb up the stairs for you.

I put a hub motor on my cargo bike, and now it's the bike I reach for most often. Fastest (by some measures) and most capable at the same time.

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 21:06:42 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 4:56:37 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:25:05 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:55:05 AM UTC-5, davethedave wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:29:14 -0700, AK wrote:

snip

In a building I used to live in the stairs had a flat section on either
side that was wide enough to put the tires on and then push the bike
upwards. I think those strips were close to 4" wide or slightly less.

As far as using pulleys to pull your bike up to your balcony, due to
insurance regulations and possible lawsuits if the rope should break
and someone or something got injured/damaged, I bet the build
manager/owners will say no way.

Another thing I've done whenever the elevator was out of order in the
building I live in now, is to push the bike up a stair or two, squeeze
the front brake hard and then step up to beside the bike and repeat
that until I reached my floor.


I have done your last idea.

VERY time consuming and hard on my back as well.

I do it with a Bullit Cargo bike a couple of times a year. It sucks big
time.
--
davethedave

Imagine how it feels doing it every night? Which ain't gonna happen.

Andy

Get rid of the bike. Problem solved.
--
cheers,

John B.

No.

But I have learned that you are "bicycle" challenged.

Well, you mentioned a problem, that you couldn't safeguard your bike
by carrying it upstairs.I suggested a lighter bike and you seemed to
have a problem with that. Someone else suggested that you move to a
location where you didn't have to lug your bike up stairs and you had
a problem with that.

So essentially you don't want a lighter bike, you don't want to move,
so what's the solution? Buy a helium balloon and float up? Get rid of
the problem? i.e., the bicycle? Magic

As for being bicycle challenged? Well, I can still carry my bike up
stairs :-)
--
cheers,

John B.

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 21:52:47 -0700, Chalo wrote:

Put a front hub motor on the Bullitt, and it will climb up the stairs
for you.

It's a fine idea. But marble stairs are not too good in the providing
grip department.

I put a hub motor on my cargo bike, and now it's the bike I reach for
most often. Fastest (by some measures) and most capable at the same
time.

There really is an awesome practicalness to cargo bikes.
--
davethedave

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:57:03 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 21:06:42 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 4:56:37 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:25:05 -0700 (PDT), AK
wrote:

On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:55:05 AM UTC-5, davethedave wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:29:14 -0700, AK wrote:

snip

In a building I used to live in the stairs had a flat section on either
side that was wide enough to put the tires on and then push the bike
upwards. I think those strips were close to 4" wide or slightly less.

As far as using pulleys to pull your bike up to your balcony, due to
insurance regulations and possible lawsuits if the rope should break
and someone or something got injured/damaged, I bet the build
manager/owners will say no way.

Another thing I've done whenever the elevator was out of order in the
building I live in now, is to push the bike up a stair or two, squeeze
the front brake hard and then step up to beside the bike and repeat
that until I reached my floor.


I have done your last idea.

VERY time consuming and hard on my back as well.

I do it with a Bullit Cargo bike a couple of times a year. It sucks big
time.
--
davethedave

Imagine how it feels doing it every night? Which ain't gonna happen.

Andy

Get rid of the bike. Problem solved.
--
cheers,

John B.

No.

But I have learned that you are "bicycle" challenged.

Well, you mentioned a problem, that you couldn't safeguard your bike
by carrying it upstairs.I suggested a lighter bike and you seemed to
have a problem with that. Someone else suggested that you move to a
location where you didn't have to lug your bike up stairs and you had
a problem with that.

So essentially you don't want a lighter bike, you don't want to move,
so what's the solution? Buy a helium balloon and float up? Get rid of
the problem? i.e., the bicycle? Magic

As for being bicycle challenged? Well, I can still carry my bike up
stairs :-)
--
cheers,

John B.

You are a good source of humor.

:-)

Andy