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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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