B*stard Sheffield Stands

[lejogger]

As is my daily routine, this morning I locked up the bike against one of the sheffield stands, went into the main company building to grab a shower before wheeling my bike over the road to my building 15 minutes later. Today however I exited the main building to find my 2 week old steed in a headlock with the sheffield stand - the bike clearly coming off worse with scuffs to the underside of the top tube and the side of the down tube.

I'm 99% certain it was a gust of wind rather than vandelism or a careless nudge, but surely, one way or the other, all Sheffield stands should be eradicated from the universe immediately?

Am I doing something wrong with the way I rest my bike against them, or is this a common problem?
In future I will definitely be finding a drainpipe, or literally anything else to lock it to in order to avoid these bike destroyers.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

..... all Sheffield stands should be eradicated from the universe immediately?

Please, no! The Sheffield stand is far superior to the arty-farty efforts that spring up that are far worse and more difficult to secure a bike to properly, with fat oval tubing and slippery wide curvy contours.

Perhaps an additional lightweight poundland cable lock - not as more security but somethng you can use to wrap tightly round, say head tube and stand (or whatever suits best) to secure the bike more tightly against slipping or being pushed over?

 

[summerdays]

Sheffield stands are brilliant ... two uprights rather than the one of a lamp-post to lean your bike against ... I also use my pedal against one of the uprights of the stand to make it more stable - fill the lock (to improve security anyway) and then there isn't tons of room for movement.

 

[dellzeqq]

Please, no! The Sheffield stand is far superior to the arty-farty efforts that spring up that are far worse and more difficult to secure a bike to properly, with fat oval tubing and slippery wide curvy contours.

.........(actually I agree with ST on this one - I was just struck by the vehemence of his defence of Sheffield's finest)

 

[Davidc]

Just make sure you lock it with the D lock tight so the bike can't move around. My preference is to do it Sheldon style (round the rim in the seat tube/seat stay/chain stay triangle) then the stand upright bit between the prongs of the D lock, then whenever possible the crank between the prongs, then the bar locked on it.

That leaves s0d all room for a hydraulic jack to get at the lock and holds the bike securely to the stand.

If I've remembered to put it in I also put a cable on the front wheel and frame, round the stand, and into the D lock. Certainly that leaves no chance of what happened to you.

 

[lejogger]

Ok... well perhaps I was a little hasty in my stinging criticism, but in my defence, my brand new bike is now looking rather sorry for itself and I'm a bit down in the mouth.

It bugs me a little that we have 5 of those steel bike shed things with lockable doors sitting there 'allocated' but have I ever seen them in use?? Well yes, one of them, once in the past 18 months. Meanwhile my new pride and joy has to rest against a metal bar which causes enough damage to the finish even before it decides to try and dismount itself. I don't blame it. I'd have tried to get away too

 

[summerdays]

What about using helicopter tape then to protect the frame then?

 

[ohnovino]

I also use my pedal against one of the uprights of the stand to make it more stable

That works a treat for me. Most of the Sheffield stands I use seem to be on gradients and that's the only thing that stops the bike sliding down and rocking over.

Just a shame it took me three years to work it out

 

[phil_hg_uk]

What about using helicopter tape then to protect the frame then?

+1

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

.........(actually I agree with ST on this one - I was just struck by the vehemence of his defence of Sheffield's finest)

No great affinity....I'm from Hull!

The arty-farty efforts I refer to are what Sheffield City Council seem to favour in their regeneration

Not many new Sheffield stands in Sheffield....

 

[asterix]

Am I the only cyclist who can get their D-lock to encompass the front wheel rim, the frame triangle and the leg of the sheffield stand?

In town I've not seen any other cycle locked this way and when I have mentioned it on this kind of thread no one else admits to doing it. And of course when done that way the bike stays put.

I use only a standard lock - the Abus Granit x or whatever.

 

[Molecule Man]

I always try to lock my bike this way too.

Am I the only cyclist who can get their D-lock to encompass the front wheel rim, the frame triangle and the leg of the sheffield stand?

In town I've not seen any other cycle locked this way and when I have mentioned it on this kind of thread no one else admits to doing it. And of course when done that way the bike stays put.

I use only a standard lock - the Abus Granit x or whatever.

 

[summerdays]

Am I the only cyclist who can get their D-lock to encompass the front wheel rim, the frame triangle and the leg of the sheffield stand?

In town I've not seen any other cycle locked this way and when I have mentioned it on this kind of thread no one else admits to doing it. And of course when done that way the bike stays put.

I use only a standard lock - the Abus Granit x or whatever.

I'd be interested in a photo of how to do it.

 

[Maz]

What about using helicopter tape then to protect the frame then?

That's only good for Chopper bikes.

 

[Maz]

Am I the only cyclist who can get their D-lock to encompass the front wheel rim, the frame triangle and the leg of the sheffield stand?

Hi - If you D-lock the wheel rim, don't you run the risk of damaging the spokes?