B*stard Sheffield Stands

[ufkacbln]

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

... or tape it to the stand so it doesn't fall over?

 

[format]

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 bought a loop to go with mine and try and tie my bike up like the left part of the following picture

 

[XmisterIS]

Personally I am a big fan of sheffield stands - my commuting bike has lockable squewers and I lock my bike up using a short, thick cable lock. That way it can't get blown over. The stands I hate are what I call "rim benders" - those stupid things that you're supposed to slot your front wheel into, with the bike being supported solely by the front rim. Now that is asking for a tacoed rim!