Bike bothering

[Chris S]

Whenever I park my bike I usually see other bikes with lights, bungee cords, (etc) left on them. I always remove mine, am I being over-cautious?

 

[compo]

Whenever I park my bike I usually see other bikes with lights, bungee cords, (etc) left on them. I always remove mine, am I being over-cautious?

Bungee cords, maybe, but I would never leave removeable lights on my bike, or a pump or a saddle pack or anything else that will stick to someone elses sticky fingers.

 

[snorri]

The answer would depend on where you park your bike and for how long.

 

[Sara_H]

Whenever I park my bike I usually see other bikes with lights, bungee cords, (etc) left on them. I always remove mine, am I being over-cautious?

It depends. I leave cheap lights and bunjees attached. Also have a seatpost bag with spare tube, cheap multi tool and gloves in it that I leave attached. Pump I keep in my handbag!

My panniers and basket are either screwed on or cable tied in place. Not totally unstealable, but rather difficult I imagine.

If I'm leaving it in a public place I take my expensive light with me.

The only thing I've had stolen was a cheap rear light, stolen by one of my colleagues in the locked bike shed at work.

 

[Roadrider48]

I remove everything, Every time I park up.

 

[MontyVeda]

the bungee on my pannier rack stays on... lights and pump and saddle pack are all removed.

 

[SlowerThanASluggishSloth]

the bungee on my pannier rack stays on... lights and pump and saddle pack are all removed.

+1

 

[paul04]

I remove everything, Every time I park up.

Same here, guaranteed if I went to the shops on the commuting bike, somebody will take something.

 

[Glow worm]

The bungee on the pannier rack stays on, plus one cheap rear light. Everything else- Cateye, panniers etc comes with me even for the briefest of stops.

 

[ianrauk]

The answer would depend on where you park your bike and for how long.

This^^^

BUT.. I always lock up my bike wherever it is, even at a cafe stop and I am sitting next to it.

 

[Salad Dodger]

I take off the front light (as it's an LED torch style one, only held on by a velcro strap), but leave the back light and panniers on. I also leave an under saddle pack on, with an inner tube and tyre levers in it.

Touch wood, the only thing that has ever been taken was the spare inner tube from the under saddle pack. The thief left the actual saddle pack in place.

But the tube itself was one I had found by the side of the track whilst out on my MTB a while ago. I guess it had fallen out of someone's rucksack or pocket. So maybe it being taken from me was actually karma.......

 

[vickster]

I take the bottle and pump off and of course the pannier bag! Don't bother with lights, or computer - former because currently they are pretty cheap, latter because I can never unclip it and whenever I do, the next time I ride there is always a risk it'll fly off!

 

[Cycling Dan]

I park mine outside work for 8 hours. I leave my lights on and so does everyone else. No bother or reported bother that I know of.

 

[Biker Joe]

It would seem an expedient thing to do to at least remove the lights and anything else that you wouldn't like to loose.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I figure if anyone is going to remove bits from my bike it will be me. So I do.