It's the same here in Liverpool... oh, where's my bike?!
Coffee shop security
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Alarmed Yale cafe lock in the back of beyond (and set the shifters to drop the chain because I'm paranoid like that). I fancy my chances sprinting to catch someone failing to ride a bike.
In town, alarmed cable lock through the front wheel, frame and parking, D-lock through the back wheel, frame and parking. It's a blooming long walk home.
In town, alarmed cable lock through the front wheel, frame and parking, D-lock through the back wheel, frame and parking. It's a blooming long walk home.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I guess so , on the club rides it would be very easy though, some places there can be 20 + bikes
.. of which happened to an old member of this forum in Richmond Park. A few friends left their bikes outside the cafe, someone standing guard watching, but still someone half inched his bike. Right under their noses.
Welsh wheels
Lycra king
- Location
- South Wales
Maybe clubs should have security secretaries. I can think of blokes in my club who'd fit the bill nicely
Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
Find a decent cafe 
Lee_M
Guru
I carry one of these.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ABUS-51609...id=1500503933&sr=8-46&keywords=bike+lock+abus
Because its quite short it is surprisingly light, fits in my jersey pocket and stops the casual thieves
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ABUS-51609...id=1500503933&sr=8-46&keywords=bike+lock+abus
Because its quite short it is surprisingly light, fits in my jersey pocket and stops the casual thieves
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
They might notice but not realise that something untoward was happening! I have heard of cases of thieves dressed as cyclists walking up to bikes, climbing onboard and riding them round the corner to a mate in a van.
When we stopped at Eureka on nickyboy's Llandudno ride there were rows and rows of unlocked bikes with their owners in the cafe or out the back. It would be simple to have made off on one.
A bunch of us rode to an idyllic country cafe. It was a former farm house down a tiny lane, chickens wandering about between us. Bikes and cyclists everywhere. About a week later some low life got on somebody else's bike in front of witnesses and just rode off on it.
It's all about cheeky confidence. If you act as if it is your bike then people will think that it is. My mum used to work in a department store next to the TV department. Somebody in a white coat walked up to the display, unplugged a TV and walked off with it. He returned a few minutes later to get another one. He kept doing it until finally challenged by a security guard on the stairs. He threw that set at the guard and ran to a waiting van, escaping with thousands of pounds worth of sets.
Tin Pot
Guru
Why? Why, why, why would you need to tell us the coffee house thinks of itself as vegan?
Tin Pot
Guru
Because people noticing stops crime. Well known fact. Not.
Absolutely.
And you think opportunist thieves don't carry basic thieving tools? Good luck with that.
It is absolutely incredible that your average person thinks that locks prevent theft. What, like they prevent house burglaries? Or car theft? Or...pretty much any theft?
There is a much more effective, cost free, theft deterrent. Don't leave your bike unattended.
End message.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
But then you don't get any food or drink - unless you're somewhere lovely like Cambridge or King's Lynn with ride-up cafes and takeaways. Not terribly practical. Much better to lock the bike well and keep an eye on it (but I accept it only deters - doesn't prevent).
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Because it is interesting, and contrary to many people's views of the Midwestern U.S. I see it as unique and interesting, and hoped you would, too.
lutonloony
Über Member
- Location
- torbay
Looks like a very steep climb to get to the cafe
- Location
- London
