I wish my bike had a blipper.

[Hover Fly]

You mean the flat cap. Yes, it does take a minute or so to adjust to the correct, slightly rakish angle.

But first I have to decide whether to wear the parrot plumes or game bird feathers in it.

 

[potsy]

To use my bike I:

1) Go to hall
2) Pick up bike
3) Open front door
4) Walk outside
5) Close front door
6) Cycle off.

Same here, except mine is tucked away in the kitchen so I have to wheel/carry it thru front room
Could go out the back way but then I'd have to unlock the side gate and re-lock

 

[ianrauk]

And do you lock your bike outside whilst you go back in and close all those gates again ?

I do not need to lock the bike... I am very well known in the area I live... no one would even dare try to lift it...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

To use bike:

Open back door
Wheel bike outside
Close back door
Open side gate
Wheel bike through gate
Close side gate
Wheel bike up side alley
Ride off.

To use car:

Open front door
Step outside
Remember I don't own a car any more
Retrace my steps
Start over from the top

 

[Beebo]

I have a similar front door / shed / gate routine.

During the winter months all this has to be done in the dark.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Bikes are kept in my bedroom.....to use them:

Down two flights of stairs

Walk 'em or ride 'em?

 

[fenlandpsychocyclist]

Unlock front door
Wheel bike number 1 or number 2 out (depending on weather)
Lock front door
Ride

or ... if i've driven the car to work instead

leave off at 5pm
drive to nearest seaside resort (22 miles)
Release straps and front fork clamp
Remove bike number 3 from zafira
Fit front wheel
Ride

(The moutain bike lives in the zarifa ... i didn't buy vauxhalls finest plastic turd to fill with kids!!)

 

[Red Light]

I'm the same except I have to do the 'Brompton unfold' before cycling off.
Now that would be the thing to have the 'blipper' for!

I thought that was why one had a manservant. How else do you get a Brompton unfolded?

 

[tyred]

One's manservant wheels one's bike out of one's garage, checks ones brakes and tyre pressures, puts a few drips of SAE 30 oil in ones SA hub and upon one's chain and ensures that's one's gentleman cycle is ready to ride. One's manservant will always cycle a few yards behind one's self in case sir gets a puncture.

 

[Archie_tect]

One has one's bicycle ridden for one, doesn't one?

 

[Sara_H]

To use my car.... oh yes... I don't drive

To use car:

1) Try to persuade wife to let me use the car
2) Repeat steps 1-4 above

Good points, I I missed out "persuade OH to let me use his car!"

 

[TVC]

Something like this automatic door opener might help, you could use the bike bell to activate it, though that does mean fitting a bell to your bike.

 

[Arch]

I was hoping someone would post that!

 

[Piemaster]

You don't have a blipper for your bike?

I've had one of my kids almost convinced with the key from on of these

3 keys - one lighted with high intensity bulb & replaceable battery

looks very much like a car central locking key

 

[Sara_H]

Something like this automatic door opener might help, you could use the bike bell to activate it, though that does mean fitting a bell to your bike.

Perfect - I'll start the programming soon, though to be honest sometimes I come home from work and by the time I've got my coat off bike is mysteriously locked up and theirs a cup of tea half way made - i'm a bit spoilt like that.