Ride Thru

[womblechops]

Thinking about the "Taking a bike into Tescos" thread elsewhere, it occurs to me that there is definitely a market for places where you can take your bike in without having to faff outside with locks and QR bits.

I keep light by having locks at home and at work so once on the road I go from point to point without them, and I think this is quite common in London. However, being in central London I wouldn't leave the bike unlocked for any length of time, but this means that I can't really stop off at a store for a pint of milk or cup of coffee easily.

Also the food options of an evening are considerably reduced: I think the only cycle-through option is the McDonald's Drive Thru - and in a big 'three window' branch the bike isn't big enough to register on the server's radar! It is also (a secondary point) terrible food.

Please could someone open a branch of Leon, a burrito store, noodle bar etc. in the City which is either ride through(!) or has an external serving window. The ultimate goal is to get through without unclipping!

 

[Twilkes]

A friend of mine popped in for a pint and then went back to his car outside the pub to discover he'd left it unlocked, with the lights on, and the engine running, so anything's possible.

 

[womblechops]

Are you sure he didn't have that pint before left the car?

 

[Twilkes]

It was wrapped round a lamppost, now you mention it......

 

[Matthew_T]

Also the food options of an evening are considerably reduced: I think the only cycle-through option is the McDonald's Drive Thru - and in a big 'three window' branch the bike isn't big enough to register on the server's radar! It is also (a secondary point) terrible food.

Been there done that:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMjxvgIs5tU&feature=g-upl

The woman also mentioned that the speaker wouldnt pick me up, so I should just come to the first window in future.

 

[Matt1705]

There's a drive thru fish and chip shop in Birmingham :-D

 

[Melonfish]

Been there done that:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMjxvgIs5tU&feature=g-upl

The woman also mentioned that the speaker wouldnt pick me up, so I should just come to the first window in future.

you lucky devil, maccies won't serve me on my bicycle.

 

[Hip Priest]

You'd have to be a jobsworth of unreasonable proportions not to serve a cyclist at a drive-thru.

 

[Drago]

McDonalds official line js they won't serve cyclists or horse riders at drive thru's because of 'Health and Safety'.

Health and safety indeed - you don't want a fit and healthy cyclist eating that s***e!

 

[dodd82]

you lucky devil, maccies won't serve me on my bicycle.

I was drunk once and McDonalds had closed but the drive thru was open... so I walked through it, and they served me.

Quite amusing I thought

 

[chewy]

I was drunk once and McDonalds had closed but the drive thru was open... so I walked through it, and they served me.

Quite amusing I thought

Evolution right there people.