Which part of your bike do you let touch the lamppost/wall/fence?

[LimeBurn]

I don't lean them against anything, unless its made of marshmallows or goose down.

 

[Gravity Aided]

translation = a dustbin or trash can

Named for the Dempster Dumpster, the original product that offered a skip that was able to be loaded onto a garbage truck. George Roby Dempster had a very interesting life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Roby_Dempster

 

[Cycrow]

I dont tend to lean my bike up against anything, but when i do, i usually lock it through my helmet, so the helmet rests against the post and the bike is against the helmet

 

[I like Skol]

Back tyre.

X2

If done right the tyre will touch and nothing else, the pressure of the bikes weight against the tyre will stop the bike rolling. If the slope is too steep or it is a windy spot then the saddle can be combined with the rear tyre touch and the bike must face uphill.

It's just a bike for Heaven's sake, not a Holy Relic......and NO, it doesn't have a name....

No other method is acceptable and I am desperately trying to drum this into my kids as it takes seconds to do, becomes second nature and prevents unnecessary scrapes to the top tube caused as your bike gracefully slides along that jagged corner of a wall you just carelessly leaned it against! Slowmotion, why would you not at least try to prevent unnecessary damage to your bike?

 

[Racing roadkill]

Hoods

 

[Glow worm]

The kickstand on my bike sorts the problem out nicely enough.

 

[vernon]

The top tube or the rear mech.

It's just a bike for Heaven's sake, not a Holy Relic......and NO, it doesn't have a name....

Some folk make bike ownership more difficult that it ought to be.

I just buy and ride them and keep them cleanish.

Others assign a gender and spend days deliberating over a name before seeking peer approval for the choice of name.

There was even someone, possibly on the old Cycling Plus forums who became preoccupied with determining the 'date of birth' of her bike. Was it:

• The day of it being assembled at the factory?
• The day it was bought?
• The day it arrived at her flat?
• Some other criteria that I can't recall

Why the need to know the date of birth? To enable her to cast its horoscope

 

[vernon]

The kickstand on my bike sorts the problem out nicely enough.

Sky hooks are better.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

depends on the bike

mountain bike usually just lies down (often with me still attached )
road bike - pannier rack/saddle/bar tape...
Expedition/touring bike - panniers are the usual suspect (with the brakes on) or the click stand (also with the brakes on)...

 

[Dayvo]

Saddle edge or handlebar end.

+1

I'm amazed at how many 'proper' cyclists (in Norway) just leave their 'kin' expensive (Norwegian prices) bikes lying chain-side down!

I almost want to tell them that's not how to treat their bikes, but f**k 'em, they've got more money than sense.

 

[I like Skol]

Some folk make bike ownership more difficult that it ought to be.

I just buy and ride them and keep them cleanish.

I just buy and ride them. Anyone that knows me would say I am not particularly precious about my bikes but, I don't see any point in inflicting damage just for the sake of being lazy or careless! A moment taken ensuring it is leaned up securely greatly reduces the risk of scratches or the bike falling over knocking the gears which can cause bigger problems than just cosmetics.

 

[MontyVeda]

saddle, bars, top tube, pannier... whichever bit it'll rest on.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Usually pedal, but saddle or bars occasionally

 

[steveindenmark]

I you joking or what?

 

[summerdays]

panniers are the usual suspect

I'd forgotten that actually panniers if on the right side are often used (partly because they are soft) and also that is often where all the weight is especially if leaning it up against a post or a tree yesterday.