Would you ever leave your bike overnight at a busy station?

[Dayvo]

No, not a chance.

 

[lazybloke]

I can think of worse places to leave a bike overnight, but I wouldn't leave my pride and joy locked up in ANY public place.
The only bike I leave at my station is a rusty old 'beater' - no value whatsoever.

Even if your bike is locked securely, theft of components is still possible, as is vandalism and accidental damage - scrapes, scuffs, dinks, etc.
Someone will probably recommend a good insurance policy?

 

[Pale Rider]

No is also my answer, but lots of people do.

There are hundreds of bikes at, for example, York station.

Most are knockabout disposables and most, I suspect, are on permanent station-workplace-station duty.

Not all these bikes are being stolen all the time, but I have no idea of the theft rate.

 

[Tin Pot]

Would you ever leave your bike locked up overnight at one of these places?

No.

 

[4F]

No

 

[Hill Wimp]

If you look closely at the bikes parked in London most are not worth a lot. Like @velovoice i had a London bike for commuting only but i was able to keep it secure near to the station. I know quite a few people that have tatty commuter bikes at the main station hubs to get across town.
Unless you have a fold up Southeastern Rail wont let you travel with your bike on the train if the train arrives in London after 7am or leaves London after 4pm.Therefore if you don't want a folder or to use the Boris bikes you have a cheap town bike that never leaves.

 

[simonsch]

I leave my bike in the bike racks outside Waterloo station every night, and over every weekend. I think they are pretty safe. I normally move it to secure storage at my work if I am away for a longer period, but that disrupts my schedule a bit when I get back (have to get the bikes in the right places etc) so when I visited New Zealand recently, I left it there for 2 weeks, and it was fine. The only problem I have ever had is that I used to have a seatpost-attached rear mudguard - that lasted all of one night. I lock with a D-lock and cable (like most others). On the other hand, with the bike left on the street outside my work, I have come back and found the quick release open (but wheel still on, because the cable ran through it). The bike is a ~£300 or so model (when new a couple of years ago) - I would not do it with my proper road bike.

 

[Pale Rider]

If you look closely at the bikes parked in London most are not worth a lot. Like @velovoice i had a London bike for commuting only but i was able to keep it secure near to the station. I know quite a few people that have tatty commuter bikes at the main station hubs to get across town.
Unless you have a fold up Southeastern Rail wont let you travel with your bike on the train if the train arrives in London after 7am or leaves London after 4pm.Therefore if you don't want a folder or to use the Boris bikes you have a cheap town bike that never leaves.

Saddles seemed to be at risk in London last time I was there.

Quite a few parked bikes without, possibly because the owners were in the habit of taking the saddle with them.

Not many quick releases and, being the sad bike anorak I am, I noticed quite a few with secure clamp bolts.

 

[RedRider]

Outside London Victoria station, theres quite a large section of racks for locking up your bikes. I'm sure other major train station in London and elsewhere have them as well. They are under cover from rain, and monitored by CCTV according to network rail here: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/london-victoria-station/parking/.

Would you ever leave your bike locked up overnight at one of these places?

I have done but the last time was fifteen years ago and when I came back my bike was gone

 

[xxDarkRiderxx]

Nope, Just used to leave the D-Lock at Liverpool Street for convenience, and spend half an hour in the morning looking for it.

 

[CopperCyclist]

Yes, I have done.

Oh hang on, you probably didn't mean Police Station...

 

[fossyant]

Nope not any where.

 

[sbeqs]

No. Unless I wasn't arsed about losing it.

 

[Moodyman]

None of my good bikes, but the 1990s MTB hack yes.

I'd take off all there is to take off easily such as lights.

 

[velovoice]

If you look closely at the bikes parked in London most are not worth a lot. Like @velovoice i had a London bike for commuting only but i was able to keep it secure near to the station. I know quite a few people that have tatty commuter bikes at the main station hubs to get across town.

Yep, the bike parking stands at St Pancras are full of bikes being used and left exactly like mine is. I have left mine unchecked for weeks at a time. No one has touched it. My boyfriend was convinced the bell would disappear the first week but no, it's still there, a year and counting.
To be fair, I do use two Sold Secure rated locks of different types. Bike's not worth much, but my introduction to urban cycling was 'mentored', if you will, by the original "Two Good Locks" Man.