• @rustyricotta@lemmy.ml
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    131 year ago

    Absolutely this. The only times I take my bike out is when I know I’ll never have to leave it. Which basically excludes using it for transportation purposes, and leaves only cycling just to cycle (which I do still enjoy).

    Just too high of a chance for it to get stolen (completely or just parts), or vandalized. It’s not even that great of a bike either.

    I have a friend who “solved” this problem by having such a junker of a bike that it didn’t even look like it functioned.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏
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      21 year ago

      Check if there are any facilities in your area for secure bike storage, my nearby city for example offers free staffed bike parking and a free bus to get around. The inter city train station offers 20/7 keycard access bike parking with changing facilities, but that requires a deposit, proof of address etc.

      I usually end up using one of these two facilities when I visit the city because of the rampant bike theft issues there, with the preferred one being the inter city station since it’s open almost all the time

      There was even a docked e-bike hire offered by the local govt, which sadly went bankrupt because people were vandalising the e-bikes and destroying the docks ☹️