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safe place to lock your bike at Heuston?

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  • 23-02-2009 11:32am
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    scaryfairy
    Registered Users Posts: 388 ✭✭


    Hi

    I leave Dublin each week for the week-end and cycling to/from Heuston would save me an awful lot of time and possibly money.
    I'm looking for a safe place to lock my bike for the week-ends at the station. Does such a place exist? The alternative solution is to take the bike on the train, but that would cost me €8 each way. Or not use the bike at all :(.

    any suggestions?
    many thanks
    sf


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    RoyMcC
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    Well the station provides a bike park http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=H&action=showdetail&station_id=71 though presumably it's not secure :confused: How much would they charge it as 'left luggage'? Give 'em a call.


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    Rusty Cogs 08
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    If your doing it every weekend then I'd invest in a motorcycle lock and leave it down there with maybe a stubby u-lock for good measure (which you could carry normally). Depends on how good the bike is. There's a lot of bikes down at Heuston at any time. If yours is one of the flasher ones then it's a target. If not, then those locks should do the trick.


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    scaryfairy
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    good morning,

    thanks for these tips, will look into them both. the bike is not flashy at all but not one of those totally run-down ones either, haven't seen what types of bikes are left there. it would be great if I could leave it in the left luggage though, would be happy to pay 10+ euros...

    thanks again
    sf


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    Rusty Cogs 08
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    I'd say they'll send you around to the bike rack (it's massive, left luggage isn't). And if your paying €10+ every week it would be cheaper to just by a FO lock. My tuppence worth.


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    spurious
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    Do you know anyone living anywhere close to Heuston could take it in for you?


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    AAARON
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    best thing to do mate would be a motercycle lock and a little tip ive copped on to is lock the bike upside down there is a lot of vandals out there. i came back to my bike a few times and my wheels where buckled locking it upside down prevents that :D


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    scaryfairy
    Registered Users Posts: 388 ✭✭scaryfairy


    thanks for all this - I think I will just abandon the idea... it's so bl**dy heartbreaking to get your bike vandalised/stolen and seems like a very likely event. had bikes stolen 3 times, seats several times, no wheels as yet... unfortunately nobody I know is from around the area. anyway, was a silly idea.. :(

    but thanks anyway
    cheers
    sf


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    omb0wyn5ehpij9
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    I think you are right in abandoning the idea, i wouldnt feel happy leaving a bike there for a few hours, let alone a weekend!


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    TheWaterboy
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    I used to park my bike there every night and all weekend when i was commuting to dublin. It was a new bike, though only cost me 150 euros. I had two U locks and never had any problems..If anything has quick release wheels or saddle then they will prob be taken.

    Recently they have enclosed the bike shelter with metal gates which i think might be closed in the evening...There are loads of bikes there so you would want to be very unlucky to be robbed.


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