Errand bike thread....

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wow Xeney, that's an interesting situation you are in!
I see you are in an urban area with probably plenty of bike stealing to worry about going on.
What kind of lock(s) do you put on your bike? I would think that even a fairly crummy bike rack would be ok if a thief couldn't hack through your lock and would have to take the whole bike rack along with your bike. What is that arrangement for you?

My husband and I work at home too. Our children are grown and have flown the coop, though.
Where I live (rural, small town) bikes don't get stolen too often, but it does happen sometimes, and according to our local police, cable locks are occasionally cut with bolt cutters. So I wound up getting a very heavy duty U-lock and heavy cable combo. I just don't want to lose my bike to some slimy thief.

In my area, there are NO bike racks (well except one at the school and one at the library, that's it. No racks at all on Main Street or at the supermarket, bank, PO, cafe, drugstore.... So I have had to get a bit creative about locking my bike to sign poles, railings, benches, trees, stair banisters, etc.
It's funny really, because now wherever I go I find my eye automatically scanning the surroundings for suitable "bike anchors"....even when I'm not on my bike!

So I guess my question to you is- can you lock your bike to perhaps a parking sign or bench or tree instead...and do you have reliable locks?
What makes some of those racks you describe unsuitable?