Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
For a new bike, I still would not leave it unlocked within a building at the front. Security guards may walk off temporarily to another area in the floor.

No, there's always at least 2 there (up to 5), and one is always manning the cameras that show the front entrance. They take security at federal buildings pretty seriously these days! Guests have to sign in, but you can access the front foyer without getting through any security.

I lock at the rack with a cable and good u-lock, but it still only slows a thief down. My bike is the only one ever there, and its there every day. There are some not-great apartments nearby and a not-great mall across the street.

So, here's the setup:

(bike
rack)

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t ---------| f o | guards
r awning| y | and
e ---------| er | metal detectors
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There's usually an additional guard parked on the street in front of the awning, facing the bike rack, but like I said no one said anything to DH when he has come to mess with my bike. So, there's not really an ideal situation here, but I'm curious about what most of you would do.....

It's POSSIBLE the guards would let me bring the bike in -- but I doubt it. My cubicle is also too small for me to put it in here so I don't know where else I'd keep it.