taking bikes into stores

I've started taking my bike into stores with me when i need to quickly pick something up. Sometimes if i only need one thing from one of the big 4 supermarkets i'll walk my bike around the store pick up whatever i need and head off.

This has never raised an eyebrow with the public, security or general employees until today when i attempted to quickly pick up an item from pcworld (don't start). admittedly they were quite good about it, asking me to leave my bike to the side at the front of the store while waiting to pickup my item from the collection point rather than taking it outside, but i somewhat doubt they would have asked the same of someone pushing a pram, and by gosh in london do you have some oversized prams.

Has anyone found that stores are generally accepting of you wheeling your bike around, or do you tend to get told off by the security guard? obviously if the store is tiny it makes a difference but when it's a fricking cavern with more staff than customers....

Cyclopedia (before they went bust) would not let me take my bike into their shop when I needed an inner tube.

Was not upset when they closed down.

I got started on by Mcdonald's manager once for this, serious business

oh yeah, facetious argument from the store employee, was that if they start allowing bikes in the store, people would start takings, ducks and cows in too

Imagine taking cows into a burger joint, like lambs to the slaughter.

Apple store are also pretty good at letting you bring your bike in

Because of all the lfgss hipsters who work there.

evans cyclses dont like it when you try and take a bike outside of their store. especially when you haven't paid for it.

#makeyourmindup

evans cyclses dont like it when you try and take a bike outside of their store. especially when you haven't paid for it.

#makeyourmindup

Will keep an eye open for bikes when I'm next in evans buying plus size drag.

My local B&Q in Acton don't bat an eyelid.
In fact my local Screwfix lent me an 8mm allen key out of stock when my crank nearly fell off the other week and let me fix it in the shop.
Tesco hoover building won't have any of it mind you.

You need to get it in their and locked to one of the checkouts quick. Then make sure you're done before they locate bolt cutters.

I often try if I'm in a hurry, and always ask first.

I find Tesco generally refuse. I once got told this was due to Health & Safety, my on-road-only bike being dirtier than the soles of customers' shoes, obviously :/

I have been known to speak or write to store managers about their poor policy/bike locking facilities, if it's a store I use often. "Do you realise how much business you lose...blahdy blah."

Usually though, if I'm told 'no', and there's no safe parking, I pull a face and go elsewhere. They almost always can't explain their reasoning.

Since they removed all the bike stands on Regent Street I don't even bother going to shops there.

One time I didn't have a lock and my local kebab shop owner didn't mind me bringing the bike inside whilst I ate, thought it was quite nice of him tbh.

I find most shops don't like it when I go cycling around the aisles. But it makes shopping a lot quicker so it's worth suffering the whining.

I'm sure there's a rad 80s film where they do skids round a supermarket.

If there isn't we should make it.

I don't normally try and take my bike into shops unless it's an emergency like running out if water and I have no lock. The only place I had an issue is the shopping centre in Hammersmith, I wasn't even allowed to walk my bike through to the shop I was covering at 8am in the morning , I was told to leave it in the lorry / goods in area, walk back to the store and collect it via the stores back door/goods in. After explaining I'm not going to do that as I didn't have a lock I was eventually allowed to walk it through but was told at the end of my shift I wouldn't be allowed to walk it out through the centre, although I did without anyone saying anything.

I find most shops don't like it when I go cycling around the aisles. But it makes shopping a lot quicker so it's worth suffering the whining.

shopping would much more fun if one could cycle in stores. in what stores have you tried it?

I've got a fluorescent orange Pashley post bike with the big basket on the front and regularly use it as a shopping trolley around Morrisson's - only ever get smiles.

The security guard in my Sainsburys loves it when I wheel my bike at 8:00am. He watches it for me whilst I grab a few things. Last year, at Christmas I gave him a box of Roses because I'm nice like that.

I try to evaluate each situation. Am I in the shop for long? Will my bike be in the way? If in doubt I just take it in.

Big Sainsburys in streatham,the security guards will watch my bike for me as i park it next to their station near the door.
A mate of mine once rode his Yamaha XT500 round the printing press floor after a session in the pub,the management had him in the office to give him a massive bollocking and possibly sack him.But he asked them where in the rule book it says he cant ride a motorbike on the printing press floor..... IT DIDNT so they couldnt do anything about it.The print unions were a law unto themselves then in the 80's

Apple store are also pretty good at letting you bring your bike in

Security guard tried to give me a telling off for doing that in Covent Garden. Luckily I was on a borrowed Brompton so I folded it up, cue puzzled looks from the poor guy.

shopping would much more fun if one could cycle in stores. in what stores have you tried it?

Any place with that has nice wide aisles and that isn't too busy. Tesco at 3 in the morning is pretty good, tho they won't let you buy any booze. Don't try it in your local cornershop.

wouldn't be able to even look at bicycle at 3am let alone cycle but if you are not pulling my leg about being allowed to do it I am gonna try cause I am adventurous

Just Do It.

I'm sure there's a rad 80s film where they do skids round a supermarket.

If there isn't we should make it.

Hippy is, so I hear, casting a project with the working title 'Crossbike Brigands' set in a dystopian future/80s fictional Australian city called 'The City'.

Get his people to talk to your people. Bingo!