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Keeping phone safe on bike
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My new job is close enough to cycle to so I'd like to start soon. However the place I physically works at doesn't allow cell phones of any kind. I don't want to be without my phone in case I need to get a hold of someone, especially for, say, a ride should weather go south mid trip or I not be able to repair the bike. Are there lock boxes that attach to bikes? It doesn't need to be fool proof, since the bike itself will be stored in a relatively safe place. I just need it to keep honest people honest.
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Anyway, for Christmas I got one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Timbuk2-Bicycle-Seat-Pack-Black/dp/B000PKF19U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294723169&sr=8-1
Obviously it doesn't have a lock on it or anything, but it's a nondescript container that can hold a cell phone (err, one smaller than an iPhone anyway) - might be enough, depending on how secure the bike storage place is.
They don't have a phone at your work that you could use if something goes wrong?
I'm sure they do, and I'm sure he's talking about when he's going to/from work if he needs a phone for an urgent/emergency situation.
Not to leave on his bike. A big bag is more likely to attract attention.
Personally, I'd get a small saddle bag and a cheap-ass bar cellphone with a hundred minutes on it and just leave it with the bike. That way, you've got an emergency phone to call out on if you need it, and if some dink does decide to steal it out of the bag you're out 20, 30 bucks. Leave the main cell at home, that way you don't have to worry about accidentally bringing it in with you and getting in trouble.
there should be some place you can stash your phone when you come in, with a manager or at the front desk
edit: you could always get a small bag, wrap the handles around the frame, attach it with a padlock, and then secure the zipper/bag itself with another padlock or a mini lock
or: http://www.amazon.com/Helix-Personal-Safe-Tether-61019/dp/B000GOYCYU/ref=pd_sim_hi_11
I dont think a bike specific one exists, but I think you can be creative with the variety of lockboxes
- A small very cheap bicycle lock (very thin)
- A Bike Bag that fits under the seat
- A tiny padlock.
I keep 'valuables' (nothing I would be upset over having stolen, but valuable enough to go to some effort to protect, like spare tubes, tyre leavers etc) in the bike bag. The bike bag is one of these types:
and just sits under the seat. I've also secured it with the small bike lock to the underside of the seat (there's a loop on the back of the bag).
I then just padlock the bag closed with a tiny lock. If someone wanted to steal it then they could rip the bag off, tearing the loop, and then force the padlock open, or just cut the bag but it puts off opportunist thieves.
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You could ask a coworker to store your phone in their car.
Get a portable lockbox that you can stash in a bush and hope that no one sees you hide it every day. Out of sight, out of mind. Or skip the lockbox altogether and just hide the phone.
Make friends with a local shopkeeper, like a convenience store owner. Tell him you'll be a customer every day if he'll hold your phone for you.