what do poggie users do when they lock up?
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 219
Bikes: Five active bikes: 1983 Diamondback RidgeRunner (early production mountain bike), 1951 Raleigh Sports 3spd, 2012 Novara Safari, 2013 Schwinn 411 IGH, 2016 Jamis Roughneck Fatbike; plus a Trek T900 tandem shared with the family
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
what do poggie users do when they lock up?
I'm sold on the idea of poggies being a good solution for very cold weather riding, and more so in that my new winter bike has trigger shifters that are quite difficult to use with mittens. But here's my dilemma: most of my bike trips are more urban/utility oriented as opposed to recreational. That means I ride my bike to shop, visit friends, go out to eat, go see music etc. Does anyone else here use poggies and lock up their bikes?
Do you worry about theft of the poggies when locked up? If so do you have any ideas on anything that can mitigate that risk? Do you remove the poggies and take them with you, and if so, how easy is it to reattach them when it might be dark and below zero?
Do you worry about theft of the poggies when locked up? If so do you have any ideas on anything that can mitigate that risk? Do you remove the poggies and take them with you, and if so, how easy is it to reattach them when it might be dark and below zero?
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Erie, PA
Posts: 1,771
Bikes: Bacchetta Giro 20, Trek 7000, old Huffy MTB, and a few others
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Never worried about theft on mine. I got $30 scoot logic mitts that were intended for scooters. I have bar end plugs that use allen screws to hold them on (also keeps them in place taking my hands in and out).
My thought is that anyone that would have a use for them probably won't steal them. On the off chance that someone does, I'm hoping they really needed them.
My thought is that anyone that would have a use for them probably won't steal them. On the off chance that someone does, I'm hoping they really needed them.
#4
juneeaa memba!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: boogled up in...Idaho!
Posts: 5,632
Bikes: Crap. The box is not big enough...
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
Attachment methods are all over the place. The 45nrth pogies kind of bolt on. They are nice in that they hold themselves up and would be fairly hard to swipe...the dogwoods just attach with elastic cinch straps, so go on and off more easily (and easier for thieves, too...).
I've been tempted recently to get a set of the 45nrth pogies mostly because they stay at your preferred angle of install.
I just never thought about anyone stealing pogies before.
I've been tempted recently to get a set of the 45nrth pogies mostly because they stay at your preferred angle of install.
I just never thought about anyone stealing pogies before.
#5
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 219
Bikes: Five active bikes: 1983 Diamondback RidgeRunner (early production mountain bike), 1951 Raleigh Sports 3spd, 2012 Novara Safari, 2013 Schwinn 411 IGH, 2016 Jamis Roughneck Fatbike; plus a Trek T900 tandem shared with the family
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Attachment methods are all over the place. The 45nrth pogies kind of bolt on. They are nice in that they hold themselves up and would be fairly hard to swipe...the dogwoods just attach with elastic cinch straps, so go on and off more easily (and easier for thieves, too...).
I've been tempted recently to get a set of the 45nrth pogies mostly because they stay at your preferred angle of install.
I just never thought about anyone stealing pogies before.
I've been tempted recently to get a set of the 45nrth pogies mostly because they stay at your preferred angle of install.
I just never thought about anyone stealing pogies before.
#6
Senior Member
I've got a fairly thin combination lock wire, initially meant for securing luggage. I loop it through the pogies and through the frame when I know I'll be parking the bike somewhere unattended.
Can be left in place while riding w/o driving me nuts.
On a related note:
- I sent an email to an otherwise friendly and attentive maker of pogies/bar mitts, suggesting they might consider adding a version with a lock wire already inserted.
Would be easy enough to sew one in.
Would have made a much neater solution than mine.
But they were entirely uninterested, and I don't think they even gave it enough thought to understand what I meant.
Can be left in place while riding w/o driving me nuts.
On a related note:
- I sent an email to an otherwise friendly and attentive maker of pogies/bar mitts, suggesting they might consider adding a version with a lock wire already inserted.
Would be easy enough to sew one in.
Would have made a much neater solution than mine.
But they were entirely uninterested, and I don't think they even gave it enough thought to understand what I meant.
#7
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 219
Bikes: Five active bikes: 1983 Diamondback RidgeRunner (early production mountain bike), 1951 Raleigh Sports 3spd, 2012 Novara Safari, 2013 Schwinn 411 IGH, 2016 Jamis Roughneck Fatbike; plus a Trek T900 tandem shared with the family
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I've got a fairly thin combination lock wire, initially meant for securing luggage. I loop it through the pogies and through the frame when I know I'll be parking the bike somewhere unattended.
Can be left in place while riding w/o driving me nuts.
On a related note:
- I sent an email to an otherwise friendly and attentive maker of pogies/bar mitts, suggesting they might consider adding a version with a lock wire already inserted.
Would be easy enough to sew one in.
Would have made a much neater solution than mine.
But they were entirely uninterested, and I don't think they even gave it enough thought to understand what I meant.
Can be left in place while riding w/o driving me nuts.
On a related note:
- I sent an email to an otherwise friendly and attentive maker of pogies/bar mitts, suggesting they might consider adding a version with a lock wire already inserted.
Would be easy enough to sew one in.
Would have made a much neater solution than mine.
But they were entirely uninterested, and I don't think they even gave it enough thought to understand what I meant.
#8
Full Member
Never worried about them being stolen - it would take a couple minutes for someone to get mine loose. I fold them over closed to keep snow out and like to leave a hand warmer in each. When I come back out they're already warm inside. I've used mine for years at coffee shops & breweries with no problem.
#9
meh
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Hopkins, MN
Posts: 4,705
Bikes: 23 Cutthroat, 21 CoMotion Java; 21 Bianchi Infinito; 15 Surly Pugsley; 11 Globe Daily; 09 Kona Dew Drop; 96 Mondonico
Liked 1,013 Times
in
519 Posts
I'm sold on the idea of poggies being a good solution for very cold weather riding, and more so in that my new winter bike has trigger shifters that are quite difficult to use with mittens. But here's my dilemma: most of my bike trips are more urban/utility oriented as opposed to recreational. That means I ride my bike to shop, visit friends, go out to eat, go see music etc. Does anyone else here use poggies and lock up their bikes?
Do you worry about theft of the poggies when locked up? If so do you have any ideas on anything that can mitigate that risk? Do you remove the poggies and take them with you, and if so, how easy is it to reattach them when it might be dark and below zero?
Do you worry about theft of the poggies when locked up? If so do you have any ideas on anything that can mitigate that risk? Do you remove the poggies and take them with you, and if so, how easy is it to reattach them when it might be dark and below zero?
Me and my pugies on my Pug last January (-12F):
IMG_20160117_095740699_HDR.jpg