DomaneS5

Rig your bike up so it can electrocute anybody who touches it.

jefnvk

In that all we have is his assurance that he can do what he is doing. There are many situations in which he could actually be in the wrong, that he doesn't actually have the authority to do what he is doing, or that the guy he suspects isn't even the one doing it, that bringing up the subject to management will end in a fail for him.

Even if it was generally let go, or even allowed, that people can park bikes where they want, turning this into a fight could well make management just issue a blanket "bikes on bike racks only". Wouldn't be the first time I saw a policy enacted because one person insisted pushing something that was tolerated.

mtb_addict

Yeah that's what I think I was worry about...since I'm not so good in tact.
Whole thing could blow up if I talk to someone and say things in the wrong way...I'm not a people-type person...if bosses get involved...investigation get started...unintented consequences...new rules...etc
I guess it best to let him win this one...I could just easily park my bike one window down from this guy.

Company bought a whole bunch of new bikes for employees to use.
So I expect their will be more tension between people who like bikes and the people who don't.

Fastfingaz

,,,you still don't make any sense,,,, I have four or six bikes too and I only lockup the ones I can stand to lose, the other one like my CF road bike I take it into the bathroom with me,,,,,but what ever ,, hope you get it resolved,,,,,,

jefnvk

At least then, if it gets moved, you know it wasn't him

Flip Flop Rider

find out who has the office windows. go to them, and ask would they mind if you park your bike there. find yourself a spot

rumrunn6

just find another place to park it. grumpy old men only get grumpier

CliffordK

Why don't you talk to your boss, or building management about the bike parking situation.

If there is demand, perhaps they would add more racks, or covered racks. "Safer" parking?

1989Pre 

That's exactly that mtb needs an official ruling on this. If he takes matters into his own hands by making accusations (whether right or wrong), he could end up with poor results or even conflict. Use the chain of command.

I-Like-To-Bike

It appears that you have finally grasped the basis of your problem since the OP and have come up with the solution. Congratulations.

I-Like-To-Bike

What makes you think his boss or the "chain of command" or anybody else gives a doo-doo about the sanctity of his favorite parking spot when he doesn't use the provided bike racks, or wouldn't consider him just a whining cry-baby if he did come to them with such a petty non-work related easily solved personal problem?

Maelochs

If MTB feels wronged, he is in a dangerous position, because quite possibly He is in the wrong, and when he goes off complaining, he will be told so.

Imagine if I decided to park my car wherever I wanted ... "Hey, dude, this awning keeps the bird poop off my finish ..." But hey ... I am parking it in somebody's garden.

Here's a thought for MTB---Don't Put Your Stuff Where People Will Move it.

We do all Share the world, eh? it is not here to please the guy in the office ... or the guy who wants to park in front of his office.

MTB is irked, and has not even bothered to care that he Knows he has irked the guy in the office. Hey, He Is Also a Person.

I am the sort of guy who pretty much ignores the rules---because they Are only for other people. Like Jimi Hendrix said, "I am the one who is going to die when it's time for me to die so ..." But I also am not a totally inconsiderate bustard, and I realize that sometimes I cannot have everything my way because the friction it causes goes way beyond any benefit I gain.

Maybe MTB needs to stopped being pissed at others and start thinking about who he is pissing off .... often times stuff like this can be talked out. Sometimes not ... but stomping around saying "I want what I want" is unbecoming.

If the bike is such a POS what difference does it make if it gets a little rain on it? Park it somewhere out of the way without an awning. Or park in front of a different window. Or park freaking Anywhere else. And if you don't even lock the thing, don't come here telling us how important it is to you.

This is a straight-up pi$$ing match. You violated someone's territory and they violated yours. And instead of solving it like intelligent people, both sides have just kept pi$$ing.

I'd say you are lucky the bike hasn't been confiscated. If it out of your possession and on someone else's property illegally, likely the person could toss it. I'd say you were lucky the person decided merely to move it, and not mess it up---particularly since you Refused to take a hint.

I'd say there are any number of solutions, but continuing the pi$$ing match is not one of them.

Seattle Forrest

I wouldn't want strangers moving my bike, either. That's why I try not to leave it out of my sight in a place where strangers could move it.

fietsbob

on the weekend drop off a bucket full of concrete, in your car,

with a place in it cast into the cement to lock your bike up to..

still not permanent, but heavy to move.

shelbyfv

Obviously English is not OP's first language. That may be part of why he seems so obtuse. If he is here in US to work, he may be having trouble understanding local customs, etc. Failure in translation.

BlazingPedals

OP shouldn't complain, he should simply find the building manager and ask if it's permitted to park there. Most building managers don't want bikes parked against their windows or blocking any walkways. If not allowed, ask what the policy is. Then follow the policy without complaining or arguing. Anything else will risk escalation.

mtb_addict

I'm going to ask the building manager install a 10-bike bike rack infront of that guy's window. Haha.





Just kidding.

Maelochs

That would be rich.

jefnvk

It would also be counterproductive, as the OP would then have two places he refused to park his bike

CliffordK

If I had a floor to ceiling office window, I'm not sure I'd want someone else's bike parked in front of it every day.

But there may be other motivations too. Perhaps the guy entertains clients, and feels that part of his job includes having a clean office environment including a pretty view out the window not obstructed by bicycles that should be in the rack.

morfeeis

I hate how these sort of topics turn into attacking the OP. no one should move your personal property unless they ask your permission first. it is an office setting and adults should know better. unless it is a safety hazard or he is your boss i'd speak up.

I wouldn't walk in an punch him, i'd do something like bring him a cup of coffee and or a donut and start up a conversation. "i see you have an office right next to the window mind if i ask you a question: someone moved my bike the other day do you know why they would do such a thing? is it in a fire zone or something"?

Maelochs

I wouldn't mention "fire zone" .... might give the old guy ideas .....

Humpy

OP thinks he's special and can leave his crap wherever he wants.

coominya

The topic was "people moving your bike around without your permission" But no one seems to have addressed that yet? All I have read is comments on interpersonal dealings, building codes, insurance etc. If someone was moving my bike around I would find out who and confront them straight away. I'd probably take a polite but firm stand in resolving the problem and be open minded to the fact that it might not be the best place. No one should be moving anyone's bike, it's our private property.

Anyone who would move a bike in this sort of situation is obviously not a cyclist and wouldn't realize how sensitive things like derailleurs are to minor impacts. Let the situation go on and you're likely to come out after work and find it has been accidentally damaged. Stop dithering about and confront this guy today. BTW, if he has a window office he's just as likely to be someone of importance in the company.

I-Like-To-Bike

Obviously, he is not the only BFer who feels that way as some the responses on this thread indicate. At least the OP has figured out how to resolve the problem without following the advice of the militant crap strewers.