I used to just wheel my bike inside and if any asshat gave me an issue, I told them I would gladly take it outside if they could tell me the difference between my bike and a shopping cart in some tangible way where walking beside my bike caused some unique issue or harm in any way. Several tried to say something, but the act of giving in to the need to resist anything different when given the delusion of managing grandeur is a self filtering mechanism for stupidity. No one ever had an intelligent response of substance and caved to my argument.
I’ve absolutely brought my bike into stores when they don’t have bike racks, and would if the bike racks were hidden behind a goddamn dumpster!
I only had an issue once at a grocery store, and had to lock my bike up where they told me to… directly on the narrow sidewalk beside the cart location. It was highly inconvenient and a hazard to pedestrians, so I feel bad every time I shop at this one place.
But if I have the option to shop at a place that has sensible bike racks, then I just pick there to shop.
I used to just wheel my bike inside and if any asshat gave me an issue, I told them I would gladly take it outside if they could tell me the difference between my bike and a shopping cart in some tangible way where walking beside my bike caused some unique issue or harm in any way. Several tried to say something, but the act of giving in to the need to resist anything different when given the delusion of managing grandeur is a self filtering mechanism for stupidity. No one ever had an intelligent response of substance and caved to my argument.
I’ve absolutely brought my bike into stores when they don’t have bike racks, and would if the bike racks were hidden behind a goddamn dumpster!
I only had an issue once at a grocery store, and had to lock my bike up where they told me to… directly on the narrow sidewalk beside the cart location. It was highly inconvenient and a hazard to pedestrians, so I feel bad every time I shop at this one place.
But if I have the option to shop at a place that has sensible bike racks, then I just pick there to shop.