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[Closed] Leaving a bike at Gatwick Airport overnight?

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I am flying from Gatwick airport in the next couple of weeks and was just looking at trains to get there from Wimbledon. £25 return?! So I was thinking I would cycle there however i'm a bit unsure about leaving the bike there overnight (well from a Thursday-Monday in fact), reckon it might get nicked, even with a decent D-lock and cables round the wheels.

Anyone had any experience of leaving their bike there? How safe is it, is there anywhere decent to leave them or simply a bunch of bike stands somewhere?


 
Posted : 15/02/2017 6:10 pm
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Drop it in for a service at Evans Warehouse, collect when you return 😉


 
Posted : 15/02/2017 6:57 pm
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there's stands at the rear entrance to the airport, where employees go, I would imagine its relatively safe.

Aside from that, try pricing tickets to somewhere further down the line (Brighton or haywards heath) - you might find it cheaper


 
Posted : 15/02/2017 7:24 pm
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I've often wondered about cycling to an airport as a cheaper, more pleasurable and possibly even more convenient alternative! The website has some useful info here:

http://www.gatwickairport.com/to-and-from/by-bicycle/


 
Posted : 15/02/2017 7:50 pm
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Yeah shermer, I read that, but I bet the CCTV doesn't work or has the image quality of a potoato.

5lab where are we talking for the rear entrance? Can you link a google map location of the stands?


 
Posted : 15/02/2017 8:56 pm
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I think the sheds are here

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/ @51.1550436,-0.1618071,3a,15y,290.1h,82.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sD4whZ6nVbeSDkX3Lbgw6dQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

but I've no idea if you need a key/whatever to use them. The back door is just there, access off perimeter road east


 
Posted : 17/02/2017 7:19 pm

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