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Spot the foolish error by West Sussex County Council
Why do they not consult local cycling groups before wasting everyone's money?!
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- don simon fbpe 2 sec ago
“Pandering to the few that don’t even pay to be on the roads” Do pepole really still say this and expect to be taken seriously?
- S.E. 12 min 56 sec ago
Surprised to see only Ultegra and Dura-ace in this list, there are other Shimano groupsets with this Hollow "technology" (that doesn't look sound...
- Npowel 1 hour 9 min ago
I ride a Cannondale SuperSix Evo, and I can confirm it’s racy but surprisingly comfortable for long rides if you dial in the fit. For your needs,...
- The_Ewan 1 hour 15 min ago
Presumably they could also have been saved if the council had just reduced the carriageway width without residents' agreement....
- quiff 1 hour 54 min ago
"No darling, I said a cactus bike holder, not a bike cactus holder."...
- chrisonabike 2 hours 8 min ago
James Bond / Inspector Gadget ejector seats. Although being hit by a descending motorist doesn't sound good either...
- Andrewbanshee 4 hours 9 min ago
I have visited Guernsey and my wife goes there a few times a year for work. This act of premeditated violence shocks me. There are quite a lot of...
- hawkinspeter 4 hours 35 min ago
You could well be right. Personally, I think Avonvale Rd is just a disaster for having two way traffic. So many drivers think the traffic calming...
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Yeah, they have this sort outside Bristol Parkway. You can lock your wheel with a D lock, but you have to make do with a cable for the frame. Needless to say, I only ever leave my cheaper bike there..
The versions of these racks with extra metal loops to lock the frame to can be okay. The ones in Marylebone station, in combination with all the CCTV cameras pointing at the racks appear pretty effective.
I quite like the upper layer. You can pull out the rack and then it tips downwards so that you can roll your bike down off it. I would tend to choose the upper racks because it makes it that much more faff and that much more complicated for a thief to access.
Surely the rack in the OP's original picture could be upgraded fairly simply by buying some heavy-duty additional loops and getting a good welder to attach them to the existing unit. Appreciate it would take a while to do, given the number of racks, but it's not beyond the realms of the possible.
Several of you got it - I'm surprised that a number of you couldn't see the issue!
The issue is the reason that the bike in the photo (not mine!) has been locked to the side of the unit: there is no way to lock your frame to the rack. Google "how to lock your bike" if you don't see why this is a problem.
The double decker business is fine if mildly inconvenient once the lower rack is full. Similar racks are in use at train stations in the area, but with an extra loop to lock your frame to. They are well used and a reasonable solution where high density parking really is needed.
I see what you're saying now. When I park at the gym - it's just a plain old bike stand that you can lock the top tube too.
Weird cos they have these all over the place don't they ?
Appppparently - this is how the double decker bike parks work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnPiPUwA8s8
Yep - they're dead easy to use, and also dead easy to steal from if you can only lock your wheels to the rack.
Needs moar metal O in the middle:
- at least that's what I took as the OP's point... what do you lock your frame to?
I genuinely cannot work out what is wrong with it! Am I daft?
Looks like they've installed it backwards - facing towards the wall rather than away from the wall.
(Do I win a prize if I got the right answer?)
How do you get your bike down from the top tier if there are bikes on the bottom? Looks a tad overcomplicated, to me...
The "facility" is small enough not to upset people: mission accomplished.
Sorry - never needed to use a rack like that but I've seen similar at Euston - no idea how they work.
Is it the top tier ?
The problem is not the facility but where its located...i.e. in England. In other parts of the world the security would probably be sufficient for most bikes. Still you would think the council would be vaguely aware of the crime rate in their area.
Is that a double decker bike thief magnet?
They could have just asked anyone who locks their bike up before doing that... But I'm amazed the manufacturer didn't realise too. Did they not use a firm that makes racks?