I also have issues with the City Rack. All of my transportation bikes have front racks with either a bag or basket mounted and the City Rack prevents me from locking to anywhere other than the ends. Inverted-U and Post and Ring type racks are the best way to go in my opinion.
Grant On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:40 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Robbie wrote: > [snip] > > > http://www.sarisparking.com/product-category/outdoor-bike-parking/ > > > [snip] > > > The City Rack at the link above would > be my choice, but it might be a bit > > pricier than the others. On > the other hand, "expensive" in bike rack terms > > tends > to mean "about 1/20 - 1/10 the price (or less) of a car parking > > spot." I think the Bike Corral, Stadium, Post-and-Ring, or > Bike Dock would > > all work. > > Gotta disagree strongly > with the recommendation for the "City Rack" model. The > only place I could park either of my bikes on one of those would be on the > posts at the ends. Unless you have a very small frame, the top bar is just > too low to fit the bike under it, and I want to be able to lock more than > just my front wheel to a rack. The "Bike Dock" or the > multi-space variations on it (Bike Corral and Stadium) are far superior in > giving the bicyclist more flexibility in locking preference for different > types and sizes of frames. There's just no contest, it's a simple > and effective design. > > [I do agree with Robbie that the > "wave" and comparable designs (pretty-looking > fence/wheelbenders) absolutely suck.] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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