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11-09-2013, 03:36 PM
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Bike rack
Walking into the mall today, I chuckled at people's inability to use the bike rack properly.
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11-09-2013, 05:52 PM
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It's so complicated!
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11-09-2013, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ependydad
Walking into the mall today, I chuckled at people's inability to use the bike rack properly.
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The problem is, I don't see any kind of sign with instructions on how to use that complicated piece of equipment. 
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11-09-2013, 06:15 PM
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Surprised to see even two bikes there as most kids/people have/are chauffeured everywhere they go these days for their own safety.
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11-09-2013, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by OldCoot
Surprised to see even two bikes there as most kids/people have/are chauffeured everywhere they go these days for their own safety.
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I hear ya- but one thing I love about our town is that it is so bike friendly. Daughter and I (before she just broke her arm) were riding a good bit. We were able to ride for 4-5 miles without crossing major streets at street level (there are a handful of tunnels).
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11-11-2013, 07:38 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
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Are the locks through the bike's frame? That's probably why they are that way. Thieves just remove a wheel and take the rest of the bike.
Each of my good bikes in college cost more than my car, so I did something like this everyday.
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11-11-2013, 07:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBaron
Are the locks through the bike's frame? That's probably why they are that way. Thieves just remove a wheel and take the rest of the bike.
Each of my good bikes in college cost more than my car, so I did something like this everyday.
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Excellent point The cables on most bike locks are not long enough to reach through the frame of a "male" bike and even the extra long ones have issues with "female" bikes.
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11-11-2013, 09:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBaron
Are the locks through the bike's frame? That's probably why they are that way. Thieves just remove a wheel and take the rest of the bike. Each of my good bikes in college cost more than my car, so I did something like this everyday.
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I'd like to believe that except for riding thru the mall area that night and seeing a bike that was parallel to the bike rack and blocking every spot except for one on either end. I think people are just gits.
But, I did think the same or with the one up and over being a wheel too big for the rack (don't think it was).
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11-11-2013, 09:56 AM
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Bet you dollars to donuts, the guy who blocked off that many spots doesn't give hoot what you think, period.
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11-11-2013, 10:03 AM
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11-12-2013, 04:54 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
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You wouldn't believe how they park bikes in Korea! I've seen them lock their bikes IN the doorway!
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11-13-2013, 11:09 AM
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Even more complicated is being able to ride those bikes without handlebars.
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11-13-2013, 11:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bradnailer
Even more complicated is being able to ride those bikes without handlebars.
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I tried that once..... albeit I started with hadle bars ..... all said and done I was without heading down a small grade....
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