Originally Posted by
oeuf
I've read about these before. They're supposed to be designed to conserve the ground space, hence the suspending of the bikes.
I don't see how it conserves much ground space. Sure the base is smaller but when you take into account the overall footprint including the need to approach from all around the perimeter it looks like it would need more space.
It might be workable at something like a bus stop where it could double as a shelter, but now your standing under dripping bikes.
And what to do when the rack is full?
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