Originally Posted by mikeybikes

Hey, at least they are providing a place to park the bike for free.

The vertical racks were probably chosen based on space considerations. That type of stuff happens when bike parking is thought of after the fact.

Not saying vertical racking of bikes is the preferred solution, just that it isn't a bad solution.

It's like my coworker that complains he has to pay for two parking spaces because his lifted souped up truck takes up two spots. The parking lot was designed with certain space considerations.