Originally Posted by
mikeybikes
And vertical racks are suitable for bike parking. They don't damage the bikes.
Now those wheel bender racks... those should be destroyed.
Edit: Of course, the vertical racks are fine provided there is suitable location for locking. The kind listed in the previous post don't really look to be particularly secure.
I think cyclists can expect to have suitable and secure bike parking. I wouldn't particularly expect for indoor parking, though it is nice. I personally find vertical racks to be suitable, provided they have something to secure your back to.
This is where cities can come into play and develop standards for bike racks and minimum requirements for spaces, much like they already have in the zoning code for car spaces.
My current commuter with all it's racks, panniers, accessories, and a frame/wheel set being being durable enough to handle heavy cargo loads, tips the scales at 55 lbs empty, and is definitely not something I wish to lift on and off a vertical rack every workday.
Before the case is made in getting a lighter bike, the co-worker with the "monster truck" didn't have to give up his vehicle, and start driving a compact car.