Originally Posted by
Roody
It is't so much that they're hard to operate, slthough they do take a little hand strength. The problem for me is that I feel pressured to hurry, with all the people on the bus waitning for me. So I got a little nervous the first time I used a bus rack. I ended up dropping a nice allen wrench. It rolled under the bus and I couldn't get it back.
Yeah... but it's decidedly easier the second time you use it. You should be able to just life the front wheel on the rack and push it aboard.
It'd be a lot easier if you had a lighter bike.