Originally Posted by
DiabloScott
They're OK if you park laterally and take up the whole thing.
One reason they're so popular, is that the manufacturers exaggerate how many bikes they can hold, and people who never have to use them believe it.
This - never happens.
I could see that maybe working if, and only if, the rack were set away from a building so bikes could be parked on either side, however almost all cases of that style I've seen the racks are set up along a wall, thus blocking one side from use. The other thing stopping those from being used like they claim are bikes with wide handlebars, like both of mine. I Have touring (butterfly) bars on one bike and the other bike is a dutch style bike with wide city bars. I park in one of those and my handlebars often cover quite a bit of space.