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Old 01-31-05, 08:13 PM
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samundsen
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Originally Posted by Oxymoron
And those new inverted U shaped racks don't work so well when they are only 3 inches from the wall. One can't park straight in because of the tire, and can't park sideways because of the handlebars. The one I saw like that was on a side walk that was not as wide as my bike was long. Not only would my bike block pedestrians, it's back tire would hang out into parking where it would get crushed by the next car's front bumper. That would be like making a parking lot with spaces for the cars six feet long and three feet wide. Wouldn't people question the intelligence of an engineer who designed them like this whether or not he drove a car?
The rack outside my local REI store is like that. I couldn't believe it. The store is brand new, and the rack is so close to the wall the bike must be parked parallel to the rack. You'd think a relatively upscale sports equipment store like REI would know how to install a bike rack.....
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