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Cruised up to my usual rack after my commute today. Really?

self centered is very American.

Leave a note.

Can't blame them. I always park my bike at the end of those things, to give some usability to others, but no way do I want my bike in the slots where some kid on a beater BSO is going to toss his bike into mine and trash it. Always fun trying to extract your bike from popular racks like that.

Then again, as that rack has been cut at least once (presumably to steal a bike), I can't imagine using it anyhow.

Yep, I also park at the ends to use a U lock on the frame. The appeal of that admittedly nasty looking rack is that it is in the basement garage of my building, so the bike is out of sun, rain, and hordes of college students the entire day.

As an aside, why is your Miyata no longer in your sig line?

Sold it :(

Never really fit me the way I wanted, and the new Mazama suited all the roles it filled and then some for now (other than looking retro-cool). It went to a guy who wanted one to match his wife's 610 to start touring, so it is in a happy new home! Going to keep my eyes peeled for a 1000 or a Univega Specialissima (or another proper vintage touring bike, not sport tourer) to take its place.

I don't see a problem. Plenty of room to lock up.

Good to hear it is in a good home! I'm a very recent member of the cult, and just trying to get used to fast road riding. My 610 will never see that rack, that is for sure!

Ha, that was part of the problem, I was never "fast" on that bike because of the fit. My fiancee could outrun me on her mixte :) I haven't left the Miyata cult fully, it isn't in my sig yet because it isn't complete, but I have a gorgeous old Miyata Triple Cross being built into a gravel/CX type bike. Hoping to wrap that up this weekend!

And yes, if you have an indoor rack, that is very nice for your commuter/regular use bikes. I'd suggest following the advice of leaving a polite note, sometimes people just don't realize what they do affects others.

I'd swap the front wheels, see if they notice.

:lol:

Those racks suck.

The alternative would be to put it properly in the rack and come out to a broken derailleur when it falls over.

That rack can fit at least five more bikes. OP only rode one bike to work. I don't see a problem.

What other people do isn't something we can control. Getting upset over it, posting photos of it and commiserating doesn't solve anything.


-Tim-

They left you the entire front side. Very considerate. What are you complaining about?

Catharsis. Now that he's publicly (on this forum) shamed them, he can move on. Problem solved. :thumb:

One of those is ^his^ bike! :roflmao2:

^His^ is the other one! :thumb:

both ends were still available..

Shush. You're not helping. :innocent:

There's not enough room between the rear of the rack and the wall to lock a bike up any other way, and the front side is empty. I don't know who needs anger management counseling more. This guy or the one upset at Walmart because a kid in China didn't mark the tire size on the box with a Bell tire in it.

How'd you think little new bikes were made? "Factories in China"? Yeah, right.

You have to admit, I did not get nearly that upset...

But at least the Walmart guy posted about something that was wrong, as minor as it was. There's absolutely nothing wrong with those two bikes locked up on the back of the rack so near the wall. It has no effect on anyone else who wants to use the rack. Matter of fact, they were being polite in not taking up any of the front spaces. To start a thread complaining about that is kind of bizarre.

Yes really. Best way to end up with a bent derailleur hanger or a buckled wheel is to stick your bike in those slots.