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Good commercial rack for parkade?
Hey all;
Looking at recommending replacement racks to my company. They have an underground parkade from which a number of bikes have been stolen lately. Part of the problem is that the racks are mostly of the "small loop on the ground" style, which only allows a wheel to be locked up. What I'm looking for are opinions on the best racks which provide the following: 1) Relatively high bike density. 2) Allow (encourage!) locking the bike FRAME to the rack with a U-lock. 3) Don't hold the weight of the bike by the wheel. 4) Don't prevent bikes with wide/knobby tires from being locked up. Any suggestions? Cheers, Colin |
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On Jul 12, 3:33*pm, "Colin B." wrote:
Hey all; Looking at recommending replacement racks to my company. They have an underground parkade from which a number of bikes have been stolen lately. Part of the problem is that the racks are mostly of the "small loop on the ground" style, which only allows a wheel to be locked up. What I'm looking for are opinions on the best racks which provide the following: 1) Relatively high bike density. 2) Allow (encourage!) locking the bike FRAME to the rack with a U-lock. 3) Don't hold the weight of the bike by the wheel. 4) Don't prevent bikes with wide/knobby tires from being locked up. Chicago style wave racks are the best design IMHO. They allow for a wide variety of locking methods and they're fairly inexpensive. Embed them in the concrete or use very long security bolts. |
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On 7/13/10 2:17 PM, landotter wrote:
Chicago style wave racks are the best design IMHO. I prefer those, too. |
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Good commercial rack for parkade?
Kevan Smith wrote:
:On 7/13/10 2:17 PM, landotter wrote: : Chicago style wave racks are the best design IMHO. :I prefer those, too. The advertised capacities are much higher than reality, though. -- sig 113 |
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On Jul 13, 4:30*pm, Kevan Smith wrote:
On 7/13/10 2:17 PM, landotter wrote: Chicago style wave racks are the best design IMHO. I prefer those, too. If they're installed with proper setback. A local coffeeshop has one installed a foot from a brick wall, rendering it nearly useless. |
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Good commercial rack for parkade?
Yahoo Flickr and Picasa hold photos of imaginative designs. When pressed, I use an uncuttable chain thru wheels and tubes locked with a $30 Schlage type lock. |
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Good commercial rack for parkade?
On Jul 12, 1:33 pm, "Colin B." wrote:
Hey all; Looking at recommending replacement racks to my company. They have an underground parkade from which a number of bikes have been stolen lately. Part of the problem is that the racks are mostly of the "small loop on the ground" style, which only allows a wheel to be locked up. What I'm looking for are opinions on the best racks which provide the following: 1) Relatively high bike density. 2) Allow (encourage!) locking the bike FRAME to the rack with a U-lock. 3) Don't hold the weight of the bike by the wheel. 4) Don't prevent bikes with wide/knobby tires from being locked up. Any suggestions? Yeah, take out *all* the parking spaces for cars, and put in enclosed bike lockers, benches, showers, bike work stands, Clif Bar vending machines, etc. |
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Good commercial rack for parkade?
David Scheidt wrote:
Kevan Smith wrote: :On 7/13/10 2:17 PM, landotter wrote: : Chicago style wave racks are the best design IMHO. :I prefer those, too. The advertised capacities are much higher than reality, though. From what I've seen, I don't imagine that the bike density is significantly less than most other designs, though. I think I'm getting sold on those, the more I look. The other style that a friend mentioned was more like this: http://www.dero.com/products/campus_...mpus_rack.html I'm also curious what people think of this one, from the same manufacturer: http://www.dero.com/products/hi_roller/hi_roller.html Anyways, thanks for the input so far. Colin |
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Good commercial rack for parkade?
Colin B. wrote:
avid Scheidt wrote: : Kevan Smith wrote: : :On 7/13/10 2:17 PM, landotter wrote: : : : Chicago style wave racks are the best design IMHO. : : :I prefer those, too. : : The advertised capacities are much higher than reality, though. :From what I've seen, I don't imagine that the bike density is significantly :less than most other designs, though. I think I'm getting sold on those, :the more I look. They're used very often broadside, with bikes along their length. That turns a "seven" or 'nine" bike rack into a two or three bike rack. A inverted U rack has the same space requirements, when installed in sets, but is substantailly more likely to be used correctly. They're also easier to attach a bike to, particularly a bike with baskets, paniers, trailer, etc. see what Denver has to say about them: http://www.denvergov.org/Bicycle_Pro...5/Default.aspx The wave racks look better, but they don't work as well. Inverted U, or some variation on them (with a cross bar), is probably the ideal rack. -- sig 12 |
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Good commercial rack for parkade?
On 7/14/10 12:54 PM, Colin B. wrote:
The other style that a friend mentioned was more like this: http://www.dero.com/products/campus_...mpus_rack.html I'm also curious what people think of this one, from the same manufacturer: http://www.dero.com/products/hi_roller/hi_roller.html I've never used wither of those types, but they look like they'd be good. Just about anything is better than a rack like this: http://www.commercialbicycleracks.ne...?ic=CB115-1160 |
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