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Permalink Reply by Josh L. on May 14, 2013 at 10:08am

hmm..then why is just about every single wheel locked bike I see locked on the front rather than the rear wheel?  For some reason bikers perceive that the front wheel is more likely to be stolen.

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on May 14, 2013 at 10:41am

On that New York rack there is actually a lot of space if you lock your frame and wheel.  And the rack is really unique.  Only the red bike in the picture is sensibly secured, though.

Here's one that I saw all over Montreal, which is built into the parking space markers. Ew.

And for further review, a rack at French-American Museum in Quebec city, a few days later (mid December 2012):

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

At least they're not as bad at these David Byrn bike racks in New York.

https://api.ning.com/files/z1RO1iuFc*MLf3y2A4zLIJY7Q125ZwSykLuNDpC6...

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Permalink Reply by Anika on May 15, 2013 at 3:57pm

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

Well, the guy on the right locked wrong. The bike is supposed to be parallel to the rack. Also, who the hell secures their front wheel and frame but not the back wheel?!

Madopal (7.6 mi) said:

BTW, here's a pick of two bikes locked to the Wicker Park ones.  Notice how the bike on the right winds up having to stick out in the sidewalk, and the one on the left has just the right lock size to fit through that little hole in the logo.  Also, the logo is exactly the same height as what appears to be a 700 wheel.  You'd think they would have tried that before welding it in.Have a bigger downtube or smaller lock, welp, too bad.  Mini-u?  You're out of luck.  Go find another rack or leave your wheel exposed.

Have you never parked next to a cargo bike? It is impossible to park parallel to almost any rack in the city.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on May 15, 2013 at 3:59pm

I don't understand. Neither of those bikes look like cargo bikes.

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Permalink Reply by Haddon on May 17, 2013 at 3:56pm

The bike rack at Cook Brothers.

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Permalink Reply by Sebastian Baptiste on May 19, 2013 at 4:57am

There's a Dutch saying that comes to mind, roughly translated: "Trying to make someone happy with the gift of a dead sparrow".

Tony said:

All these racks were donated by chambers of commerce for the benefit of cyclists. Cut them some slack. They're doing it for you. 

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Permalink Reply by Thedutchtouch on May 20, 2013 at 6:14am

I've locked up to those racks multiple times already. There is plenty of room to thread your lock below (or if your bike is larger like mine above) the logos. It's not like your tires both have to be touching the sidewalk, just life your bike up 6 inches and lock it. Too lazy/weak/no arms? move 10-30 feet down the street and lock up to a sign. Problem solved.

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Permalink Reply by Blatherskate on May 21, 2013 at 4:02pm

You're suggesting locking to "dummy poles" as an alternative?
Pull your head outta your ass, cause it's clearly an issue.

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Permalink Reply by Thedutchtouch on May 21, 2013 at 4:21pm

my my, someone's got a case of the internet muscles tonight.  not all poles/signs/etc have bolts that can be easily defeated, and some bike racks do. heck, i've locked up to a  (fairly large diameter) tree before, it's better than nothing.

Blatherskate said:

You're suggesting locking to "dummy poles" as an alternative?
Pull your head outta your ass, cause it's clearly an issue.

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