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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on April 16, 2012 at 2:50pm

Ugh.  At least the rack is biodegradeable.  A wooden bike rack is probably ok if you're sitting on the beach 10 feet away and don't ever turn your back on the bike or go into the water.  Don't think I'd like to tangle with a bike thief wielding a chainsaw.

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Permalink Reply by Jared on April 16, 2012 at 2:55pm

Are you sure this is a bike rack?  I'm not really sure what else it would be though.

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on April 16, 2012 at 4:09pm

This one looks better.

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Permalink Reply by Ash L. on April 16, 2012 at 4:34pm

'Tis a fine barn but sure 'tis no bike rack, English

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on April 16, 2012 at 4:35pm

+1

Thunder Snow said:

Ugh.  At least the rack is biodegradeable.  A wooden bike rack is probably ok if you're sitting on the beach 10 feet away and don't ever turn your back on the bike or go into the water.  Don't think I'd like to tangle with a bike thief wielding a chainsaw.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on April 17, 2012 at 12:01am

Bart of Darkness FTW!

Ash L. said:

'Tis a fine barn but sure 'tis no bike rack, English

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Permalink Reply by John Wirtz on April 17, 2012 at 1:30am

Maybe it's a towel rack?

Jared said:

Are you sure this is a bike rack?  I'm not really sure what else it would be though.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on April 17, 2012 at 4:39am

Only other thing I could think was a lockup for beach chairs and umbrellas the park distict would rent.

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Permalink Reply by April on April 17, 2012 at 8:29am

Forget chainsaw, try hacksaw or an axe!  I wouldn't lock to that rack if you paid me!

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on April 20, 2012 at 12:02am

Speaking of why you shouldn't lock to a iron fence.

This incident happened literally in my back yard.

While I have locked, on occasion, to a wrought iron fence due to no other good choices I certainly would not leave the bike unattended overnight in this neighborhood.  Heck, I'm surprised scrappers don't steal the whole fence overnight.   We've had incidents of brass toe-kicks being stolen off of doors for scrap value.  

Even with a small place I wont leave a bike outside overnight.  i bring them all in and just find space inside for them -and deal with carrying them up and down the stairs.  My main city bike is 50lbs with locks and racks.  Even if there wasn't a theft problem leaving my bikes outside & exposed to the elements and perhaps even taggers to paint up is just not the way I treat my bikes.

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