For Lack of a Rack
This weekend I had to run a quick errand in the Back Bay and ran into a problem.
While I prefer not to lock to railings either other options are not always provided. And the number of racks in Boston hasn’t grown as fast as the number of bikes. So even when there is a rack…
Enough is enough. I’ve decided to of take the matter into my own hands.
So whenever I need to lock up I won’t be lacking a rack.
I absolutely love this post. Funny!!! but so true and even when racks are provided, often times they’re flimsy, hard to use, out in the rain, etc. Vancouver has provided several very cool bike boxes, but it takes a bit of prep to use them signing up, getting the card and so forth. Still, I really like the boxes.
It doesn’t do any good. If you ad more rack you just get more bikes. Induced demand. These were taken in the middle of the afternoon during the workweek.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=773182356073074&set=pb.100001439496307.-2207520000.1431269319.&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=773182352739741&set=pb.100001439496307.-2207520000.1431269319.&type=3&theater
Fairly often, I just rely on my bike’s absurd weight (65lbs) and lock it to itself.
Is there a rideable bike so ratty that it won’t be stolen? I’ve seen photographs of some sorry looking bikes on boats headed for Africa, so I’m guessing “no”.
This guy did his own, but a major overreaction. Don’t let it stop the DIY! I bet most cities wouldn’t care, as long as it was reasonably installed, safe, sturdy, out of the pedestrian walkway.
http://laughingsquid.com/casey-neistat-installs-his-own-bike-rack-on-a-new-york-city-sidewalk/
I bet you could install your own bike rack if you used ‘urban camouflage’. That is, disguise it as a street sign, a parking meter or even a phony gas meter next to a building.