“Big Clearance! 12 in place of 1!”
“Grande offerta! 12 per 1!”
ENFB cyclists’ union, Woerden, 1993; poster by Theo van den Boogaard
Pretty gross rack design tho. Should just be a bunch of pipes bent into a large U-shape cemented into the ground on both ends.
You’re supposed to lock the rear wheel with a u-bolt, not the front wheel.
Also not all bikes are shaped the same, and once you put a weeks worth of groceries on them that front wheel is popping out of that shitty slot and you’re crushing the guy next to you
You’re supposed to lock the rear wheel with a u-bolt, not the front wheel.
This must vary a lot, but that’s how you keep only a wheel where I’m from. I even saw those wheels locked to railings here and there in Berlin
I’m not sure if you’re agreeing with me, but the whole reason to lock the rear wheel (as opposed to the front wheel) is specifically to avoid this problem. By locking through the rear wheel inside the rear triangle of the frame, you lock up both the wheel and the frame at once.
This is why bike racks designed to lock the front wheel are stupid.
I was arguing, but now that you explained it I understand that you were right all along
Edit: but the comment is still valid with regard to front wheel locking
How would locking the rear wheel work for that yellow bike with the tow cart? If bicycles are to replace cars for grocery runs, I imagine such tow carts would be a must for many people.
It would work great. You’d lock the rear wheel to the bike rack with a ubolt, and that would lock both the frame of the bike and the rear wheel in one go. To lock the front wheel and the trailer, use a cable and loop it around and pass it through the same ubolt.
My point is that the bike racks that are just one large U shape are far more versatile. They work for road bikes. They work for short folder bikes. They work for huge cargo bikes. They work for the bike with they yellow trailer.
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Practically all bikes in the Netherlands still look like that today. They’re a tool to get you from A to B and this design has proven very reliable for that.
U-locks for bikes are a rarity as well. Basically all bikes have a lock built-in, that you optionally pair with a chain if you park it somewhere deemed unsafe.
I’ll speak from experience here, but biking with groceries is the biggest pain in the ass ever.
Imagine seeing a cashier sitting in a chair at a grocery store. That’s the funniest part of this picture.
@rivoluzioneurbanamobilita @fuck_cars giusto ma in Italia accoppano un ciclista al giorno!
And the guy with the full cart is going to… juggle?
Either that or the cart’s going home with him.
That guy didn’t have a car in the first photo either. They probably just walked home. But seriously, you can fit a surprising amount of groceries on a bike, especially with saddlebags or just a backpack. Plus, if you don’t have to drive to the grocery store you often find you can make a few smaller trips now and then instead of one giant stressful trip that you have to plan everything around.
That guy wasn’t at a car in the first photo. It’s implied he had one, like everyone else in the photo.
WOAH NOW, that yellow trailer is definitely going to get swiped by a car tho
People who can’t dodge stationary objects shouldn’t have a driver’s license. I’m not saying that it doesn’t happen, but it really shouldn’t.
It depends on velocity
If only the driver had some way to influence the velocity 😢
People who can’t maintain a reasonable and prudent speed also shouldn’t have a driver’s license, either. Still, it does happen, but it shouldn’t.
Doesn’t look like that rack is bolted into the ground. I usually flip it upside down and drag it some place inconvenient to let the store owners know that their bike rack provides no security if it can just be picked-up by a theif with the bike.
