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Generally reasonable except: > Sexy? > No. > Doesn’t pass the simplicity test and completely unnecessary. If the only complaints about an "art" style installation are that it isn't simple or the absolute minimum, that sounds like a major win.
In general, the author is right, and the simple design is by far the best. But the classic Sheffield stand with a circular cross section can be easily cut with a pipe cutter. Contrary to an angle grinder, a pipe cutter doesn't make any noise. Thus, the design has been improved by making it solid instead of hollow and giving it a rectangular cross section, like [1]. I used to hate the improved design because it's obvi…
I'd be curious to know what designs engineers from the Netherlands or Denmark have come up with.
[1] https://www.adfc.de/artikel/adfc-empfohlene-abstellanlagen-g...
> known as the "Sheffield rack" or "Sheffield stand" after the city of Sheffield in England where these were pioneered [wikipedia] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_parking_rack Just in case anyone was interested in the etymolology. Also they used to make bike racks out of wood? Sick (?!) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_parking_rack#/media/... PS I loved this post and I agree completely. Bike rack opini…
While the overall point of simple racks being better definitely stands, the premise that a bike needs two locks is just silly and impractical. Get wheel locks for your bikes - pinhead, hexlox (my favorite), etc. If your wheels are secured to the frame you just need to lock the frame with one lock/chain. Takes way less time to park and you dont need to lug multiple 5lb locks (unfortunately thats how heavy secure locks…
Pitlock are nice. The day I lost my Pinhead key and opened one with a flathead and a hammer in less than a minute was a little sobering. They’re still better than a quick release.
A handful of the other types, e.g. the lampposts, get called out as acceptable as well.
I should bring up a few dozen of those and distribute them to various retailers around the city...
In my car-centric city (southeast USA, population ~125k) when I visit private property with no bicycle parking, I try to find the owner and offer to install one of these just for the cost of materials. The idea being, they can put in another one when they see more than one customer on a bicycle at the same time. It's very cheap, less than 100 bucks typically as I have the requisite tools in my garage to make them fro…
all you need is a pipe bender, right?
(Don't know the name)
It lets two fit in next to each other by raising the wheel of one, and the wheel locks means it just slots in so nicely. Plus a raised part for the lock
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Sadly, no amount of locking points provides sufficient protection against an experienced thief. In London, I've seen some of these Sheffield stands cut with an angle grinder.
For most bike "racks" here in NL it seems like the primary purpose is not security, but just having somewhere to lean bikes against and give people a sensible place to park their bikes (as opposed to "in a huge pile") Most people don't bother physically locking their regular city bikes to anything (only using a ring lock on the bike itself), primarily cheap beater bikes but also there's a guy in my street with a €200…
Still, I'm glad that most places have proper Sheffield stands at most one block away here.
