One thing that I think is commonly missed is that the entire rack isn't cleaned out at once usually. You don't need to have flawless security that it'd take a jackhammer to remove. You just need to have better security than the guy next to you.
In praise of the humble Sheffield stand
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Re: In praise of the humble Sheffield stand
#232You really know you are dealing with a serious bike enthusiast when you see a DIY Sheffield stand installation in the front garden. Many such cases in Oxford and Bristol ofc...
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#233Url changed from https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1493299809574342659 , which points to this. It's fine to posts links to alternative views in the thread, but please submit the original source (per https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html ).
My bad, I thought I was being helpful since people complain about Twitter threads all the time.
Yup - certainly understandable! but best to link to the alternatives from the comments.
There are a bunch of reasons for this but the main one is that it's important for the domain name beside the title to display the original source of the article. Also, readers are divided on which UI they prefer, so there's no pleasing everybody.
Re: In praise of the humble Sheffield stand
#234Url changed from https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1493299809574342659 , which points to this. It's fine to posts links to alternative views in the thread, but please submit the original source (per https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html ).
But... Twitter is unreadable! I get all these weird popups and it requires enormous amounts of effort just to follow the thread. We probably can't fix Twitter. Would it be possible to reconsider the guidelines to allow for alternative views of websites that have absolutely atrocious usability?
Some people feel the way you do and some people feel the opposite way. It's clear that no solution will satisfy everyone, so it's best to stick with the original source rule and then have links to alternatives in the comments.
(Btw in case it's helpful, I've found the Minimal Twitter extension tolerable - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20517129. Personal opinion, not qua moderator!)
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#235Earlier quoted context omitted.
Securely locking your bike means locking both wheels and frame to the rack. Any rack that doesn't reach all three of those things is impossible to securely lock to.
I think that, in practice, locking the frame and rear wheel is enough to deter most bike thieves. Yes, they could steal the front wheel, but it's hardly worth the effort. It's difficult to sell, and you can't get away quickly.
> Yes, they could steal the front wheel, but it's hardly worth the effort. It's difficult to sell, and you can't get away quickly.
That doesn't seem to be the case where I live (South-central Indiana). It's common to see abandoned bikes locked to the rack with the front wheel missing. I once went to the public library for an hour and came out to find my front wheel had been stolen. I'd rather lock my frame and front wheel than my frame and rear wheel.
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If it's on the owner's property, it's probably kosher. Many cities have rules about the proximity of bike racks/stands to fire hydrants, parking meters, etc., but those generally concern public sidewalks. I say probably because, knowing this country, I am positive someone can find a municipality that bans storeowners from putting bike stands on their property.
One example from Twitter thread: Might need a tapping bar for accessibility to blind people.
If the city is installing them (via subcontractor) are you worried about the city then claiming you broke a city building code?
Re: In praise of the humble Sheffield stand
#237I really like this style of bike racks: https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2019/10/ElectricScooter-1024... (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
And impossible to lock your frame except with a useless cable.
No, you can see the mini-Sheffield protruding up between each wheel slot, and you can see a bike's frame locked to it. Hard to see in this picture but it's there.
Re: In praise of the humble Sheffield stand
#238I really like this style of bike racks: https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2019/10/ElectricScooter-1024... (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
Can't lock anything but the front wheel. And it only works for classic bike geometries, so not the more expensive cargo bikes people use as car replacements.
Look closer - there's a Sheffield-ish bar running between each bikes, and one bike's frame is locked to it.
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If I was an owner, I'd have a lot of problems with this just because I'd be worried there'd be some regulation I was violating that would get me fined.
If it's on the owner's property, it's probably kosher. Many cities have rules about the proximity of bike racks/stands to fire hydrants, parking meters, etc., but those generally concern public sidewalks. I say probably because, knowing this country, I am positive someone can find a municipality that bans storeowners from putting bike stands on their property.
“Probably kosher” is kind of my point. Are you offering to indemnify them?
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These[0] used to be rather common in the Netherlands And are actually pretty much fine on the wheel bending front if there's enough bicycles parked . You'll just stick your bicycle at the end of a group of bicycles and it'll be prevented from falling over by its neighbors. Still sometimes seen in lowish traffic areas where theft is not very likely. These days you'll more often see these[1] which are a bunch more dens…
My favorite is this one: https://www.falco.nl/assets/image-cache/2235e.1d162e0c.jpg You hang the bicycle from its handlebars. Advantages:" - No bent wheels - You can lock the bike at "working height": minimal bending to the ground - Bikes do not fall when for example people bump into them
I hate that design: you can't lock a bike to it with a U-lock.