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Revolution on the Road: Saris SuperClamp’s Modern Makeover & the Freedom of the Most Compact Tray-Style Hitch Rack

...#BikeRacks #SarisEdge #EBikeHauling #SuperClamp #HitchRack #BikeTransport #CarbonBikeCare #ToolFreeRack #CompactRack #FreedomRack #MadeInUSA #BikeAccessories #EBikeSupport #BikeGear #OutdoorAdventures Source link Sar is staking its claim in the bike rack space once again with a new hitch rack lineup introduced at the Sea Otter Classic, designed to cater…

https://cyclereview.co.uk/revolution-on-the-road-saris-superclamps-modern-makeover-the-freedom-of-the-most-compact-tray-style-hitch-rack/

First #bakfiets taxi ride of the Spring. Found one of the few roads with tons of ice and nearly dunked my youngest in a puddle of slush. Like the staple #BikeRacks at my but not that they block the #sidewalk. #BikeTooter #accessibility #cargobike

Bakfiets parked at staple bike racks that are across the sidewalk

Here I am, parked on the third floor of the fietsflat (literally bike flat) near Centraal Station. This often happens before the week-end. There is a nice view from here and maybe this is why this is always difficult to find an empty spot among the 2500 bike spaces. #train #parking #trainstation #bikeracks #church

Long row of bikes parked in a rack on top of a building, standing above another long row of bikes down away bellow, next to a canal. At the back, the St Niklaas church stands out on the skyline.

The roads are covered with ice here in Oslo and I miss biking.

Here is a photo of the stylish bike racks located the so-called Barcode area in Bjørvika.

The bike racks are designed by MAD Architects. These stylized bicycle structures of stainless steel provide safe bicycle parking. The bike racks are placed in a pattern that emulates a peloton – a pack of riders in a road bicycle race - tour de bjørvika!

The front bike leads the pack in the direction of the fjord while their red and white LED lights accentuate the direction.

#BikeRacks #Peleton #Oslo #Architecture #BicycleLights #Biking #Bicycle

Modern Bike Racks with bicycle lights. Photo is black and white.

I saw this and thought isn't this cool.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/68747795215/
Then I saw this and thought it was simpler and cooler.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/299559812728291508/

#ottbike #BikeRacks

I'm at another #Starbucks store now. Meeting up with 2 hopelessly tardy people. #FilipinoTime

As usual, they picked the time (4PM) and the meetup place. As usual, they're incredibly late. It's 5:25 now. But that's really not what this toot is about. 🤪

See photos and image descriptions. 👇

Not a bad spot to park a #bike, eh? The actual #bikeRacks aren't bad, they can accommodate pretty much any bike size. The problem is the location of the racks.

I ain't parking there! 🤪
#bicycles #cycling

Partial screenshot of a photo from Google Maps info on a Starbucks store. It shows the storefront with some bike racks at road level, but the floor level of the store is much higher and the bike parking cannot be seen from inside the store.

Photo of the side entrance of the same Starbucks store with a ramp for PWD (orange arrow). The photo is taken from inside the store. Where the purple arrow is pointing, there is a bicycle parked, out of view and out anyone's way, a good distance from the door.

Photo of a bicycle parked in a corner and locked to the railing

Testing the in-bus bike racks on the new RapidRide G

The RapidRide G started service this past week, promising six-minute headways between downtown and Madison Valley via Madison Street. But you go to other sites to learn about the implications for transit service. I’m here to talk about the bike racks inside the buses.

That’s right, inside. The new RapidRide G buses have a couple tricks that no other bus in Seattle has. First, it has doors on both sides, which are needed to serve the center platforms on Madison Street the way the First Hill Streetcar does on Jackson Street. Second, it has bike racks inside the coach rather than on the front. So I of course had to try it out.

OK OK, Snohomish County transit riders, I hear you yelling, “Swift has had those racks for years!” It’s true. Community Transit’s Swift bus rapid transit coaches have very similar bike racks inside. But this is the first time such a bike rack has been used by King County Metro. These “SpinLock” racks are made by the Woodinville-based company Sportworks, which also makes the racks for the front of buses. In fact, Sportworks pioneered the whole bike racks on buses idea, and King County Metro was among the first to roll them out fleet-wide.

Anyway, back to RapidRide G. People with bikes should enter through the back door, which is clearly marked on the side of the bus. All riders can tap readers on the platform or inside the bus to pay, so there is no need to go up front by the driver at all. Once inside, lift the front wheel up enough to roll it into the bike rack. An arm on top with a wheel on it will automatically hold the wheel in place, so once the wheel settles into the groove of the rack, you’re done. It is significantly easier to use than the racks on the front of the bus because you only need to lift the front wheel and do not need to operate the arm to hold it in place.

To exit, I just pulled back on the handlebars and it came out. However, my bike has a front rack that prevented the arm from going all the way forward (though it still held it in place just fine). Illustrated instructions say you may need to push the arm away from your bike in order to get it out.

There is one catch, though. Two of the racks are taller and one is shorter. The taller rack squished my front fender. It still worked, and my fender was not damaged, but it’s not ideal. When I moved to the shorter rack, there was plenty of clearance for the fender. Since it just barely squished my fender, other fenders may not have this issue.

The taller rack squished my fender.The shorter rack fixed my fender issue.

Neither King County Metro nor SDOT have a published set of bike restrictions specific to the new RapidRide G coaches, so presumably the same rules for both bike rack styles. The standard rules for bikes on Metro buses say they must be conventional single-seat bikes with two wheels weighing 55 lbs or less with wheel sizes between 16″ and 29″ in diameter, tires 3″ or less in width, and wheel base of 46″ or less. Many electric bikes will exceed the weight limit, though you are allowed to remove the battery and carry it with you if that brings the weight under the limit. Ask your local bike shop if they have a scale if you want to test it.

Perhaps more than any other bus in the city, the RapidRide G is one hell of a bike elevator. From downtown to the top of the hill at 17th and Madison, the bus climbs 370 feet in just a mile and a half and takes about 16 minutes to do it. To put this climb in context, the highest point of elevation in the entire state of Florida is 345 feet. For just $2.75, you can use the RapidRide G as a bicycle chair lift for two hours. Wheee!

#SEAbikes #Seattle

A bicycle inside a bus coach near the back doors. The front wheel is sitting in a bike rack with an arm on top of it to hold it in place.

Two signs. One says This area for bikes only and the other includes illustrations on how to use the rack.

Close-up of a bicycle fender getting squished between a tire and the rack.

Name a physical space intentionally built for people more unpleasant than box store mini malls.

Maybe this is a contributing factor to the #retailapocalypse these places sucks to be. Online shopping is more pleasant

Bonus: no bike racks

#urbanism #placemaking #bikeracks #CarBrain

Box store mini mall store fronts. Concrete. No benches. No bike racks. Endless parking. No sun shade.

Thanks to the guy in Lordco with the big dog & the silver mobile mechanic pick up truck who heard me ask for the right size socket wrench to help me get my bike rack off my hitch. He offered to take the rack off for me right there and then went back and showed me the right socket for that bolt. I’m visibly disabled and he was never weird or patronizing about it. Having help with heavy tasks like that is huge for me. Really appreciated your help! #kindnessofstrangers #bikeracks #tools

At #SeaOtterClassic, we met a sales professional who showed an unusual level of respect for individual needs by listening attentively before selecting and showing us a product. That was Dale Aguas, sales director for Stile Products, Inc, an exclusive distributor of Tern Bicycles / @ternbicycles.

We were impressed by the Tern NBD for so many reasons—including, as Dale demonstrated—NBD’s FlatFold feature. Indeed “it makes it easy to fit the bike into #trains, #buses, RVs, and even smaller cars. Just lower the seatpost, fold down the Physis Handlepost, and the NBD transforms into a low and flat package….No #BikeRacks necessary.” https://www.ternbicycles.com/en/bikes/471/nbd

#BikesOfMastodon #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #ebikes #TernBicycles #Tern

A Tern NBD on display at Monterey County’s Sea Otter Classic.

Went riding on #GoodFriday evening and had dinner at my newly discovered bike-to* #food place. They don't have #bikeRacks but the place is good and safe enough that I feel comfortable going there with my #bike. 😃👍

#bikes #bicycles #cycling #CityRiding #Philippines #MetroManila

Photo of a bicycle parked next to a table at a restaurants outdoor seating

Photo of a teriyaki karaage chicken meal with eggy rice

@arnan 🙄

People with #bicycles need the #bikeRacks to properly secure their bikes. Scooters and motorcycles don't need bike racks. They can park anywhere. You can let them park on your head, if you like.

🫵 ... 🤐 ... ✋🛑 ... 🫥

Don't laugh.
This is a big* deal for me, okay?
☝️🤪

I rode Li'l Blue 🔵🚲 to the mall! 🤸‍♀️ A very short* ride, but a real* #bike commute* -- i.e. not just riding around the block with no destination. 😊

I still shouldn't be riding it on busy streets or great distances. It's old school with no 🔋⚡ assist and I'm just no good with smaller wheels. Wiggly ride. Ergo, not safe. It's just me. The bike is fine, as far as I know.

Did I park it right? 👇
How would you do it? 🔐
#bicycles #bikes #BikeRacks

Photo of an old 16" foldie bike parked at a large and high bike rack, with the bike saddle hanging from the bar of the bike rack. The bike is locked to the rack with a combination lock.

Photo of some bicycle racks at the basement parking of a mall, with 4 large bikes parked. The steel racks are thick and heavy. There are bike locks left locked on the racks by cyclists who presumably frequent the mall and don't want to ride with their bike locks.

Great video from Build the Lanes showing how they rebuild a #street in the #Netherlands. And some good shotes of those odd Dutch #BikeRacks, too… #BikeTooter https://youtu.be/3ZvpCxW2H04?feature=shared

Now, note that I didn't say: I don't know if they have #bicycleParking or #bikeRacks. There isn't any.

I wish I had a photo or video of their faces when I came up to their door with my bike. 😅 They didn't know what to say or do. But they did right by me... #restaurant

Tada! #bikes #bicycles
😃 #eBike #cycling
👇 #BicycleFriendly

Photo of a dark grey bike parked in a narrow space between a semi-outdoor table and a glass wall

We encourage people to use the free AARP Bike Audit Tool Kit created by #AARP and #BikeLeague, whether in #Monterey County or anywhere. ICYMI, e.g., in #CalBike e-blast, Bicycling Monterey's Autumn Bike Buzz, or elsewhere, here are some details—including updates today (post-webinar) on how much time it takes to do a bike audit. https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-autumn-2023-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html. The Tool Kit is available from AARP as a free download or free print edition. Spanish version expected Jan 2024.
#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeAdvocacy #bici #bike #bicicleta #ciclismo #BikeLanes #BikeRacks #cycling #bicycling #infrastructure #transportation #LiveableStreets #LivableStreets #CommunityInput

Cover of the "AARP Bike Audit Tool Kit: A self-service guide for assessing a community's bikekability" by AARP and the League of American Bicyclists, includes images of a variety of types of bikes and trikes as well as a person in a wheelchair, couple with a baby stroller, person walking a dog, and other pedestrians. As the cover states, the new Tool Kit is a companion guide to the AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit.

Vancouver Mom: Exciting News: The Baby Show Vancouver Returns! https://www.vancouvermom.ca/highlight/the-baby-show-returns-to-vancouver/ #vancouver #vancouvermom #momhacks #BabiesandToddlers:Ages0to2 #IntermediateKids:Ages9-12 #PrimarySchoolKids:Ages5-8 #Preschoolers:Ages3to4 #thebabyshowbabybump #eventsinvancouver #ExploreVancouver #joggingstrollers #NorthShore #babyevents #Highlight #bikeracks #sponsored #strollers #babygear #ForKids #Travel #ByAge #Gear

🌃😵‍💫 Disappointed
Didn't get enough #sleep to join either of the 2 early* group rides today. Didn't even get to do my usual Sunday morning ride. ☹️

🌇💤

🏙️🚲 Unsuccessful
I did ride Grey ⚫🚲 in the afternoon, trying to find better fenders to replace the crappy ones by ADO. Zilch. I guess I'll have to shop online.

🏪🧋
I consoled myself with #coffee jelly frapp. 👇

Not the best #bicycle parking. But the area is safe-ish, with a security guy keeping an eye on things.
#bikes #BikeRacks

Photo from inside a cafe, one side of a bike's handlebar can be seen through the window

Photo of a bicycle parked at a flimsy and rusty bike rack. The rack material is so thin, it wouldn't be difficult to cut through it. No, I did NOT leave my things hanging on the handlebar like that.

Photo showing the rear end of a bicycle, with a bike lock snaking through the wheel, frame and the flimsy parking rack.

Photo of the parking area for bicycles and motorcycles, outside a cafe. No, I did not leave my things hanging on the handlebar.

"Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) was recently awarded $570,500 from the Clean California Transit Initiative Program....Work will include activities like the installation of a #bike workstation, replacement of #BikeRacks," and more.

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #Monterey #Salinas #MontereySalinasTransit #PublicTransit #bus #transit

An October 16, 2023 media release from Monterey-Salinas Transit announces that MST was recently awarded $570,500 from the Clean California Transit Initiative Program.

"One of the main objectives of the program is to benefit priority populations and high-visibility locations through the beautification of transit infrastructure."

New bike rack installed this morning as part of our Bike Racks for Businesses program!

This one is located in the business complex with Okun Dentistry near Southern and Rural.

Thanks to a Tempe bicyclist who is a patient there and pointed out there was no bicycle parking. The tenant then reached out to the property owner to coordinate one to be installed with us.

Do you know a business that could use better bicycle parking? Tell them, and then tell us!

#bikeracks #br4b #tempe

#bikeracks

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