This is an example if bad bike parking. This rack is at Best Buy's
South Loop location on Roosevelt and Clinton, just north of Home Depot
which also has bad bike parking.

What is wrong?

1. This style bike rack requests that cyclists respectfully lock their
bikes perpendicular to the curb. In doing so, the bike will block more
than 60% of the sidewalk width. If a cyclist recognizes this and locks
thief bike parallel to the rack, the amount of bikes that can be
locked to this rack is reduced.

2. The distance between each wave is so small that only one bike can
fit in the wave. City wave racks are crafted with waves that allow two
bikes in each wave.

3. This rack can easily be stolen and I will not be surprised when it
is. Gaze your eyes to the rack's attachment point at the base. Only
the base is "firmly" joined to the sidewalk while the rack is joined
to the base with a simple bolt and nut.

4. Location. This rack faces a blank wall of the Best Buy, over 100
feet away from the entrance. No one is looking out for this rack or
this stretch of the street.

Best Buy installed this same rack on the north side of the building,
on Roosevelt.

Oops, I mean Bike Rack. Blah, this wintry weather is making me loopy. We got pounded by eight inches this week. Feel like Pamela Anderson.

This week’s Humble Offering of Humbility is brought to you by loops. Have a creative week, everyone!

EXPLORE #390 - February 5, 2011