| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
I'd appreciate any leads on where to buy either a new or used
free-standing multi-bike parking rack for a church building I help
maintain in Harvard Square, Cambridge (MA).
We want a rack that can securely support and hold 5-10 bikes. Low cost
and good 'secureability' are the most important criteria (the church is
poor and there are issues of keeping the bikes safe from traffic and
thieves). We can probably raise up to $500 for the rack, and can do
most installation work.
Thanks,
Bob
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| 2567.1 | Belmont Wheelworks- Supermarket of Bike gear | RVNDEL::MCCARTHY | Mon May 17 1993 14:03 | 4 | |
A while ago I was looking for a bike rack and call Belmont Wheelworks.
They had a guy who could order them for you (sorry, I forget his name)
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| 2567.2 | Go lo-tech... | EMDS::THAYER | Wed May 19 1993 17:31 | 25 | |
Forget the standard bicycle rack, the kind you parked your
Schwinn at when you were a kid. With the Ulocks most riders
use now you can only secure two bikes at such a rack, one at
either end.
The best rack I've seen was home-made out of 2" galvanized
pipe. It had a horizontal cross bar at about 3�', with
vertical drop bars spaced every 3' or so. Each drop bar
could accommodate 2 bikes, and in a pinch you could lock more
to the upper horizontal bar. The vertical and horizontal
pieces were connected with standard T fittings from the plumbing
shop. The drop bars were sunk into concrete footers. An
example of such a rack is (or was?) at MIT, near the Mass Ave
sidewalk between the little dome entrance and the Charles River.
It will be a little work, but it will fit your budget.
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John
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| 2567.3 | "Sheffield" racks | MARVIN::WESTON | Fish shaped hysteria | Fri May 21 1993 15:17 | 8 |
Cycle-wise authorities here in the UK use something called a "Sheffield Rack" if they know about them. They are similar to the racks John described, but are made of a single piece of tubing (looks like scaffolding to me) bent into an inverted flattened U and buried in concrete. There are no joints vulnerable to attack above the surface of the ground. The new cycle compound at DEC Park in Reading uses them. -Les. | |||||
| 2567.4 | thanks | SNKERZ::KEDZ::FLANNERY | BOB FLANNERY, EMAS FMC IM&T, MLO3-6 | Fri May 28 1993 10:02 | 3 |
Thanks for the leads/info
Bob
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