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| 2584.1 | Maybe they come in Titanium(?) | ODIXIE::RRODRIGUEZ | Shake that grits tree! | Tue Jun 01 1993 14:58 | 4 |
| What about a kick-stand? (perish-the-thought!!!) The bike
wouldn't be leaning on the rim.
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| 2584.2 | take out your front wheel | LASSIE::ZIELONKO | | Tue Jun 01 1993 15:15 | 7 |
| >I have found that the rack tire holder width to be wider than
>my tires, so my touring bike is sitting on an angle, causing
>unnecessary force on my tire. I find this unacceptable.
at LKG (king st, massachusetts) we have the same deal. i take my front wheel off
so i can lock it on with everything else. so, the fork of the bike is on the
ground - no tipping.
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| 2584.3 | | KAOFS::M_COTE | I'm a mod, not a rocker | Wed Jun 02 1993 13:36 | 11 |
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The wind gusts can be strong, as we are in a valley 'neith
some Gataneau mountains. If I bolted on some wood inserts, it might
help, but not really a good solution. I guess what I'm looking for
is what negotiations took place in other facilities. Does other
facilities have a special room set aside for bikes, or a closed off
area outside? I would like to have a list to propose, but so far. the
list of ideas are short.
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| 2584.4 | | MSBCS::BROWN_L | | Thu Jun 03 1993 14:06 | 3 |
| "Bicycles within our cubicles are out due to customer visits"
Clearly not a west coast facility ;-)
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| 2584.5 | | MARVIN::WESTON | Fish shaped hysteria | Thu Jun 03 1993 16:52 | 19 |
| In DEC Park (Reading, England) a persevering individual finally
persuaded Facilities to provide us with a secure cycle compound,
accessed by card-key, close by the most frequently-used entrance to the
building and watched over by a security camera. Said persevering
individual (I wish I remembered his name) was made redundant a month
before it opened....
It's fitted with Sheffield Racks, which I've described in another note
here recently. They are much more secure than wheel-grabbers, and
probably cheaper too.
I think one of the factors which finally persuaded Facilities to build
the compound was that it released more space for cars in a
seriously-overcrowded car-park. We had had a spate of bike thefts too.
Before that, we just had a couple of poorly-designed wheel-grabber style
racks in the car park.
-Les.
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| 2584.6 | | VMSNET::WSA122::LYNCH_T | Is it time to ride yet? | Fri Jun 04 1993 14:55 | 10 |
| re. 4
What does storing your bikes in the cubes have to do with customer visits?
If anything it shows that the employees are using alternative methods to get to
work and concerned about the enviroment.
Oh well, my thoughts for what they are worth,
Tom
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| 2584.7 | MLO | EMDS::THAYER | | Fri Jun 04 1993 18:15 | 11 |
| Here at the Mill there are several of the old fashioned wheel
bending racks spread about. After the first two bikes take the
spots on either end of the rack, the rest of us just find a nearby
fence post.
One of the racks is conveniently located in a secure area under
a lean-to roof. It's nice having a dry seat to hop on. This is
near the "Blue Pass" parking area behind Building 8, where KO used
to park his Ford Escort. Someone else parks a white Porsche there now.
John
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| 2584.8 | | NOVA::FISHER | DEC Rdb/Dinosaur | Mon Jun 07 1993 07:12 | 1 |
| :-)
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| 2584.9 | ALL SIDES... | WMOIS::GIROUARD_C | | Mon Jun 07 1993 07:33 | 9 |
| Perception - Bicycles strewn about the workplace does not project
a professional working environment.
You must consider that not all of us are concerned about the same
things.
Please - no flames - I'm just expressing the views of management.
Chip
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| 2584.10 | | 3D::ROTH | Geometry is the real life! | Mon Jun 07 1993 09:11 | 21 |
| > Perception - Bicycles strewn about the workplace does not project
> a professional working environment.
Employees that aren't all wearing suits and ties don't
"project a professional working environment" either, according
to some people.
The real problem is that this is not California, it's New England,
where they don't have a f-ing clue. I mean, God forbid that there
be an environment that is conducive to anyone getting to work some
other way than sitting on their fat behind in a metal cage.
When I was out in the Bay area last summer, everywhere you went
there were cyclists going to work in the morning on high quality
bikes (not the piece of trash I'd use around here for fear of
it surely being stolen) and there were lots of bicycles inside the
building at work.
It was like being in heaven...
- Jim
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| 2584.11 | CAUSTIC REACTION... | WMOIS::GIROUARD_C | | Mon Jun 07 1993 10:02 | 4 |
| Wow... Something happen?
Chip
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| 2584.12 | Who'd want their bike in their office? | EMDS::THAYER | | Thu Jun 10 1993 09:52 | 8 |
| In the middle of winter, with melting slush, sand and salt dripping
off my bike, I'd just as soon leave it outside.
And besides I'd have to get rid of my filing cabinet to fit my
bike in my office (well...maybe its not such a bad idea after all)
John
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| 2584.13 | | KIRKTN::GGOODMAN | Desperate answer, desperate times | Thu Jun 10 1993 11:37 | 6 |
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>> And besides I'd have to get rid of my filing cabinet to fit my
>> bike in my office (well...maybe its not such a bad idea after all)
Bins don't take up that much space do they?
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| 2584.14 | Slow down, PAL | USOPS::CLELAND | Centerline violation... | Wed Jun 16 1993 16:49 | 11 |
| > The real problem is that this is not California, it's New England,
> where they don't have a f-ing clue.
I guess now we know who doesn't have a f***ing clue, don't we?
I'd ride to work in an instant, but death is a major deterant.
Wouldn't it be nice if we all could ride to work? Maybe that
will happen some day. With patience...
Face
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