12-04-2018, 09:20 PM
(12-04-2018, 09:11 PM)Canard Wrote: Bike Stand - Nah, I don't like those things. I hate the idea of supporting the entire bike by one point - the seat post... they just bounce all over the place and stress the post. I'm far happier just flipping my bike over and having it nice and stable, resting on three points (seat and bar ends).
Bike Lanes in UpTown - I like riding on them, I always add a rip up and back when riding along the Spur Line Trail. Gotta add one to the counter, too.
Bike Theft - Having had my Trek Y5 stolen out of our shed within a month of moving into our house and seeing the number of people riding around in our area with frames, gear and full bikes over their shoulder... yeah, bike theft is bad in our area. Really bad. So much so I won't even consider taking the Bus+Bike option to work anymore because I don't like the idea of sitting inside the bus with my bike unlocked on the rack in the front. Anyone could just run up and take it. Will GRT allow you to quickly lock your bike to their rack?
The seat post supports your weight, it shouldn't be a problem supporting the weight of the bike. There is some risk with crushing some of the thinner tubes on high end light racing bikes, but the seat post is main to handle the stress. But I'm cheap so I also use the flip over method, it's also great on the road. A tip however, sometimes you might want to adjust what's on your handlebars, obviously lights and bells and such should be removed (I smashed my bell once), but I've also ended up scratching up the window on my shift lever. Obviously depends on your bike.
Heh, I do the same thing, only very often of the time I end up side tracked calling bylaw, but I don't think I'm going to waste my time anymore, as far as I can tell, bylaw doesn't ticket, I'm just going to post to twitter instead.
That's a great question, I've never asked, but I imagine if you were quick, they probably couldn't stop you before you did it. I have no idea what happens if the person behind my bike needs theirs, I guess they'd have to remove theirs, that I'd probably go help with anyway, I always sit or stand at the front where I can watch it carefully, it would take long enough to get off, I suspect I could catch someone doing it, so I've never really worried about it. I do have a (I suspect entirely irrational) fear of it falling out of the rack while hitting some bumps. Of course, feel a lot better about the GRT racks on city streets than I do about the GO racks on the highway.