Comments on: Industrial Street gets bike racks

By: cooper

cooper — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:39:36 +0000

this is great. one of only three covered racks in town that i know about.

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[…] Industrial Street gets bike racks from Bike Denton by howard Dan’s Silverleaf staple racks Hear ye, clients of Fuzzy’s, Roosters, Dan’s Silverleaf, Little Guy’s Movers, and Seniors In Motion. Your days of locking bikes to the handicap handrail on Industrial are over. Marcus and Chris from Little Guy’s Movers have installed the nicest bike racks in Denton, and they’re sheltered from rain. These same gentlemen blocked off… […]

By: howard

howard — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:17:31 +0000

In reply to John.

I’m not a big fan of the crossbar, honestly, because it can easily scratch bikes, it only offers one point to lock to the frame, bikes can get tangled up, and heavier bikes (like my xtracycle) are difficult to heave up and over a crossbar. That said, I do appreciate that Lou’s even thought to expand bike parking.

If you like the racks, be sure and thank Dan/Marcus/Chris for their consideration, these racks weren’t cheap! 🙂

By: John

John — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:11:38 +0000

I’m excited to try these new staple racks out! I’ve never used them before, and after all the praise I’ve heard from you about them here, I’m eager to see for myself. I’ll definitely be heading over to do that and show my appreciation sometime soon.

I also wonder how you think staple racks compare to ones like the nice new rack at Lou’s. I like the free configuration of simple crossbar, but maybe staples are easier to get a lock around?