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The Evolution Of Bike Racks
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IMO, the U shape and multi-U shape is the absolute minimum, most basic bike rack that should exist today going forward. A step beyond should be the lightning bolt, the most well-suited for building rows of expansive bike parking, ideally in a guarded lot. And finally, the varsity bike rack is the most dense option for a bike lot, one that still allows getting bikes in and out without climbing over other bikes.
Interesting piece of hyperlocal history, very nice.
What I don't understand though is why they never moved from the U-shape to... I don't know the English term, in Germany the most widely used ones are called "Leipziger" or "Kreuzberger" rack.
They are the most ubiquitous rack by far here.
I like them since they stop bikes from falling over and allow for a variety of locking options. For example I usually just lock my bike on the top bar when I just want to drop into the supermarket or something.
The issue with them is only that bike thieves found out that it's far easier to cut through the rack instead of the locks, so they started doing this... ๐
A different poster referred to those as the Sheffield rack. In California, we do see those occasionally, but they suffer from a similar issue from my earlier comment. The design certainly allows for more compatibility with various bike designs, but I would add some sort of painted marking on the ground to encourage slightly-angled parking.
After all, if one bike with wide panniers is parked parallel with the Sheffield rack, it may deny a second bike from parking on the other side. If the first bike were locked to the vertical post but angled away from the rack, the second bike can do the same, allowing two to park anti-parallel.