A couple of weeks ago, coincidentally timed to, uh, coincide with the September Bike Commute Challenge, a row of new bike racks showed up in front of city hall to accommodate the increased need for bike parking.

There are four racks in all, each with four bike stalls that can hold two bikes each—for a total of 32 new parking spots directly in front of city hall.

It was a welcome addition—there are only a couple of spots on the sidewalk, and those fill up quickly during big events at the building. There’s also a rack at the back of the building, which also fills up quickly, but since Mayor Potter instituted his new building security plan, only staffers can use the back entrance; it’s kind of a hassle to park there, then walk all the way around to the security gate at the front entrance.

But on Friday, Commissioner Sam Adams was making the rounds of his colleagues’ offices, asking bike commuters to put pressure on the Bureau of General Services (BGS, which manages city buildings) to keep the racks around past September—as it turns out, the racks are planned to disappear once the commute challenge is over.

Here’s the biggest problem with Adams’ idea: The racks aren’t being used enough for BGS to agree to keep them around.

“I’ve seen no more than three bicycles at any one time parked there since they went in,” says building manager John Acker. He points to expanded bike parking elsewhere, like at the SmartPark at SW 1st and Jefferson (coming soon!) and, for city employees, secure bike parking in the garage below the Portland Building.

“City hall is a historic building,” Acker adds. “I think 1st and Jefferson is a more suitable location for bike parking.”

But what if Adams manages to get council support to leave the racks there?

“If that’s what they want to do, they can certainly do that,” says Acker. If not, they’ll be gone in the next two weeks.