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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Bikes Male and Female Bike Racks

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Now available at your new Portland Planned Parenthood headquarters.

This is one of those Portland things.
  • This is one of those "Portland" things.

 

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1
Your photo shows two male racks and only one female. That is discriminatory.
Posted by Stefan Kamph on February 16, 2010 at 10:59 AM · Report
2
Won't someone teach the person riding the hipster-fixie to secure one of their wheels? Part of me really wants to go around taking wheels off of bikes and leaving them next to the bike with a passive-agressive note.
Posted by Graham on February 16, 2010 at 11:01 AM · Report
3
Part of you, Graham? Or all of you?
Posted by atomic on February 16, 2010 at 11:18 AM · Report
4
Only part. Actually all of me for this bike. Especially with that 650/700 wheel set. Are doing bar spins that important? I'm just glad this person is getting some birth control. Inorite?
Posted by Graham on February 16, 2010 at 11:23 AM · Report
5
Hey Graham, I don't think that bike has quick releases. It might even have a locking skewers. Why you gotta hate?
Posted by luckymike on February 16, 2010 at 11:35 AM · Report
6
Someone's going to lose an eye, or their male member, on those things.
Posted by extramsg on February 16, 2010 at 11:48 AM · Report
7
@luckymike: Any decent thief is gonna have a 15mm wrench with them. And a 5mm allen. I could get the wheels off that bike in about 20 seconds. Also, you can't use locking skewers on horizontal dropouts (I can't tell from this picture what that frame has).

I can understand that sometimes it's just nearly impossible to lock a wheel and the frame. But these are nicely shaped bike racks. It would take 0% extra effort to lock a wheel and the frame.
Posted by Graham on February 16, 2010 at 12:48 PM · Report
8
Where's the Trans bike lock?
Posted by JakeLewis on February 16, 2010 at 1:03 PM · Report
9
I understood about four words of Graham's comment.

FOUR WORDS.
Posted by kiala on February 16, 2010 at 1:16 PM · Report
10
Wow, Graham. Maybe the rider was just stopping by to grab a couple condoms? It's silly to spend 60 seconds threading a cable through your wheels when you're only going to be inside a place for 30 seconds.

Yeah, a thief could steal stuff quickly. But it just doesn't happen all that often in Portland, especially in broad daylight / on a well-traveled street.

I wouldn't be surprised if one of those wheels got jacked if the bike was left locked there for a few days, or even overnight...but really-- even in downtown Portland, the risk is low. This ain't NYC.
Posted by Chunty McHutchence on February 16, 2010 at 1:35 PM · Report
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http://ragethread.com/fs/templates/fuck-ye…
For Graham.
Posted by NIG GER on February 16, 2010 at 4:16 PM · Report
12
I never knew Graham was such a bike snob. Way to go Graham!
Posted by Matthew D on February 16, 2010 at 4:21 PM · Report

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