Bicycle stands wrapped up ?

[Ladymuck]

Your post could not have arrived at a better time...as I have just received a PM basically telling me how my - it seems, tedious - posts, bother some on this forum.

Thanks for that Mr. Boogie xxx

"In love" with me you say eh?;-)

*collapses laughing*

[dubluke]

andypandy Wrote:

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> Does anyone know why all the bike stands in ED

> have been wrapped in plastic so they can't be

> used?

I'm pretty sure a bit of plastic won't prevent usage, just unwrap it?

[Bony Fido]

The great thing about these prominently situated stands is it saves the bike thieves and vandals having to trawl the streets looking for likely targets - now they are all in nicely concentrated locations. Just look at the bike stands up by the London Communications College at the Elephant & Castle for a taste of what's to come.

[alachlan]

James - Why don't you suggest buying one of the machines I read about not so long ago (maybe even on here, but I think the Times or Telegraph website) - apparently they cost about ?140k but mean that two people can fill a pothole in an hour instead of five people working for two hours or similar.

[Horsebox]

Pot holes again? Get a bloody life!

What a bunch of miserable whingers you all are.

[Administrator]

Please keep this about bicycle stands and not descend into a "that bloody council/those bloody potholes" thread again.

[AnotherPaul]

SimonM Wrote:

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> Most of them seem situated in sensible spots, but

> I do wonder about the one halfway up the hill by

> the cemtery fence on Underhill...

It so oddly out of place, next a fence on the side of the road where there are no houses or shops. Who would want to lock their bike up there - maybe the one person a year who decides they've had enough of cycling up that hill?

[James Barber]

Hi Bono Fido,

Locking bicycles to these Sheffield type of bike parking is about the securest way of bike parking you can get in a publci space.

BUT two good different type of locks should be used. Different as apparently bike theives tend to carry one type of lock breaking kit. Two locks as seperately front wheel and frame should be locked and second lock for back wheel and frame.

Absolutely no evidence that placing sheffield stands results in more bike theft.

Locking bikes to solid items does result in less bike theft.

[tomchance]

Many thanks to those involved in getting these all put in.

It's going to keep me busy updating the cycle map for the area - http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.46103&lon=-0.07105&zoom=16&layers=00B0FTF

If anyone spots any that are missing, add them here or let me know! http://openstreetbugs.appspot.com/?lon=-0.07140448150621496&lat=51.46178135764238&zoom=15

[louisiana]

Excellent work Tom.

It really is a splendid map.