Stupid bike bays - SV650.org

TSM · 21-06-05, 12:11 PM

Just had a bike bay installed by our office, all well and good. I knew they were going to install a rail to chain up the bikes, but it is the same as road side raillings with an extra bit for the chain, now its impossable to get to the rear of the bike to chain it up or get to anything you have strapped to the back of your bike. And its impossable to get off your bike if you park between bikes and cant get though the gap of handle bars.

Pictures to come, must be one of the worst bike bays.

21-06-05, 12:58 PM

Must be much the same thing as the racks fitted at my local Asda, they are sort of like milking shed stalls. You need to bump a wheel over a two inch bar on the floor which gets you into the stall, but then you can't drop the bike onto the side stand as there's not enough room.

21-06-05, 01:41 PM

We had 'lockers' provided to put our gear in. They were supposed to be for all your gear when it's wet. They turned up and are a foot sq !!!

Their answer, fold your gear up and put it in there

They tried the bike bays too then told us we *had* to use them even though they weren't suitable ... some companies eh ...

TSM · 21-06-05, 02:36 PM

Updated with pics

21-06-05, 02:39 PM

At least they have tried. Can't you just step over it?

TSM · 21-06-05, 02:46 PM

could but then i could fall over and sue the council for obstruction of my bike. I have seen the ones outside metrop in vauxhall and the bar is lower and the fence is lower as well. This is just stupid. I am in the process of complaining to the council to get it changed. All it realy needes is for it to be lowered in the ground a bit more.

21-06-05, 02:54 PM

What's really funny is that the cb500 has a chain round the rear wheel, surely if you can get to the rear wheel you can sling it round the anchor point as well?

TSM · 21-06-05, 02:59 PM

his bike is broken and has been there for weeks, they only installed the barrier today, the bay has been there for over a month. When making the bay they had the cheek to move his bike put yellow lines around and ticket the bike, instead of moving it 2m into the bike bay.

21-06-05, 03:01 PM

sorry but I can go one better

Kearsney Abbey near Dover has space for about 2 bikes... on a 45 degree angled slope..

which means you cant park there because the bike will fall over which ever way around you park...

21-06-05, 06:12 PM

They did somthing like that in Lime Street in Bedford. The road is on an incline, not much but awkward for bikes - so they sensibly raised up one end of the bay to level it off.

Only they didn't make any kind of provision for a ramp or any kind, and filled it with tarmac which was about 6" deep at one end.

The first really hot day the tarmac melted and all the bikes went down like dominoes and onto the bonnet of the car parked next to the bay!

Needless to say after the insurance claims against the council for shoddy work leading to the instability of the bikes it was promptly dug up and concreted - and a nice little graded ramp added at the same time!

21-06-05, 12:11 PM	#1
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	Stupid bike bays Just had a bike bay installed by our office, all well and good. I knew they were going to install a rail to chain up the bikes, but it is the same as road side raillings with an extra bit for the chain, now its impossable to get to the rear of the bike to chain it up or get to anything you have strapped to the back of your bike. And its impossable to get off your bike if you park between bikes and cant get though the gap of handle bars. Pictures to come, must be one of the worst bike bays. __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

21-06-05, 02:36 PM	#4
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	Updated with pics __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

21-06-05, 02:46 PM	#6
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	could but then i could fall over and sue the council for obstruction of my bike. I have seen the ones outside metrop in vauxhall and the bar is lower and the fence is lower as well. This is just stupid. I am in the process of complaining to the council to get it changed. All it realy needes is for it to be lowered in the ground a bit more. __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

21-06-05, 02:59 PM	#8
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	his bike is broken and has been there for weeks, they only installed the barrier today, the bay has been there for over a month. When making the bay they had the cheek to move his bike put yellow lines around and ticket the bike, instead of moving it 2m into the bike bay. __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

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21-06-05, 12:58 PM	#2
Mogs Guest Posts: n/a	Must be much the same thing as the racks fitted at my local Asda, they are sort of like milking shed stalls. You need to bump a wheel over a two inch bar on the floor which gets you into the stall, but then you can't drop the bike onto the side stand as there's not enough room.

21-06-05, 01:41 PM	#3
minky Guest Posts: n/a	We had 'lockers' provided to put our gear in. They were supposed to be for all your gear when it's wet. They turned up and are a foot sq !!! Their answer, fold your gear up and put it in there They tried the bike bays too then told us we had to use them even though they weren't suitable ... some companies eh ...

21-06-05, 02:39 PM	#5
thor Guest Posts: n/a	At least they have tried. Can't you just step over it?

21-06-05, 02:54 PM	#7
Valman Guest Posts: n/a	What's really funny is that the cb500 has a chain round the rear wheel, surely if you can get to the rear wheel you can sling it round the anchor point as well?

21-06-05, 03:01 PM	#9
JakeRS Guest Posts: n/a	sorry but I can go one better Kearsney Abbey near Dover has space for about 2 bikes... on a 45 degree angled slope.. which means you cant park there because the bike will fall over which ever way around you park...

21-06-05, 06:12 PM	#10
K Guest Posts: n/a	They did somthing like that in Lime Street in Bedford. The road is on an incline, not much but awkward for bikes - so they sensibly raised up one end of the bay to level it off. Only they didn't make any kind of provision for a ramp or any kind, and filled it with tarmac which was about 6" deep at one end. The first really hot day the tarmac melted and all the bikes went down like dominoes and onto the bonnet of the car parked next to the bay! Needless to say after the insurance claims against the council for shoddy work leading to the instability of the bikes it was promptly dug up and concreted - and a nice little graded ramp added at the same time!