Comments on: Bike racks

By: Opus the Poet

Opus the Poet — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:55:00 +0000

You should insist that since they took out bike parking that an equal number of car parking spots be removed from the block. Or since all bike parking was removed then all car parking should also be removed from the entire block including the police station. Make those cops walk off a few doughnuts. I think after a couple weeks they’ll be begging you to install a new bike rack.

By: Coghauler

Coghauler — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:03:00 +0000

Join the celebration of the
second bike corral *scheduled*
for installation the second
week in October in time for
the Saturday, Oct. 10 event.
At 4pm – Oh, at Time Market!

At 2pm that same day is the
El Grupo scavenger hunt. It
starts at 6th Street and
6th Avenue and will end
conveniently at Time Market.

Then at 7pm that evening, kick
off your cleats and join the 20th
anniversary celebration for BICAS.
Oh, at the HUT on 4th Avenue under
the auspices of the Tiki head. I
heard a rumor that they are going to
put a big bike helmet on him.
Live music and big doings for that one.

Oct. 10 should truly be a banner day
for cycling events in Tucson.

By: Jaxrolo

Jaxrolo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:24:24 +0000

It is a shame when the government does things like this. It makes absolutely no sense!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:05:49 +0000

yeah i can see the appeal…they do seem convenient for the traveler who just wants to cruise around in a different city rather than go full on touring or something. i see why the montague would be cooler than the bike friday.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:49:32 +0000

Hi Lauren,

Yeah, I’ve never been one to pay too much for something just because some celebrity (even one who’s music I like) once owned it. I see it went for nearly 3 times what a new non-uglified one would cost. Wish I could get that kind of jack for *my* old clapped-out used stuff.

I’ve looked at several other folders, but the thing I really like about the Montague is that every component on it is standard full-sized and upgradable – the only “folder” thing about it is the frame – but it still folds nearly as small as the little-wheel bikes in under a minute.

By: Red Star

Red Star — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:27:22 +0000

Perhaps the BICAS Board of Directors will start a BICAS Bike rack project in The OLd Pueblo…

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:47:41 +0000

Scott, apparently David Byrne sold his bike last month so you just missed it:

http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/books/bicycle_diaries/auction.php

Maybe it’s just that he trashed the thing by turning it into a sticker collage, but the thing is pretty hideous IMHO. It’s an older model too and I bet the newer ones are more aesthetically pleasing. Have you seen the Bike Fridays? They have quite a following and look to me as though they are lighter than the Montagues.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:55:24 +0000

I’ve been wanting one of those Montague folders that David’s riding in that video for awhile now. Anyone here ever try one?

By: BB

BB — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:46:13 +0000

You could always stick a web cam on the bike rack.

By: Erik

Erik — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:37:41 +0000

Hey Lauren, I was embarrassed about that until I realized that being one year behind you isn’t so bad for a dried up old homebody of a shell like me.