How to deal with a rack hog? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-24-2004, 03:02 PM

I ride to my local supermarket every day, or just about. The management is
nice enough to provide a bike rack, one with about 10 slots. Unfortunately,
one of the store's employees insists on locking his bike parallel to the
rack. This means he takes up one whole side, and it's difficult for bikes on
the other side to be locked, as the front wheel can't be fully seated(if you
understand what I mean) into the rack. I pointed it out to a manager
yesterday, and he said he'd handle it. Today, the bike was parked and locked
the same way, so I left a note on his seat explaining the errors of his
ways. I'm sure this is some kid with no car, and he's paranoid about his
bike getting stolen, but I'd like to lock mine properly too. I'm tempted to
buy a cheap lock from WalMart and lock him up but good. :-)