Comments on: Bike rack blues http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2007/11/01/bike-rack-blues/ The opinion blog of The Daily Pennsylvanian Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:21:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: AC http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2007/11/01/bike-rack-blues/#comment-1286 AC Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:42:05 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=696#comment-1286 ZSF, what vehicle are you driving where you can fit 13 people in one row? ZSF, what vehicle are you driving where you can fit 13 people in one row?

]]> By: zsf, who also frequently laments this problem. http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2007/11/01/bike-rack-blues/#comment-1271 zsf, who also frequently laments this problem. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:55:30 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=696#comment-1271 Well ideally you can load bikes onto the rack from opposite sides, and then alternate each one. In Exhibit A, the bike in the middle could be reflected across the axis of the bike rack, and then shifted in the negative direction along the X-axis to the slot adjacent to the bike on the left. On a related note, I would like to offer Exhibit B, which demonstrates the ideal method of packing bodies into a vehicle, namely, guy/girl/guy/girl: Shoulders --> \/ /\ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/ Hips --> Well ideally you can load bikes onto the rack from opposite sides, and then alternate each one. In Exhibit A, the bike in the middle could be reflected across the axis of the bike rack, and then shifted in the negative direction along the X-axis to the slot adjacent to the bike on the left.

On a related note, I would like to offer Exhibit B, which demonstrates the ideal method of packing bodies into a vehicle, namely, guy/girl/guy/girl:

Shoulders –>
\/ /\ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/
Hips –>

]]> By: B http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2007/11/01/bike-rack-blues/#comment-1269 B Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:20:56 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=696#comment-1269 I agree that the narrow slots are where it's at, but you can't just go to the next pair of slots--it doesn't leave enough room for handlebars. Looking at exhibit A, if the offending bike had parked in the narrow slots to the left, the handlebars would have gotten in the way of the other bikes', making unparking difficult. Also, you need enough space between bikes to get to the lock and to be in a position to lift it off the rack. That becomes more difficult as bicycles are placed closer together. I agree that the narrow slots are where it’s at, but you can’t just go to the next pair of slots–it doesn’t leave enough room for handlebars. Looking at exhibit A, if the offending bike had parked in the narrow slots to the left, the handlebars would have gotten in the way of the other bikes’, making unparking difficult. Also, you need enough space between bikes to get to the lock and to be in a position to lift it off the rack. That becomes more difficult as bicycles are placed closer together.

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