check out dero.com
they have a bunch of nice racks and BikePGH is a dealer as well.
2010-08-24 04:02:53
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Installing outside bike racks
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions for buying and installing a bike rack outdoors?
It would be used for an over/under duplex on a busy road. For the first floor, bikes can be easily brought inside, but there's quite a few steps and a tiny porch up to the second floor, making indoor storage of bikes difficult. There are no poles, railings, or otherwise suitable places to U-lock a bike on the property, and the backyard is only accessible through a narrow passageway that most bikes don't fit through.
This would be placed on an existing concrete slab (so surface-mounted), I imagine either on the front porch (protection from elements but cramped) or to the side of the building (exposed but more space). Installation seems pretty straightforward with access to a hardware store and the proper equipment/knowledgeable persons.
Capacity would be 1-4 bikes, tending towards the lower end of that range.
I found several models well under $100, for example: http://www.belson.com/fsbr.htm.
Thanks in advance!
2010-08-24 01:24:45
What's the procedure for getting one of these racks through BikePGH?
2010-08-24 14:34:51
Give us a call: 412-325-4334
ask for lou fineberg
2010-08-24 15:17:47
Erok, do you know the legal precedent for installing racks on a sidewalk in front of my house? The people next door are asshats and they cut down the pole I locked on only to spite me so I'd like to return the favor by putting an obnoxious neon pink rack right outside
2010-08-24 18:01:13
well, you can do whatever you want to your private property.
if it's in the public thru way, you're supposed to fill out a $25 permit. currently, the city has no clue where that permit is, and are supposedly writing it and putting it on their permits site. should be there within 6-10 years, so keep checking back.
2010-08-24 18:05:29
How does that work with the PGH bike racks that are all over the place?
2010-08-24 20:49:52
But the sidewalk isn't private property, is it?
It would be more fun to have one of those three-rivers racks on the sidewalk outside my house...
Also, found this: http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/07_Bicycle_Parking_Policy_Statement.pdf
2010-08-24 21:00:39
I believe it is private property, but also a public through-way, which means you have to abide by certain restrictions on what you can do to them.
Not posi though
2010-08-24 21:04:19
How does that work with the PGH bike racks that are all over the place?
that was a special program that the city helped set up to waive those fees and provide the racks for free.i believe that all of the 200 racks have been claimed.
2010-08-25 03:18:03