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Bike Racks

A bike rack is a device to which you canpretty soon, one was seeing the domino effect
securely attach a bike to prevent it fromin action. These types of racks were commonly
getting stolen. The securing part is normallycalled  "wheel  benders."
done by means of a bike lock. The bike rack,
in turn, is fastened to the ground or to aBike racks have come a long way from those
solid,  immovable  structure  like  a  wall.humble beginnings. A more modern version of
these bike racks was pioneered in Sheffield,
Earlier bike rack models often allowed theEngland, and are hence called Sheffield
user to secure one wheel. This one wheelracks. These devices consist of a thick metal
could be secured to any device, such as abar shaped somewhat like a square arch. The
grooved piece of concrete in the ground or atop part of this rack is on the same level as
piece of metal into which the wheel of thethe top bar of the bike frame. This top part
bike  is  placed.allows the frame to be secured by supporting
the  bike.
These early means, however, were not very
effective, since all a would-be thief neededThere is another type of bike rack that is
to do was to detach the wheel that waspopular with bikers. There is the kind that
secured. He could then free the rest of thecan be attached to any automobile, like a bus
bike and that was normally the last that onefor example, to transport bikes. There are
saw  of  the  "secured"  bike.bike racks to suit virtually every need. Bike
racks are not only used in private homes but
A further disadvantage of these racks wasalso at schools, universities, apartment
that they did not offer the bike muchbuildings, retail stores, and government
support. All it took was for one bumblingagencies.
passerby to push one of the cycles over and



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