Comments on: Suspicion Confirmed

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:55:27 +0000

Also most if not all the instructions say NOT to chain the bike to the rack/bus. If they allowed it I definitely would, as it would take long at all to throw my U lock on (and I don’t really want to try it and potentially have the driver yell at me for it).

By: FredCamino

FredCamino — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:23:37 +0000

I bet with proper training you could get real fast at chaining up a bike to the front of a bus. Might be a good solution for that damn DASH buses without bike racks.

By: tykejohnson

tykejohnson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:17:40 +0000

that might be a tad bit counter intuitive to the whole speed idea, wad

By: Wad

Wad — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:49:45 +0000

Have you ever tried to chain the bike to the rack?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:22:08 +0000

I find that keeping the helmet in a place where you can’t forget it (like you your lap) helps a lot. Checking on your bike in the rack regularly keeps it fresh in your mind, and if you wear bike gloves, keeping them on can help too.

Although having a bit of an obsessive compulsive personality helps too (I basically can’t not think about my bike while on the bus, plus I’m paranoid about someone potentially stealing it).

By: tykejohnson

tykejohnson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:57:12 +0000

well forgetting is a whole other issue for a future post. sadly, i’ve done it twice but from your wisdom nipples i now have my bike helmet on my lap at all times to make forgetting as hard as possible. so far so good.

By: JustMyNipples

JustMyNipples — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:45:16 +0000

I’d like to see a follow-up article on how to not forget your bike on the bus.

If everyone in this world had the diligence and prudence of our Tyke Johnson, Communism would work out great.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:49:23 +0000

Some bus systems (LADOT for one) actually say that you are supposed to use the outer slot first, and the picture on Metro’s website shows a rack with one bike on it in the front slot, so depending on which instructions they have read, they may think they are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

By: tykejohnson

tykejohnson — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:28:07 +0000

I get annoyed by that as well but I give the benefit of the doubt to that bike owner that someone else had there’s on already and then got off so at the time they had no choice.

By: stephen

stephen — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:40:20 +0000

I don’t bike and bus anymore, but now that I have a couple years experience of using the bike rack, I try and help others out if they look like they’re struggling. from what i’ve seen, they definitely appreciate it when it’s their first time.

btw, isn’t it annoying when you are the second bike to put on the rack, but the first guy has set his on the front most slot?