Good Bike Frame Support

If you are looking to encourage bicyclists, racks that support the frame in at least two places are ideal.

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And Not-So-Good...

Grid Style Racks:

Many standard "grid-style" racks support only the wheel of the bicycle and not the frame. This very often leaves the bicycle vulnerable to damage, which gave this style the nickname “wheel bender.”

 

Wave Style Racks:

Wave style racks are U-lock compatible, cost effective, and aesthetically simple. Rolling or wave style racks are not optimal for bicyclists because they do not provide two points of contact with the frame.

Bicycles often end up tipping over and are packed too tightly together.

Bicyclists also will often park parallel to the rack, turing an 11-bike rack into a 2-bike rack.