http://blog.cascade.org/2010/07/put-your-bike-on-the-bus-gus/ Creating a better community through bicycling, throughout Seattle, King County and Washington state. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:31:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.cascade.org/2010/07/put-your-bike-on-the-bus-gus/comment-page-1/#comment-353 weekilter Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:03:43 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=1723#comment-353 It'd be nice to put bicycles reliably on the buses. Ever since KC Metro installed the new "3-sies" carriers it hasn't been good. When new the push to release arms are very stiff and very difficult to use to mount your bike. Now that they've been in operation several months the springs are getting less stiff. Unfortunately, the over the wheel clamp to hold the front wheel very often is broken or the arm is broken. Mention this to drivers and they often just shrug. The older two position bike mounts didn't hold as many bikes, but they were reliable and you didn't have to worry whether your bike would make it to your destination. It’d be nice to put bicycles reliably on the buses. Ever since KC Metro installed the new “3-sies” carriers it hasn’t been good. When new the push to release arms are very stiff and very difficult to use to mount your bike. Now that they’ve been in operation several months the springs are getting less stiff. Unfortunately, the over the wheel clamp to hold the front wheel very often is broken or the arm is broken. Mention this to drivers and they often just shrug. The older two position bike mounts didn’t hold as many bikes, but they were reliable and you didn’t have to worry whether your bike would make it to your destination.

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