Not so good Waitrose.

Simon Mason said the following on 17/01/2007 17:30:

Quoted message said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were at
their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

I can see the little posts for tying your dog up to, but where do you
put your bike?????

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

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Quoted message said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were
at their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

That's one reason why I walk there.

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

I think a real case of not understanding a cyclists needs. Mind you at my
local Asda they think that Sheffield stands are for trolley parking!

John

Paul Boyd said:

I can see the little posts for tying your dog up to, but where do you
put your bike?????

Shared use Sheffield stand at Waitrose Newmarket:
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/map/location/8818/

Mike

John' of ntl Cablemodem News Service said:

"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were
at their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

That's one reason why I walk there.

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

I think a real case of not understanding a cyclists needs. Mind you at my
local Asda they think that Sheffield stands are for trolley parking!

Whereas at my local Aldi they direct cyclists to the rails around the
trolley park to use as cycle stands!
--
Steph Peters
Chorlton Wanderers Cycling Group
Monthly slow and easy rides from South Manchester
http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/cycling/chwan.htm

Simon Mason said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were at
their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

That's one reason why I walk there.

Have a natter with the manager. I think all Waitrose staff are
shareholders so it's in their interests for you to want to shop there
and you'll carry more on a bike than you would if you were walking
etc. Ours has 5-6 hoops under cover but not in a nasty hidden place
where someone could mess around with a pair of boltcroppers
unobserved.

Chris
--
Chris Eilbeck

Steph Peters said:

John' of ntl Cablemodem News Service said:

"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were
at their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

That's one reason why I walk there.

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

I think a real case of not understanding a cyclists needs. Mind you at my
local Asda they think that Sheffield stands are for trolley parking!

Whereas at my local Aldi they direct cyclists to the rails around the
trolley park to use as cycle stands!
--
Steph Peters
Chorlton Wanderers Cycling Group
Monthly slow and easy rides from South Manchester
http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/cycling/chwan.htm

Having recently moved home, I went for the first time to my new bank
branch and found nowhere for bikes. I spoke to the young lady at the
Enquiry desk to suggest that they might consider a modest stand or two.
Looking at me as I stood there dressed in full winter cycling kit, she
told me "There's no need for bike parking because no-one comes here on a
bike"!!

--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk

Mike Causer said:

Paul Boyd said:

I can see the little posts for tying your dog up to, but where do you
put your bike?????

Shared use Sheffield stand at Waitrose Newmarket:
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/map/location/8818/

Nah, that's the latest in bike security technology that is... 🙂

Regards,

-david

Brian G said:

Steph Peters said:

John' of ntl Cablemodem News Service said:

"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were
> at their local Waitrose.
> Well, ours are not so hot.
> This is all we've got:
>
> http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm
>
> That's one reason why I walk there.
>
> --
> Simon Mason
> http://www.simonmason.karoo.net
I think a real case of not understanding a cyclists needs. Mind you at my
local Asda they think that Sheffield stands are for trolley parking!

Whereas at my local Aldi they direct cyclists to the rails around the
trolley park to use as cycle stands!
--
Steph Peters
Chorlton Wanderers Cycling Group
Monthly slow and easy rides from South Manchester
http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/cycling/chwan.htm

Having recently moved home, I went for the first time to my new bank
branch and found nowhere for bikes. I spoke to the young lady at the
Enquiry desk to suggest that they might consider a modest stand or two.
Looking at me as I stood there dressed in full winter cycling kit, she
told me "There's no need for bike parking because no-one comes here on a
bike"!!

--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk

Time to prove her right and sign up with the competition.

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Quoted message said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were
at their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

That's one reason why I walk there.

Nice sign though.

Simon Mason said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were at
their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

Ah bless. The naivety is quite sweet really.

So who's going to start running a cycle parking farcility of the month?

In article said:

Simon Mason said the following on 17/01/2007 17:30:

Quoted message said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were at
their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

I can see the little posts for tying your dog up to, but where do you
put your bike?????

Lean bike against the wall, lock frame to the little post.

Simon Mason said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were at
their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

That's one reason why I walk there.

A bike would only have to be slightly longer than normal to be able to
use both the middle and right hand stands at once, and reduce the
chances of bending your wheels...

TL

POHB said the following on 18/01/2007 10:19:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

Ah bless. The naivety is quite sweet really.

I just noticed that the two furthest away are actually facing towards
each other. Is this so that you can stick your back wheel in one and
the front wheel in the other? Are they spaced for a Brompton or a
recumbent?

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Alan Braggins said:

In article said:

Simon Mason said the following on 17/01/2007 17:30:

Quoted message said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were at
their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

I can see the little posts for tying your dog up to, but where do you
put your bike?????

Lean bike against the wall, lock frame to the little post.

With a reasonably long chain, even a lamp-post is usable.

--
Stephen Patterson :: [email hidden] :: http://patter.mine.nu/
GPG: B416F0DE :: Jabber: [email hidden]
"Don't be silly, Minnie. Who'd be walking round these cliffs with a gas oven?"

Stephen Patterson said the following on 18/01/2007 14:06:

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Quoted message said:

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> http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Lean bike against the wall, lock frame to the little post.

With a reasonably long chain, even a lamp-post is usable.

There isn't a lamp-post in the photo :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Simon Mason said:

Someone posted a comment about how good the cycle parking facilities were at
their local Waitrose.
Well, ours are not so hot.
This is all we've got:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zwait.htm

That's one reason why I walk there.

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

I don't understand the problem. Lean the bike against the wall and lock
it to the little post.