First I complained about the rickety, useless bike rack at Hobee’s in Mountain View. Then I was (mostly) pleased to see they had installed a new rack. On Sunday, we discovered an ill-placed, immovable garbage can that blocks the walkway when bikes are parked. A complete FAIL that makes bikes look like the problem.
There’s barely room between the bikes and the garbage can for walkers, and no room for the family with a child in a wheelchair that walked up just as we finished locking the bikes. We slid the bikes over to let them pass.
The good news is that when I reported it to the manager, she came out and looked carefully at the situation and agreed it was a problem. Anyone willing to guess what their solution will be? Will they move the garbage can, move the bike rack or removed the rack completely?
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- At first glance, Hobbee’s new bike rack under their covered walkway seems to work well enough.
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- But it’s too close to the curb. Our front wheels barely fit the narrow space and were almost hitting the car bumpers.
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- If the garbage can weren’t sticking out from the corner of the building it wouldn’t be so bad.
Location: Hobbee’s on Central Expressway at Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, California, USA.
