Schwinn Del Mar

Still a single-speed. Still a coaster brake. However, this one's a little nicer - it's a Schwinn, the same brand I had throughout my childhood (and have three ancient ten-speeds in my basement...). It's even got a rack!

The Huffy I got lasted exactly two rides. The second time I took it out, I noticed an uneven ride which I localized to the front tire after about a ¼ mile. The tire - not the tube, mind you, the actual tire itself - had split and deformed. Brought it back to the shop, paid the difference between the Huffy and the Schwinn, and got the exact bike I wanted.

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Photos of the offending bike rack in front of 211 East Fourth Street appeared on The Local and EVG yesterday along with stories of how the rack's owner has abused people who have parked their bike on it. The man reportedly "used a variety of... He has allegedly locked 'trespassing' bikes to the rack for several days, or removed a tire. "Permits are required for the installation of bike racks," a DOT spokesperson tells us. "We are still researching, but at this time, it does not appear that a permit was requested for this location. The source even said he had noticed that bikes locked to the rack were spray painted&mdash. Here's a fun thing to ponder: Can you install a bike rack outside your house and then claim it as yours and yours alone. Still, being fans of bike racks this sounded suspicious to us, so we contacted to DOT to find out if any of this was on the up and up. And it isn't. going so far as to deface bikes that are parked on "their" rack.

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