With
the last few weeks of daily rain storms one of the challenges that
many bicycle commuters faced was where to park their bicycle in the
hopes that it would be dry. Fortunately Philadelphia Magazine
reporter Emily Lehman found a solution, by crowd sourcing the search
for covered/sheltered bicycle parking available to the public. In her
article, “Where is Covered Bike Parking in Philadelphia”. A
simple appeal to the public and a Google map located all of the
current bicycle racks with covered parking. If you know of any others
please add your comments to the the article link above.
There
are many reasons why cyclists like to keep their bicycles dry, rust
being a key factor and that can be addressed with some basic
maintenance. But the most annoying is water logged saddles. Bicycles
seats (saddles) are made up of open celled foam, similar to a
household sponge. When a saddle gets caught in a rainstorm it soaks
up that water like a sponge and it takes forever to dry out. One
of the most common solutions is to place a plastic bag over the
saddle, but that is never any real guarantee that the saddle will
remain dry or that someone won't remove it.
There is another solution:
There are a number of plastic saddles on the market that will stil provide the level of ergonomic support you need. Some examples can be found here; scroll down to see the
reasonably priced models and here.
