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This is utter BS.
I have tried to lessen the anger I normally feel against fellow riders by striking up conversation where possible. Let's call it frustration offsetting. Complemented someone on their Holdsworth and someone else on something with sick fadez. Also tried to point out to the guy riding with a single break and no foot retention that he was fucked if the cable snapped, but he kept insisting "it's a fixie, bro!"
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I wonder about this. I think the conversation has to be kept positive, otherwise bad feeling ensues. I kept my trap shut this morning as I marvelled at the flatness of the (yellow) tyres on the single speed ahead of me as I headed into the city. I said nothing yesterday when I was passed by another guy running a radially-laced rear wheel on his track bike. Actually, I wish I had said something to him, but the moment passed.
Sharkstar
So I started commuting into work this spring having moved to South London, making the ride into the City more viable. Around the time I was going to start riding I asked my employer (medium sized financial institution) about getting access to our cycle parking but was told that all of the bike parking spots we hold in the building are currently allocated and that they will actually need to decrease the number allocated at some point as we are looking to sublet some of our existing floor space.
At the time I accepted this and have just been locking my bike at street level and right next to a busy tube station. Curently ride in nearly every day, lock it up, wander into the bike parking/showers and then on my way back up I put on an extra, heavier lock that I bought.
I have since enquired again as the crappier months of weather approach (hoping to keep my bike out of the elements) and was again told that we have no available spots. I have argued with our facilities people that the bike parking is never even close to being full and that there are also dozens of spaces allocated to motorcycle parking when there are never more than 2-4 motorcycles. I think our building allocated spots based on the number of stands available (this type) which they could reasonably park two bikes on. The facilities people claim that they have asked the building about providing more spots but that the building management say our company doesn't even use all of the spots allocated so they won't add any which is true because many people don't ride in regularly if at all.
I am going to raies it again and push the angle of being a good employer but my question is if my employer has some legal obligation to provide these facilities or to make them available to me since they are avalable to others?
TLDR; Employer has no more bike parking slots to allocate and claim building management wont give them more despite bike parking never being close to full and easy changes to add more. Looking for advice.
Any advice appreciated.