BIKE: Re: Re: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?

[Michael Zakes]

simple but effective way to leave a message, take your bike inside while
shopping. if they complain, state in a firm, easy to hear voice "well,
you've jut lost my business unless you provide bike parking. and I'm telling
all my friends as well."
would probably work with Feats of Clay and the other merchants as well

Michael F Zakes, prop.
Waterloo Cycles
2815 Fruth
Austin TX 78705
512.472.9253

"I think the burden is on those people who think he didn't have weapons of
mass
destruction to tell the world where they are."

Ari Fleischer, on July 9, 2003.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Farr" <bobfarr>
To: <forum>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:03 PM
Subject: BIKE: Re: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?


> Well, since they've removed the bike racks from the deck (below the gong)
like
> you say, then they've declared war. War I say!
>
> I might have been less concerned if they'd only removed some of those
> wheelbender racks from those unused "around the corner" locations where
such
> racks tend to be located and ignored. But the fact that they've ripped out
the
> bike racks from the central traffic hub that saw the most use shows a
complete
> disregard for the sort of "organic" customers Central Market was created
to
> "serve."
>
> It's an outrage. The bicycle traffic at that Central Market location is
> certainly high enough to warrant a first class bike rack location where
it's
> convienent and one can keep an eye on their bike while eating lunch or
whatever.
>
> I suppose the Central Market masquerade as a Whole Foods Market clone is
finally
> over. Now they've revealed their true corporate identity to be just an HEB
with
> a higher margin. Until they come to their senses, I'll take all my premium
> grocery trips to Whole Foods.
> --
> Bob Farr
>
> This is going down in my diary as the crappiest November of my lifetime.
Must
> the other boot drop again and again and again? This is madness.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Mitchell/Diversified Media Applications"
<joe.mitchell>
> To: "Bob Farr" <bobfarr>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?
>
>
> > Hello Bob:
> >
> > They removed the main huge bike rack..the one that help around 20
bikes.. by
> > the big gong that the kids love.. The main one, right out front. As you
lock
> > your bike-up, you look at the gong and the north door and window of
Feats of
> > Clay. It's been gone a few days, now.. Think it was last week when it
got
> > yanked..not exactly certain of date.. If you look on the deck below the
> > gong, you can see the bolt marks where it used to be..
> >
> > You're right, the removed rack had been there since day one when CM
opened
> > its doors.
> >
> > I've been getting good response from other people who miss it, too..
> >
> > Hope you can help get it back by sending an email and/or filling out a
> > comments card. If you're there, try to talk to Raul or Sondra or any
other
> > mgr.. They are aware of the situation and would love to tell the Dist.
Mgr
> > to put the bike rack back. We just need more bicyclists to keep polite
> > pressure on them.
> >
> > Most of the people who work the express line are bike-only people, too.
Talk
> > to them about it. Make a buzz
> >
> > Thanks for your help..
> >
> > Joe Mitchell
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bob Farr <bobfarr>
> > To: Joe Mitchell/Diversified Media Applications
> > <joe.mitchell>;
> > <forum-bicycleaustin.info>
> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 8:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?
> >
> >
> >> I was just there on Monday and didn't notice any missing racks on the
deck
> >> section (the only location were I was aware of any bike parking), nor
did
> > I
> >> notice any preparations to remove them. Where were the bike racks
located
> > before
> >> they were ripped out?
> >>
> >> It would certainly be an outrage if they removed the racks from the
deck
> > because
> >> those racks are consistently in use.
> >> --
> >> Bob
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Joe Mitchell/Diversified Media Applications"
> > <joe.mitchell>
> >> To: <forum-bicycleaustin.info>
> >> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 1:07 AM
> >> Subject: BIKE: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Folx:
> >>
> >> I'm pissed about central market on N. Lamar yanking 80% of their bike
> > parking
> >> without warning. I confirmed w/Mgmt today that the racks have been
> > permanently
> >> removed.
> >>
> >> Would they do this to 80% of their car parking???
> >>
> >> I've posted info on how to contact the Central Market District Mgr at
my
> > website
> >> www.joemitchell.biz
> >>
> >> Please take the time to email the district mgr's office, and even fill
out
> > a
> >> comment card in a CM store if you can.
> >>
> >> I've also posted the letter I personally delivered to Mgmt today.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your attention.
> >>
> >> Joe Mitchell
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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