The best cycle racks to use are those of the 'Sheffield' type, i.e. inverted U-Shape, but these must be carefully installed to permit two bikes to be attached to each stand (with stands no less than 1m apart) and with enough space to the front and rear of each bike to make it easy to get bikes in and out easily. Having undercover storage is also a benefit.

For good advice on how to install stands properly we would particularly commend these documents:-

a) the Cycle Parking guide produced by the Cambridge Cycling Campaign and downloadable from their website at http://www.camcycle.org.uk/resources/cycleparking/guide/

b) the Sustrans Cycle Parking information sheet downloadable at http://www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/Info%20sheets/cycle%20parking%20info%20sheet.pdf

c) Workplace cycle parking guide from TfL http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/businessandpartners/Workplace-Cycle-Parking-Guide.pdf

d) Residential Cycle Parking Guide, Cambridge City Council http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/docs/CycleParkingGuide_std.pdf

Anyone wanting to report a bike theft (or other relevant information on such thefts) should call Notts Police on 0300 300 99 99.

There are more details on looking after your bike and security on our Looking After Your Bike page.

The Nottingham Post had a story on 26 September 2011 on the issue of rising bike thefts.  See here.

Try Bunnies Bike Shop on Carrington Street, near Nottingham Station - full contact details at
http://www.pedals.org.uk/looking_after_your_bike

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