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