Quote Originally Posted by Tri Girl View Post

I like the bus bike rack demo guy. I wish I could practice on one before trying to use one. I really think about using the bus (especially on ozone alert days when it's free), but I'm so worried about not knowing how to operate the bus bike rack, that I don't do it. I know- I should just suck it up and try. I just don't want to be the annoying bike girl who holds the bus up for 10 minutes while she tries to figure it out.
It is WAY easier than you might think, and the bus driver will usually give you a hand if you ask nicely. This winter, on a bus I don't usually ride, the bus rack was frozen (they wash the buses at night) and I could NOT get the thing down. The bus driver came out and we shook it and shook it. Then a big guy passenger got off the bus and the three of us shook it until it came loose. People are psyched when they can help. Don't be afraid - GO FOR IT!