Bike racks coming back to Metro buses

Most Metro buses that have been without bicycle racks this month will be equipped temporarily by next week with two-bicycle carrying racks, the agency said.

Earlier this month, Metro removed racks that held three bikes from about 400 buses because of concerns that the racks wouldn't properly secure them. Metro temporarily replaced them with two-bike racks, but there weren't enough racks to go around, so some buses were left with none.

Racks have now been located for all of Metro's in-service buses, and the installation should be complete by Feb. 4, with the exception of a few backup coaches. After that, the agency said, it will look for a more secure type of three-bicycle rack to use on buses permanently.