How cool is this? Spotted on The Cut at Waterloo, it’s one of Cyclehoop’s Car Bike Racks, installed by Lambeth Council.
They’re designed to be installed either temporarily or permanently, and convert one car parking space into ten bike parking spaces. It’s even got a free pump integrated into the frame, so you can keep your tyres nice and firm.
It’s a cracking piece of product design – functional, simple, eye-catching, elegant, witty and thought-provoking. Not bad for a bike rack (but pretty much what you’d expect from the guys who created the brilliant Cyclehoop). We’d love to see loads more of these about town.
Great idea- love the functionality.
10 bike for 1 car – great imagery…
One design idea/flaw – the tyre pressure guage is way too easy to smash/vandalise – a slider type pressure guage could be incorporated into the metal upright pole.
Absolutely brilliant idea!
I’m surprised, however, that they didn’t actually use the Cyclehoops they themselves designed… They are indeed much better at securing your bike than the public-pool-handrail-looking-tubes of the example.
Nice! Thanks for featuring our Car Bike Port and cheers for the comments.
@Mark Walker – yep the grey car you see if our demo car and has the pump which we use for event. If it was a permanent cars we normally do not specify the pump or else we can install one with no pressure dial.
@Alex I.D. – we have installed Cyclehoops in other locations around Lambeth but in this situation they were looking to convert parking bays into a high density cycle parking spot – hence the use of the Car Bike Port.