If you’re looking to take that fat tire bike up to the Hollywood Hills and ride with the rich and famous perhaps you can do so with the new wheel holders from Hollywood Racks! These replace the standard wheel/tire holders on all Hollywood Sport Rider and Trail Rider racks and are designed to accommodate all bicycle tires up to 5 inches wide. Thewheel holders are sold as a pair (for one bike), and include reinforced extra-long wheel straps.
Tag: Bike Rack
Glow Rack
There are a number of products to help cyclists be seen at night, but now Saris has introduced a bike rack that will glow in the dark. The Solo Rack looks black in the day but at night it has an iridescent green glow that helps it be seen on the car’s truck. This can help load up the bike as the sun goes down, and maybe even can help a car be seen on a dark road.
Rocky Mountain Low
While there is something to be said for the Rocky Mountain High, cycling accessory maker RockyMounts is now about the lows. The company has introduced a new low-profile crossbars and towers for bikes and ski racks.
The Ouray Crossbar and Flagstaff Towers will reportedly integrate with most vehicle’s factory roof rails. These are meant to be mount together, but are compatible with other RockyMounts base rack systems as well.
“This new system represents another step forward for us in terms of not only carrying your gear, but enhancing your vehicle in the process,” said Bruno Maier, president of RockyMounts, Inc. “Just because you like to play outside doesn’t mean you should have to compromise efficiency and aesthetics when it comes to your vehicle.”
Tongue Tied
We’ve heard of a “silver tongue” but not a Cactus Tongue – at least not until recently. The Cactus Tongue won’t speak a word but it will hold your bike up. This simple bike rack is designed to hold any bike up to 33 pounds. It can support a bike via the top tube for horizontal storage of the bike on the wall, or by the handlebars for vertical storage.
Cycloc and Load
Need a place to hang your hat? Well the Cycloc can’t help you there, but if you need a place to hang your bike you are in luck. This plastic looking bike rack is made from 100 percent recycled materials and can support traditional round tubes as well shaped tubes.
It mounts to the wall via three anchor points, and this rack is notable in that it includes a pass through on the top and bottom so it could be used with a lock. While the design might not fit ever décor it is available in a range of colors. Video after the jump
Generation Overkill
Can you ever have too much protection when securing or locking up a bicycle? Probably not, especially if the bike is valuable and you count on it for riding to and from work. The Next Gen Bike Rack might just be generation overkill.
It was invented by Montreal inventor Peter Krantz and this rack offers much more than what the best U-Lock will provide. It is as much a docking station as a bike rack and the front wheel is secure in a special opening that makes it impossible to remove the wheel, while a steel arm locks the back of the bike. A U-Lock secures the rear wheel and the back of the frame.
No bolt cutter could get through this thing, and the design is such that it won’t scratch the paint. The downside to this is that it is more for a bike garage so it does limit where it could be placed. For those who commute by bike it could mean the difference between hoping the bike is safe and knowing it will be there at the end of the day.
Bicycle Boot Kicks It up
When we think of a boot for a bicycle we’re thinking of something you wear on your feet, but the Buca Boot is really taking the British concept that the “boot” is the trunk of a car, as in the place for storage and transporting of things. Designed for the urban rider who has to often carry more than just his/herself, this storage space attaches to the rack of the bicycle and can carry big things such as groceries, while side panniers can be used to increase the load size. There is also the option to close up and lock the Boot protect smaller stuff – and thanks to the gasket around the lid items placed inside can endure some weather such as rain or even snow.
The Buca Boot is the brainchild of designer Kathryn Carlson, who launched a Kickstarter project to bring this one to market. Continue reading Bicycle Boot Kicks It up
Docking Station
We’ve seen a variety of bike racks, wall mounts and other storage options, but the Bike Dock is certainly a novel one. This hideaway bicycle/gear storage rack, which was designed by Dave Custer of Bend, Oregon is currently a Kickstarter project.
He reportedly came upon this idea when he found he had not room to park multiple bikes in his single car garage and yet wanted more than a generic wall rack. The result was the Bike Dock, which is made of powdercoated steel and a few springs. As with a few other racks we’ve seen this one can fold up when not needed – and has that industrial art look to it.
When it is needed, it provides a place to hang a bike along with ample storage for a helmet and other gear. Video after the jump
Rack It Up
New York City’s Department of Transportation has adopted a plan that will transform more than 12,000 former parking meter poles into bike racks. This started as a test project in 2011 with just 200 former parking meter posts. Originally the city planned to remove the poles as it switched to electronic multi-meters, but this reduced the place for cyclists to chain the bikes.
The city had looked to install about 8,500 new bike racks, but this could be a win-win for the city, for riders and for the local economy as Louis Barbato Landscaping is going to create the new racks that will be affixed to the existing poles.
[Via StreetsBlog: NYC DOT Prepares for 12,000 Parking Meter-to-Bike Rack Conversions]
Kinetic(Mis)Shift: Ultra Low Tech Bike Rack
How low can you go in designing a bike rack? How about two pieces of wood? Seriously, that’s what Etsy crafter Fluoshop has introduced and is actually offering for sale as the Bike Hook? We like minimalist design as much as anyone but doesn’t even even appear that Floushop took the time to paint the pieces of wood it is selling as a bike rack!
The “kit” requires a stable wall for installation, and it includes dowels that according to the maker “can be used in some but not all walls.” OK, we can accept that shortcoming, but these dowels and pegs – which “need to be seated straight and firmly into the wall” – cost around $87, plus shipping. Likewise these are reportedly designed for use with lightweight bikes, and may not work with heavier bikes.
Frankly, a trip to Home Depot and about $10 could get the same results. Maybe some hipsters have an extra $90 to blow on this imported German-made bike rack, but for everyone else this is a serious (Mis)Shift.
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Rack ‘Em Up Artfully
Sturdy bike racks are a necessary component to ensuring that people can ride their bikes to work, but aren’t the most pleasing things to look at. A new “artful” attempt to provide new racks, made of recycled cast iron might just change the way people see the racks.
Last week the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency along with the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District unveiled and installed its first recycled cast iron “artful bicycle racks.” These are the first of 250 to be placed in the Yerba Buena neighborhood, and are meant to help meet the growing demand for bicycle parking download. The racks have been paid for by local property owners, and are designed to give a little more style than the usual utilitarian bike racks.
[Via KTVU: Unveiling “artful” bike racks at Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens]
Holiday Gift Idea: Bike Rack
This isn’t what we had in mind when someone suggested you could get a “bike rack,” but for the serious cyclist who has a bit of a silly streak consider having the handlebars mounted much like a hunting trophy. So instead of a rack of antlers Bicycle Taximdermy can “mount” those bars!
It Takes 2×2
Here is an interesting dilemma – how do motorcyclists transport their bikes? 2X2 Cycles Motorcycle Bicycle Rack is the answer, turning a motorcycle into a quasi-four wheel vehicle.
Inventor, cyclist and motorbike rider Garrett Blake created the device as a way to transport his bicycle, and he previously created a system for golf clubs as well.. It is a brake light-equipped steel rack that mounts on the rear of the motorcycle. The 2X2 Cycles Motorcycle Bicycle Rack reportedly works with Honda, BMW, Kawasaki, KTM, Harley Davidson, Suzuki, Yamaha, Triumph, Aprilia, and Ducati motorcycles. We’re still not sure how the rider can bring along shoes, helmets and cycling equipment, but this certainly solves the part of transporting the bicycle. Continue reading It Takes 2×2